This fellowship programme is aimed at African scholars who have obtained a doctoral degree within the preceding seven years and who hold an academic position at a university or research institution anywhere in Africa. Candidates should have established a research programme and have completed a post-doctoral fellowship or equivalent post-PhD programme. All disciplines are considered. Iso Lomso Fellowships provide an early career opportunity for Africa’s brightest minds in academia. Fellows will enjoy: a three-year attachment during which time they may spend a total of ten months in residence to develop and pursue a long-term research programme at a sister institute for advanced study in North America, Europe or elsewhere. The fellowship includes funding to attend up to two international conferences or training workshops; support to convene a workshop with collaborators and lecturer replacement subsidy for the fellow’s home institution during residency periods.
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The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) invites applications from African scholars to fill the vacant position of Senior Programme Officer (Research) in its pan-African Secretariat located in Dakar, Senegal. This position is categorised as belonging to the senior staff of the Council and as such is filled on the basis of an international announcement. The successful candidate will work as a senior member of the Secretariat under the overall supervision of the Executive Secretary of the Council. Candidates wishing to apply for the position are requested to note the following: The Senior Programme Officer (Research) has as his/her primary responsibility the management of the Council’s Research Programme including overseeing National, Multinational and Trans-National Working Groups, Comparative Research Networks, as well as thematic and issue-specific research programmes, special initiatives and projects. In this connection, the Senior Programme Officer will be responsible for managing all aspects of the portfolio of programmes entrusted to him/her, and overseeing the work of Programme Officers managing programme clusters within the Research Programme, each of which may include several of the following programmes: the Gender Programme, the Academic Freedom Programme, the African Humanities Programme, the Governance Programme, the Health, Politics and Society Programme, the Programme on Children and Youth, the Higher Education Leadership Programme, the Environmental Governance Programme, the Economic Policies Programme, the Lusophone Initiative, and the South-South Tri-continental Collaborative Programme. The Research Programme also organises major conferences tied to the Council’s programmes and strategy. In addition to his/her specific responsibilities, the successful candidate will be called upon to perform the following functions: initiate, develop and, where appropriate, manage new projects and programmes; lend support for the realisation of the other scientific activities of the Council; organise academic and policy meetings; promote contacts with researchers, professional associations and regional organisations; prepare research and funding proposals on themes connected to his/her areas of expertise as may be requested by the Executive Secretary; and where appropriate, liaise with funding organisations under the direction of the Executive Secretary.See website for application details.
In 2017 CODESRIA introduced the Meaning-making Research Initiative (MRI) as its principal tool for supporting research. Projects funded under this initiative should propose research on important aspects of African social realities that fall under CODESRIA’s priority themes as outlined in the CODESRIA Strategic Plan. Projects should be guided by clear questions that explore puzzling aspects of the social realities of Africa and its position in the world while at the same time reflecting an interest in questions of diversity including the gendered one, should engage constructively and rigorously with African futures and be theoretically ambitious with a clear goal of providing new and innovative ways of understanding and making sense of African social realities. Applications should indicate the ways in which the following cross-cutting themes are integrated in their proposals: gender, generations, inequality, rurality and urbanity, memory and history, as well as futures and alternatives. Increasing the participation of female scholars in the work and governance of CODESRIA has been a long-term goal of the Council. All projects should: 1) be headed by female scholars; and 2) have only women as members.
The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) invites applications from suitably qualified senior African scholars for the position of Executive Secretary in its pan-African Secretariat located in Dakar, Senegal. This position, which will fall vacant in 2017, is the most senior management post in the Executive Secretariat and the successful candidate will be expected to function as the leader of the institution and a diverse team of staff under the overall supervision of the Executive Committee of the Council. Established in 1973 as a pioneering, independent, pan-African and not-for-profit organisation for the development of social research in Africa, CODESRIA is today widely recognised as the premier institution on the continent for the generation and dissemination of multidisciplinary research knowledge in the social sciences and humanities. The position of Executive Secretary is a key one both in the development of the programme mandate of the Council and the realisation of the strategic institutional objectives set by the triennial General Assembly of its members.
COHRED is looking for a Coordinator to lead the organisation into the next phase of its development. COHRED's vision is to attain a system of effective health research as a tool for development, based on values of equity and social justice and targeting the health problems of those most in need. COHRED works with numerous developing countries, research networks, UN agencies and other organisations to advocate for country-driven health research, based on the ENHR approach.
This is a three days non residential course aimed at enhancing the reporting and management of workplace HIV and AIDS interventions. The course programme is anchored in three core modules: Introduction to M&E; Developing M&E work plans, collecting, analyzing and using monitoring & evaluation data for programme reporting and management. The course is designed for those that provide oversight and leadership of workplace interventions, Human Resource Managers, HIV and AIDS Workplace Focal Point Persons, Clinical officers, HIV and AIDS Programme Managers, Peer Educators, and including workplace Union and Labor Representatives.
The Regional Training Programme for Reproductive Health with special emphasis on Family Planning is supported by the Government of Mauritius, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the World Health Organisation (WHO) and other international agencies. Its objective is to contribute to the health and socio-economic development in Africa and the region by improving the Reproductive Health (RH) status of the population through the provision of Training of Trainers programmes for Reproductive Health.
'Beyond the Biological Basis of Disease: The Social and Economic Causation of Illness’ is the title of this on-site immersion course in social medicine, which is designed for 15 international medical students (clinical years) and 15 Ugandan medical students (3rd–5th year) from Gulu University. It intersects the study of clinical medicine in a resource-poor setting with social medicine topics such as globalisation, war, human rights, and narrative medicine, among others. Credit for away-rotations can also be arranged. Total student costs for the course are estimated at US$2,650, including a round trip to Uganda from the US, accommodation and food. The main objectives of the course are to: provide a structured global health immersion experience for medical students with dedicated supervision and teaching in clinical medicine and social medicine; study issues related to global health in a resource-poor setting with an emphasis on local and global context; foster critical analysis of global health interventions in resource-poor settings; facilitate the development of a clinical approach to disease and illness using a biosocial model through structured supervision and teaching; build an understanding and skill set associated with physician advocacy; and promote international solidarity and partnership in generating solutions to global health challenges facing societies throughout the world.
Diplomacy is undergoing profound changes in the 21st century - and global health is one of the areas where this is most apparent. As health moves beyond its purely technical realm to become an ever more critical element in foreign policy, security policy and trade agreements, new skills are needed to negotiate global regimes, international agreements and treaties, and to maintain relations with a wide range of actors.
The summer course will focus on health diplomacy as it relates to health issues that transcend national boundaries and are global in nature, discuss the challenges before it, and how they are being addressed by different groups and at different levels of governance. Deliberations include Intellectual Property Rights, the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, the International Health Regulations, the creation of new finance mechanisms such as the Global Fund for Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria or UNITAID, and the response to SARS and Avian Flu. The course director is Prof. Dr. Ilona Kickbusch. Tuition for attending the programme is 2,800 Swiss francs, excluding travel costs, accommodation or other living expenses in Geneva.
Diplomacy is undergoing profound changes in the 21st century - and global health is one of the areas where this is most apparent. As health moves beyond its purely technical realm to become an ever more critical element in foreign policy, security policy and trade agreements, new skills are needed to negotiate global regimes, international agreements and treaties, and to maintain relations with a wide range of actors. The summer course will focus on health diplomacy as it relates to health issues that transcend national boundaries and are global in nature, discuss the challenges before it, and how they are being addressed by different groups and at different levels of governance. Deliberations include Intellectual Property Rights, the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, the International Health Regulations, the creation of new finance mechanisms such as the Global Fund for Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria or UNITAID, and the response to SARS and Avian Flu. The course director is Prof. Dr. Ilona Kickbusch. Tuition for attending the programme is 2,800 Swiss francs, excluding travel costs, accommodation or other living expenses in Geneva.