The World Health Organization’s Less Alcohol Unit, Department of Health Promotion, the Alcohol Research Group (ARG) and the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research have launched a new scientific research and writing mentorship initiative. The initiative aims to support early-stage researchers from low- and middle-income countries in their work to analyse, report and publish a study related to strengthening alcohol policies tackling the determinants driving the acceptability, availability and affordability of alcohol consumption. Overall, the initiative seeks to accelerate the finalization of scientific research with the support of expert mentors.
Mentees (early-stage researchers) will be paired with mentors (senior academics) to participate in this 9-month initiative commencing no later than 1st January 2022. Through regular, at-distance access to mentors, the initiative aims to ensure researchers have the necessary guidance to finalize a study with contextually relevant results. Mentees are encouraged, and will be supported by their mentors, to submit their study findings for scientific publication. As an output of the initiative, a summary slide deck should be prepared for the further dissemination of results. A maximum of ten (10) mentees will be selected for this initial cohort of the initiative.
Interested to apply?
Find more details about the sought-after profile of mentees and research topics at the Mentorship Initiative Overview. To apply, email your CV and a study abstract (max 500 words) or study protocol (max 1,000 words) to [email protected]. Applications can be submitted in any official language of WHO (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish). Applications will be assessed on a rolling-basis. Closing date for applications is 15 December 2021.
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