$105,000 a Year Global Health Fellowship

Organization: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), University of Washington

Type: Fellowship

Location: United States

Deadline: December 21, 2026

Funding: Fully Funded

The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington runs the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Fellowship, a two-year, cohort-based postdoctoral training programme in Seattle for early-career researchers who want a career in health metrics. Fellows train in GBD methods, rotate across IHME research teams and help produce the GBD estimates, the most comprehensive effort to measure health loss and its causes worldwide. This is the programme's second cohort, starting September 2027, and international applicants are welcome. **What you get:** - A salary of $105,000 (USD) in year one ($8,750 a month), $108,156 in year two and $112,488 in a possible third year - A two-year appointment with the potential for a third year, renewed annually on performance and available funding - University of Washington benefits: medical, dental and vision coverage, paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, retirement plans, transportation and fitness perks, and tuition exemption - Visa sponsorship through the University of Washington - An intensive 4 to 6 week Boot Camp taught by IHME faculty, then short courses, a monthly Journal Club, seminar presentations, writing workshops and media training - Mentorship from IHME faculty and senior researchers **What you'll do:** - Start with the Boot Camp alongside your cohort, then rotate across multiple IHME research teams - Extract and standardise data from surveys, vital registration, censuses and the published literature - Build and refine statistical models in R or Python and review results against production deadlines - Draft and co-author peer-reviewed papers and present at internal seminars and external conferences - In later years, mentor junior staff and lead internal training sessions **Key dates:** - Applications opened October 12, 2026 and are reviewed on a rolling basis - Applications close December 21, 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time - Winter 2027: phone and virtual interviews - Early spring 2027: final-round interviews, in person - Spring 2027: applicants notified of decisions - September 2027: fellowship begins in Seattle **More information:** - Programme details, eligibility and salary on IHME's GBD Fellowship page: https://www.healthdata.org/gbd-fellowship - Apply through Interfolio: https://apply.interfolio.com/195527 - New to GBD terms such as DALYs and YLLs? IHME's GBD Learning Center: https://www.healthdata.org/research-analysis/gbd/learning - Benefits summary for UW postdoctoral scholars: https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/orientation/summaries/postdoctoral-scholars/ - A 2025 information session recording is on YouTube, linked from the fellowship page

Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), University of WashingtonFellowship

$105,000 a Year Global Health Fellowship

Dec 21, 2026 23:59:00 ET

Opportunity type

Fellowship

Funding

Fully Funded

Location

United States

Deadline

Dec 21, 2026 23:59:00 ET

About this opportunity

What you get:

A salary of $105,000 (USD) in year one ($8,750 a month), $108,156 in year two and $112,488 in a possible third year
A two-year appointment with the potential for a third year, renewed annually on performance and available funding
University of Washington benefits: medical, dental and vision coverage, paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, retirement plans, transportation and fitness perks, and tuition exemption
Visa sponsorship through the University of Washington
An intensive 4 to 6 week Boot Camp taught by IHME faculty, then short courses, a monthly Journal Club, seminar presentations, writing workshops and media training
Mentorship from IHME faculty and senior researchers

What you'll do:

Start with the Boot Camp alongside your cohort, then rotate across multiple IHME research teams
Extract and standardise data from surveys, vital registration, censuses and the published literature
Build and refine statistical models in R or Python and review results against production deadlines
Draft and co-author peer-reviewed papers and present at internal seminars and external conferences
In later years, mentor junior staff and lead internal training sessions

Key dates:

Applications opened October 12, 2026 and are reviewed on a rolling basis
Applications close December 21, 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time
Winter 2027: phone and virtual interviews
Early spring 2027: final-round interviews, in person
Spring 2027: applicants notified of decisions
September 2027: fellowship begins in Seattle

More information:

Programme details, eligibility and salary on IHME's GBD Fellowship page: https://www.healthdata.org/gbd-fellowship
Apply through Interfolio: https://apply.interfolio.com/195527
New to GBD terms such as DALYs and YLLs? IHME's GBD Learning Center: https://www.healthdata.org/research-analysis/gbd/learning
Benefits summary for UW postdoctoral scholars: https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/orientation/summaries/postdoctoral-scholars/
A 2025 information session recording is on YouTube, linked from the fellowship page

Who can apply

A PhD, MD, DPhil or foreign equivalent; current doctoral students may apply but must finish before the September 2027 start
A degree with a strong foundation in quantitative methods, for example epidemiology, demography, biostatistics, medical sciences, health policy, economics, mathematics, computer science or statistics
Research experience in data analysis and statistical methods, and strong programming skills in R or Python
No more than five years past your most recent degree as of the start date
No more than three years of prior postdoctoral experience by the start date
Working familiarity with GBD concepts such as DALYs, YLLs, YLDs, attributable burden, age-standardised rates and uncertainty intervals
Full-time and in person in Seattle; not remote or hybrid, and you may not be enrolled in another programme or hold another position
International applicants welcome; you must be able to obtain a visa and be on site by the first day
Apply with a CV, four short essays (300, 200, 200 and 250 words maximum) and the names and contact details of three references; no letters at the application stage

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Good to know

+Run by IHME at the University of Washington, home of the Global Burden of Disease study
+Salary published on IHME's own page and on Interfolio: $105,000 in year one rising to $112,488 in year three, plus full UW benefits
+International applicants welcome and UW sponsors visas
+Free to apply; Interfolio states all materials are sent free of charge
+Clear published timeline and a structured, cohort-based training programme

Worth checking yourself

!Needs a completed doctorate (PhD, MD, DPhil or equivalent) by September 2027, so it is out of reach for undergraduates and most master's students
!Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and interviews are scheduled as materials arrive, so applying well before December 21 helps
!Full-time and in person in Seattle; neither page mentions help with relocation costs
!Years two and three depend on annual renewal based on performance and available funding
!Interfolio notes weekend and evening work is sometimes required
!Expects working familiarity with GBD concepts before you start; IHME points newcomers to its GBD Learning Center

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