Working with us on research projects

As an international organisation with a strong local base, the George Institute, China is well positioned to host and provide outstanding training for visiting fellows and scholars interested in clinical, population, health system, and translational research. Our commitment to our 3P’s ‘people’, ‘projects’ and ‘provisions’ make sure you receive a satisfying and enriching training experience.

People: From experienced researchers to professional project managers, we provide a large team of dedicated, responsible, and friendly people to learn from and to work with.
Projects: We have a variety of diverse projects and programs spanning the areas of clinical trials, behavioral interventions, complex interventions, observational studies, health system and policy analyses to choose from. Browse our website to get more information on our previous and ongoing projects.
Provisions: We have a growing professional and highly efficient Infrastructure and Resources team that provide services and support to all fellows and scholars. This includes help with lodging visas, supplying equipment, finance and administration and IT technical support.

Existing fellowship programs we currently host include:

NIH Fogarty Fellowships – U.S. National Institute of Health Fogarty International Centre

Fogarty International Center is the international component of the NIH, which addresses global health challenges through innovative and collaborative research and training programs. Since its formation 40 years ago, Fogarty has served as a bridge between the NIH and the greater global health community – facilitating exchanges among investigators, providing training opportunities and underwriting promising research initiatives in low-and middle-income countries.

NHMRC Fellowship

The Australia-China Exchange Fellowship is a grants program funded by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). This fellowship supports Australian health researchers to study in China and aims to increase collaboration between Australian and Chinese health and medical researchers by supporting exchange between the two countries.

The Australian Youth Ambassadors for Development – AYAD

The AYAD program aims to strengthen mutual understanding between Australia and the countries of the Asia-Pacific region and make a positive contribution to development. The program achieves these aims by placing skilled young Australian (18-30) on short-term assignments in developing countries in the Asia Pacific region. AYAD volunteers work with local counterparts in host organisations to achieve sustainable development outcomes through capacity building, skills transfer and institutional strengthening.

The University of Sydney

The University of Sydney, founded in 1850, has an international reputation for outstanding teaching and research excellence. Sydney Medical School at the University of Sydney is Australia’s oldest and largest medical school undertaking teaching and research in health and medicine of international standing. It is part of the University’s Faculties of Health, the largest and most comprehensive grouping of health and medical education and research in the Asia Pacific region

If you have any inquiries about whether we can serve as the host organizations for a fellowship or scholarship you plan to apply from national and international sources, please contact Prof Yan Lijing at ylijing@george.org.cn.

International visiting fellows and scholars

This document briefly describes the training opportunities open to collaborations for visiting scholars and faculty, post-doctorate fellows, medical students, master and doctoral students with research background and interests.

Proficiency in Mandarin is an advantage but not necessary unless otherwise noted.

Minimal length of stay is 3 months; however we prefer you to stay longer!

Applicants should have certain research experience and content knowledge related to chronic disease, injury prevention, and disability research. In general, they should possess one or more of the following essential skills to work independently or under different levels of mentorship:

Initiation of research ideas and proposal writing (bring your own ideas or work on the proposals we are working on – not listed here)
Data management and data analysis (requires training in data analysis, and biostatistics, and at least a basic knowledge of statistical software such as SAS, Stata, or SPSS)
Research manuscript and study report writing including skills in literature search and review, drafting and critical revisions of research papers or reports in English
Research project implementation and management (for projects in this stage only; usually requires proficiency in Mandarin)
Stakeholder engagement, communications, advocacy, translation of research evidence to policy (for projects with such elements only; usually requires proficiency in Mandarin and experience in public relations)

Descriptions of our current projects are available as a separate document and on our website. Please select one or more projects you’d like to work on. Alternatively, it is also possible for us to identify suitable projects for you once you arrive if you meet the above requirements and are committed to coming to China. However, flexibility is required in terms of specific projects you wish to work on within the context of areas of expertise (chronic disease and injury prevention and management).

To apply, please send the following to CD-Center@georgeinstitute.org.cn

Application Form ( download at bottom of this page ).
Detailed CV including (but not limited to) educational background, research experience, publications and presentations.
(Optional) A recommendation letter from someone familiar with your research capabilities (may be required at a later stage).
(After reaching an initial agreement) Institutional Endorsement Letter will be required.

Visit the following sites for more information on

The George Institute for Global Health: http://www.thegeorgeinstitute.org/
The George Institute, China http://www.georgeinstitute.org.cn/
China International Center for Chronic Disease Prevention http://www.georgeinstitute.org.cn/our-work-china/china-international-centre-chronic-disease-prevention
General info. on training: http://www.georgeinstitute.org.cn/careers-china/training-opportunities

Internship for students in Beijing

This document briefly describes the training opportunities and internship open to medical students, undergraduates, master, and doctoral students with research background and interests. The internship may be paid or unpaid positions depending on the actual situation and involvement.

Minimal length of internship is 6 months with longer length preferred, ideally at least 8 hours (2 half days or 1 full day) in a week with longer time preferred. In addition, we have short-term paid research assistant vacancies on an irregular basis for specific tasks such as data entry and survey interviews. These short-term positions are not considered internship and this document does not apply to such positions.

The internship applicant should meet the following requirement:

Proficiency in English is required.
Passionate about clinical, population, health system, or translational research
(For master and doctoral students only), receiving support of their advisors to apply for the internship.

The applicants should have certain research experience and content knowledge related to chronic disease, injury prevention, and disability research. In general, they should possess one or more of the following essential skills to be able to work under different levels of mentorship:

Initiation of research ideas and proposal writing (bring your own ideas or work on the proposals we are working on)
Data management and data analysis (requires training in data analysis, and biostatistics, and at least a basic knowledge of statistical software such as SAS, Stata, or SPSS)
Research manuscript and study report writing including skills in literature search and review, drafting and critical revisions of research papers or reports in English or Chinese
Research project implementation and management (for projects in this stage only)
Stakeholder engagement, communications, advocacy, translation of research evidence to policy (for projects with such elements only; usually requires experience in public relations)

Descriptions of our current projects are available as a separate document and on our website. Please select one or more projects you’d like to work on. Alternatively, it is also possible for us to identify suitable projects for you if you meet the requirements above and are committed to coming for internship but flexible in terms of specific projects to work on within the realm of our expertise areas: chronic disease and injury prevention and management.

To apply, please send the following to CD-Center@george.org.cn

Application Form: (download at bottom of this page).
Writing Sample: submit one research paper in English (or in Chinese if no English paper available) you’ve written in the past (term papers or undergraduate theses are fine) that you think can best represent your research capabilities.
(Optional) Detailed CV including (but not limited to) educational background, research experience, publications and presentations.
(Optional) A recommendation letter from someone familiar with your research capabilities (may be required at a later stage).
(For master and doctoral students only) Before signing an internship agreement, endorsement letter from their advisor.

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