Applications are currently being accepted for the Rice360 Global Health Post-Baccalaureate Fellowship 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About Rice360 Global Health Post-Baccalaureate Fellowship
The Rice360 Global Health Fellowship is a one-year post-baccalaureate fellowship for exceptional early-career engineers with an interest in medical technology for low-resource settings. The fellowship is open to graduating seniors and recent graduates who have received an engineering or physical sciences bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
Benefits of Rice360 Global Health Post-Baccalaureate Fellowship
- Salary is between $46,000 - $48,000/year, contingent upon qualifications and experience.
Rice360 Global Health Post-Baccalaureate Fellowship Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or physical sciences, preferably in bioengineering/biomedical engineering
- 1+ year(s) of related experience (can be gained during education or internship) in developing biomedical engineering technologies and/or in the healthcare field
- In lieu of the experience requirement, additional related education, above and beyond what is required, on an equivalent year for year basis may be substituted
Skills:
- Knowledge of software statistical packages such as Stata, SAS, R, or HLM
- Good analytical and research skills
- Ability to build reports
- Good verbal and written communications skills including proofreading
- Good presentation skills
Preferences
- Master’s degree in engineering or physical sciences
- 1+ year(s) of medical device or biotechnology industry experience developing biomedical engineering technologies
- Demonstrated interest in global health technology development
- Experience developing technology for low- or under-resourced settings, preferably sub-Saharan Africa
- Experience working in low-resource settings or with non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
- Experience working in an institution of higher education
- Experience working in a highly collaborative and multi-cultural environment
- Knowledge of global health challenges and best practices
- Knowledge of CAD and related software such as SolidWorks or Fusion360
- Ability to write, proof-read, and follow protocols
- Ability to work under deadline with flexibility, tact, good judgment, discretion, and take initiative
- Demonstrated sensitivity to low resource settings
- Demonstrates Rice360 Core Values: Innovation, Equity, Community, Integrity, Accountability, Empowerment, and Transformation
Application Date and Process
- Click on the link to the application website to apply.
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