Tuesday, November 15, 2011

PhD Positions, UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Netherlands


UNESCO-IHE, The Netherlands, and the following partners: Makerere University in Uganda, KNUST in Ghana, AIT in Thailand, 2iE in Burkina Faso, ITB in Indonesia, UCT in South Africa, UFMG in Brasil, and Univalle in Colombia were awarded a US$8 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The grant will be used to finance a 5-year capacity building and research project to stimulate local innovation on sanitation for the urban poor in sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia.
The project has two principal objectives: (i) to stimulate local innovation on sanitation for the urban poor through research, and (ii) to strengthen the sanitation sector in developing countries through education and training.
The direct beneficiaries of the project are individuals from developing countries and academic institutions involved in the project that are instrumental in stimulating local innovation on sanitation for the ultimate recipients of the project outcomes – the urban poor in sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia.
The project will: (i) increase the number of adequately trained sanitation professionals in developing countries, (ii) provide research possibilities, education and training for the new generation of ‘all-round’ sanitary engineers, (iii) make (post-graduate) education in sanitary engineering more accessible to individuals from developing countries, and (iv) further strengthen the pro-poor sanitation component at the academic institutions involved.
The 5-year project (2011-2016) will be jointly executed by UNESCO-IHE (principal grantee) and 8 partners from developing countries in sub-Saharan Africa, South-East Asia and South America (sub-grantees), supported by several external sub-contracting parties and individuals.
Components
The project contains 7 components: (i) the post-doctoral program; (ii) the doctoral program and PhD scholarships; (iii) masters education and MSc scholarships; (iv) the new online Masters in Sanitary Engineering and scholarships; (v) two new online training courses; (vi) the new Professional Diploma and scholarships; and (vii) online courses and scholarships, and it targets more than 600 direct individual beneficiaries.
Research Themes
The research part of the project is clustered around 5 thematic areas/packages on pro-urban poor sanitation, each to be coordinated by one partner (the Research Package Leader – RPL): (i) smart sanitation provision for slums and informal settlements (Makerere University); (ii) emergency sanitation following natural and anthropological disasters (UNESCO-IHE); (iii) resource-oriented decentralized sanitation (AIT); (iv) low-cost wastewater collection and treatment (2iE); and (v) faecal sludge management (KNUST).
Project Outcomes
Outcomes of the project can be summarized as: (i) the research capacity and facilities of the partner institutions will be enhanced; (ii) an international academic network on pro-poor sanitation will be established; (iii) practical applications of innovation in sanitation for the urban poor will be put in place; (iv) a proposal for the business spin-offs will be developed; (v) human resource capacity will be increased in the sanitation sector; and (vi) there will be increased access of professionals from developing countries to education and training.
To support the research component of the project 20 PhD positions for junior researchers are funded by the project.
PhD position information
  • The positions are based at the premises of the 8 project partners.
  • The PhD fellow will report to the professor in charge at the host academic institution.
  • The PhD position is funded on a fellowship arrangement in accordance with standard practice applied at host institutions;
  • Expected starting date is early 2012;
  • Duration of the assignment is maximum 4 years;
  • The PhD fellow will have high degree of involvement in execution of the research package assigned to the host institution under this project.
  • The PhD fellow will be awarded the doctoral degree by the host institution.
Position requirements
  • Candidates should be young researchers from developing country, preferably from sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia, however researchers from other developing regions are encouraged to apply;
  • Candidates must have a Master degree in a discipline relevant to the research themes, e.g. sanitary engineering, civil engineering, environmental sciences, environmental engineering, biochemistry, biotechnology etc.
  • Applicants must demonstrate a strong interest and experience in conducting and managing experimental and interdisciplinary sanitation-related research;
  • Applicants with pronounced affinity for laboratory and/or practical research and fieldwork will be preferred;
  • The applicant must be proficient in English and have developed communication and writing skills;
  • Applicants for the position in Brasil must originate from Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP).
How to apply?
Applications, including curriculum vitae, the names and contact details of two referees, and a motivation letter, should be sent by email to a responsible professor at host institution by 15 December 2011.
Please put the subject heading “PhD application to BMGF project” and clearly indicate in the body of the mail preferred thematic areas and host institutions (assuming that preferred host institutions are engaged in preferred thematic area).
Short-listed candidates will be contacted in the first week of January 2012. For further information please contact the relevant professor (see contact details below).
UNESCO-IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION
Damir Brdjanovic, PhD
Professor
PO Box 3015
2601 DA Delft
The Netherlands
Email: d.brdjanovic@unesco-ihe.org
INSTITUT TEKNOLOGI BANDUNG
Tjandra Setiadi, PhD
Professor
Labtek X Building
JI. Ganesha No. 10
Bandung, Indonesia
Email: tjandra@che.itb.ac.id
UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN
Neil Armitage, PhD
Associate Professor
Private bag X3
Rondebosch 7701
South Africa
Email: neil.armitage@uct.ac.za
ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Thammarat Koottatep, PhD
Associate Professor
PO Box 4, klong Luang
Pathumthani 12120
Thailand
Email: thamarat@ait.ac.th
THE KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Esi Awuah, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
Private mail bag
University Post Office
KNUST – Kumasi
Ghana
Email: esiawuahrt@yahoo.com
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Amadou Hama Maiga, PhD
Professor
01 BP 594
Ouagadougou 01
Burkina Faso
Email: amadou.hama.maiga@2ie-edu.org
MAKERERE UNIVERSITY
Frank Kasiime, PhD
Professor
PO Box 7062
Kampala
Uganda
Email: fkansiime@muienr.mak.ac.ug
FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS
Marcos von Sperling, PhD
Professor
Av. Antonio Carlos, 6.627 – Campus Pampulha
Escola de Engenharia – Bloco 1 – Sala 4622
31270-901 – Belo Horizonte – Mina Gerais
Brazil
Email: marcos@desa.ufmg.br
For more information, please visit official website: www.unesco-ihe.org
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International Climate Protection Fellowships, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany


The International Climate Protection Fellowships enable prospective leaders to conduct a research-related project of their own choice during a one-year stay in Germany. Submit an application if you are a prospective leader from a non-European threshold or developing country working in the field of climate protection and resource conservation in academia, business or administration in your country. Applicants must provide a clearly visible leadership potential either by experience in a first leadership position or be able to provide appropriate references. They must also have completed their first university degree (Bachelor’s or equivalent academic degree) less than 12 years prior to the start of thefellowship (1 September 2012) with outstanding results. They must also hold a further academic or professional qualification (Master’s, PhD, LL.M., MBA etc.) or have extensive professional experience in a leadership role (at least 48 months at the time of application). Furthermore, they are expected to have gained initial practical experience through involvement in projects related to climate protection and resource conservation. The fellowship will enable the recipients to conduct a research-related project of their own choice with hosts in Germany whom they are free to choose themselves.
The programme, which is being funded under the International Climate Initiative by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, includes a preparatory intensivelanguage course in Germany, a several-week introductory seminar, a two-week training course and a final meeting in Berlin. These activities will enable you to gain additional insights into academic, social, cultural, economic and political life in Germany.
In addition to applicants who have been trained in the natural and engineering sciences, candidates who have been engaged in legal, economic and societal issues relating to climate change are encouraged to apply for this programme. Every year, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation is granting up to 20 International Climate Protection Fellowships to prospective leaders from the countries named. The programme is currently scheduled to run until 2012.
Requirements:
  1. First academic degree (Bachelor’s or equivalent), completed less than 12 years prior to the start of the fellowship (1. September 2012);
  2. A further academic or professional qualification (Master’s, PhD, LL.M., MBA etc.) or extensive professional experience in a leadership role (at least 48 months at the time of application) in the field of climate protection and resource conservation;
  3. Initial practical experience (at least 12 months at the time of application) through involvement in projects related to climate protection and resource conservation (possibly already during studies);
  4. Leadership potential demonstrated by initial experience in leadership positions and/or appropriate references (see no. 8);
  5. A detailed statement by a host in Germany, including a confirmation of support; details of the proposed project must be discussed with the prospective host prior to application;
  6. Citizenship of a non-European threshold or developing country (see list of countries) which is also the fellow’s habitual abode and place of work;
  7. Very good knowledge of English and/or German, documented by appropriate language certificates;
  8. Two to three expert references by individuals qualified to comment on the candidate’s professional, personal and, if applicable, academic eligibility and his / her leadership potential.
Potential applicants who have spent more than six months in Germany or more than 12 months in a country that is not on the list of countries at the time of or shortly before application should contact the Humboldt Foundation (info@avh.de) before submitting an application as they may be ineligible on formal grounds.
Selection procedure
Applications must be completed online. The completed application form including all the additional documents required must be submitted online by the closing date (15 December 2011). Click on the tab “Application package” to find additional information on all the documentation required and be able to access the online application procedure. Confirmation that your documents have been received will be sent to you as soon as you have submitted them.
It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that he or she has submitted all the necessary documents. Incomplete applications may be excluded from the selection procedure.
Your proposed host in Germany should send his/her confidential statement directly to the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation by the closing date at the latest.
The applications will be reviewed and probably until Mid-March, an independent selection committee will select the candidates who will be invited to participate in a three-day selection meeting in Germany. This selection meeting is supposed to take place in the end of April, and applicants will then be given the opportunity to outline their project to the selection committee and the other applicants as well as to attend individual interviews held by the selection committee. At the end of the meeting the selection results will be announced.
Closing date (date of receipt at Humboldt Foundation): 15 December 2011
For more information, please visit official website: www.humboldt-foundation.de
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