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This EDCTP-funded programme will provide postdoctoral training in global health to a total of 15 MSc, PhD and postdoc fellows across the three countries, including five in Zimbabwe. The programme is a partnership with two higher education institutions in Europe (Ludwig-Maximillians Universität Munich (LMU) and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). The mix of partners will provide a vibrant and thriving research environment within which to embed MSc, PhD and postdoctoral fellows.\n\nWe are now recruiting a postdoctoral fellow in Zimbabwe. The postdoc fellow will be employed by THRU Zim for 24 months. 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