Post-Doctoral Fellowships in Antimicrobial Resistance – Brazil

Eight post-doctoral positions are offered by the Antimicrobials Resistance Institute of São Paulo (project ARIES) – one of the Research, Innovation and Dissemination Centers (RIDCs) supported by the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), with the Federal University of São Paulo’s Medical School (EPM-UNIFESP) in Brazil as its host institution – to conduct research in the following topics:

1. Monitoring burden of fungal infections and resistance of yeasts and filamentous fungi to antifungals

2. Metabolomics applied to the diagnosis of bacterial and fungal infections due to resistant pathogens

3. Bioinformatics Applied to investigation of antimicrobial resistance under the perspective of one health

4. Metabolomics applied to novel strategies for antimicrobial resistance control and treatment

5. Application of successful interventions targeting social impact and public health

6. New strategies for environmental disinfection and skin decolonization by MDR pathogens

7. Innovation management in AMR: Ecosystems and startup creation and scalability

8. Modeling the burden of disease of infections caused by resistant microorganisms

This opportunity is open to candidates of any nationality. Each selected candidate will receive a FAPESP Post-Doctoral fellowship in the amount of R$ 9,047.40 monthly and a research contingency fund, equivalent to 10% of the annual value of the fellowship which should be spent on items directly related to the research activity.

More information about the fellowship is at: fapesp.br/oportunidades/6883.