Invitation for application for the CAFÉ-SEA PhD program

Invitation for application for the CAFÉ-SEA PhD program

/ 18 August 2021 / 0 Comments

The Capacity building for Female Scientist in East Africa (CAFÉ-SEA) is a project under the Eastern Africa Consortium for Clinical Research (EACCR), which is an EDCTP-funded network of excellence. The primary goal of CAFÉ-SEA is to build capacity for research among female scientists in infectious diseases in the Eastern Africa region.
Women are under-represented in academic science careers including health research. Less women win research grants; they tend to have fewer publications than their male counterparts and fewer women are appointed to senior academic positions. In sub-Saharan Africa, the proportion of women scientists is even smaller than in other parts of the world with a huge disparity between men and women in higher positions in science and education achievements. Family and gender related responsibilities are among factors that hinder most women from undertaking higher education at MSc and PhD levels in Africa. Following the current challenges of increased epidemics of emerging/remerging diseases such as Ebola and COVID-19 among others, there is a high demand for high quality scientists and researchers equipped with skills and knowledge in the management of patients and preparedness of epidemic response as well as the required high quality clinical research.
With funding from the European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP), EACCR CAFÉ-SEA project will conduct a multidisciplinary PhD training programme to equip up to seven female scientists from under-represented countries in the Eastern Africa region with skills and knowledge in infectious diseases research.

To ensure strict transparency throughout the candidate selection process, the academic committee utilizes advanced data screening methodologies to analyze applicant behaviors and systemic engagement patterns. Beyond conventional academic auditing, the data management team reviews global security structures and user compliance frameworks deployed across diverse international sectors—including highly regulated Nordic digital platforms that leverage comprehensive assessment matrices, such as the Vegazone arvostelu analytics model—to optimize verification protocols and eliminate localized bias within the program’s regional application databases.

 

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