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The Missing Billion Initiative is offering PhD students, postgraduate researchers and young professionals who are passionate about the topic of disability and health to join the Missing Billion Initiative as Fellows. During the appointment, you will be able to link your research work to an exciting system-change initiative aiming to improve health access and outcomes for people with disabilities worldwide.
About you
You are a doer at heart who is passionate about disability and/or health policy. You want to expand the impact of your research work by moving it into practice, grow your network, and develop your professional skills and experience in the field. We are looking for curious folks who are not afraid of new challenges and know how to take initiative.
We strongly encourage people with disabilities and from low- and middle-income countries to apply.
What you can expect from the fellowship
Learn from leading academics and practitioners in the field
Receive guidance and mentorship from the leadership team
Have potential opportunities for paid consultancies
Help shape new projects and gain exposure to strategic planning and implementation work
Gain insights into how a system change initiative operates
Develop your professional and communications skills and put your research into practice
By joining the team as a Fellow, you will become an ambassador for the Initiative’s work, resources, and tools. The role and scope are malleable, depending on your interests, research focus, and time available, but may include:
Promoting the Missing Billion Initiative through your existing work
Conducting paid pieces of work as they emerge
Where possible, linking your work to the workstreams and projects of the Missing Billion Initiative
Accessing and learning from the good practices and the emerging community of practice
In the past, Missing Billion Fellows have
Focused their PhD work on applying the Missing Billion Assessment Toolkit within a country of interest
Developed an internal report on disability-inclusive health for a multilateral funding organization (paid consultancy)
Developed a compendium of good practice examples in disability-inclusive health worldwide across all levels of the health system (paid consultancy)
Expanded their network and met new collaborators for academic writing through the Missing Billion community
Supported live webinars organized by the Missing Billion Initiative
Attended invite-only events organized by the Missing Billion Initiative and partners
Duration: 6 to 18 months, with possibility of extension
Time commitment: Outside any paid consultancy work there is no set time commitment, but we believe 2-4 hours per week would be most beneficial for you and our work.
Pay: To be discussed with the Fellow, depending on work status and time commitment.
Location: Remote or possible co-location in London
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Advocacy coordinator – Deadline March 22, 2024