IITA and BioversityInt are announcing a new sandwich PhD scholarships under CIALCA R4D. Develop your career and agriculture- based livelihoods in Central Africa!
Application Deadline: 30th June 2018 (midnight Brussels time)
Eligible Countries: Burundi, Rwanda, DR Congo.
To Be Taken At (Country): Belgium, Eligible Countries
About the Award: The Consortium for Improving Agriculture-based Livelihoods in Central Africa (CIALCA) is a unique international research and capacity building consortium that brings together international research centers, African and European universities and national and international development partners with a vast experience in the science and the practice of agricultural development.
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- You will be part of a cohort of CIALCA PhD students, each one of you working on an individual research project at the interface of science and international development in the African Great Lakes Region).
- You will be co-supervised by a team of highly qualified researchers: at least one from your host international university, one from the national partner organization, and one from the CGIAR international agricultural research institutes.
Type: PhD, Research
Eligibility: Candidates need to have Rwandese, Burundese or Congolese nationality AND need to be contracted by a local academic or research institution in those countries at the time of application and throughout the PhD trajectory.
Number of Awards: CIALCA can accommodate 4 new PhD positions for candidates from Burundi (1), Rwanda (2) and DR Congo (1).
Value of Award:
- You will get international experience by spending between 18 and 24 months in a Belgian international university.
- In addition to your individual research project, you will benefit from an exciting network-wide training program, including workshops, courses, and joint practical projects with the other PhD students. This will give you hands-on experience as well as a suite of transferable skills, including in communicating scientific results and ICT skills to perform research in innovative and applied ways.
Duration of Programme: A 4-year PhD sandwich scholarship contract of which 18 to 24 months are spent in Belgium.
How to Apply:
- PhD POSITION 1: HOUSEHOLD HETEROGENEITY TO STRENGTHEN AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(open to applicants from Rwanda) - PhD POSITION 2: MANAGING NUTRITIONAL AND ENTREPRENEURIAL OBJECTIVES
(open to applicants from Rwanda) - PhD POSITION 3: AGRI-FOOD SYSTEMS PATHWAYS TO IMPROVE HUMAN NUTRITION IN BANANA- AND CASSAVA-BASED SYSTEMS
(open to applicants from Burundi) - PhD POSITION 4: TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON
(open to applicants from DR Congo)
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