The ACU Titular Fellowships provide opportunities for staff from member universities and employees working in industry, commerce or public service in a Commonwealth country to spend periods of time in other member universities or relevant institutions outside their own country. Preference will be given to workers in the following priority subject areas: agriculture, forestry and food sciences, biotechnology, development strategies, earth and marine sciences, engineering, health and related social sciences, information technology, management for change, professional education and training, social and cultural development and university development and management. Fellowships will be tenable for up to a maximum of six months.
Jobs and Announcements
Call for applicants: ACU Titular Fellowships 2011
Closing date: 1 July 2011
Contact: acuawards@acu.ac.uk
Call for applicants: Africa Programme for Advanced Research Epidemiology Training
No closing date given
The Africa Programme for Advanced Research Epidemiology Training(APARET) is an European Union-funded programme whose goal is to support independent research activities by fellows in Africa . The programme will run for four years with three fellow intakes, and each intake will last for two years in selected African research training institutions. During this period, the fellows shall conduct epidemiologic research with their host institutes. A major part of the first year shall be the application for a major research grant. Each fellow shall be supported by a mentor and supervisor and a grant averaging 6,000 Euros to facilitate their research during the fellowship. Fellows will be supervised and trained in planning and conducting independent epidemiological research as well as in the analysis of epidemiological data. Further training will be provided on critically reviewing scientific papers and on the submission of scientific manuscripts to a peer-reviewed journal.
Call for applicants: African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics
5-19 May 2011: Johannesburg, South Africa
The African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics (APORDE) is a high-level training programme in development economics that aims to build capacity in economics and economic policy-making. The course will run for two weeks and consist of lectures and seminars taught by leading international and African economists. This call is directed at African, Asian and Latin American economists, policy makers and civil society activists who, if selected, will be fully funded. Only 30 applicants will be selected.
Call for applicants: African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics
5-19 May 2011: Johannesburg, South Africa
The African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics (APORDE) is a high-level training programme in development economics that aims to build capacity in economics and economic policy-making. The course will run for two weeks and consist of lectures and seminars taught by leading international and African economists. This call is directed at African, Asian and Latin American economists, policy makers and civil society activists who, if selected, will be fully funded. Only 30 applicants will be selected.
Call for applicants: African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics
5-19 May 2011: Johannesburg, South Africa
The African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics (APORDE) is a high-level training programme in development economics that aims to build capacity in economics and economic policy-making. The course will run for two weeks and consist of lectures and seminars taught by leading international and African economists. This call is directed at African, Asian and Latin American economists, policy makers and civil society activists who, if selected, will be fully funded. Only 30 applicants will be selected.
Call for applicants: African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics
5-19 May 2011: Johannesburg, South Africa
The African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics (APORDE) is a high-level training programme in development economics that aims to build capacity in economics and economic policy-making. The course will run for two weeks and consist of lectures and seminars taught by leading international and African economists. This call is directed at African, Asian and Latin American economists, policy makers and civil society activists who, if selected, will be fully funded. Only 30 applicants will be selected.
Call for applicants: Amnesty International South Africa Executive Director
Closing date: 5th June 2014
Amnesty International South Africa is seeking a high-profile, inspirational and experienced Director who is able to lead and grow our operations in South Africa and represent the organization externally to deliver positive change in the human rights situation nationally, regionally and globally. See further information at the website.
Call for applicants: Assistant Country Director Programmes, Nairobi
Closing Date: Friday, 10 January 2014
COncern is seeking applicants to manage the implementation of Concern Kenya's programme in line with its Country Strategic Plan (2012-1016) and its programme strategies maintaining and strengthening focus on community empowerment, system strengthening and emergency preparedness.
Call for applicants: Civil Society engagement in Global Fund
Moyo M: PATAM, 17 December 2007
The Treatment Monitoring & Advocacy Project (TMAP) is seeking applications for country teams to participate in a research project on civil society engagement in Global Fund Country Coordinating Mechanisms (CCMs). The project is funded by the Open Society Institute, Aids Fonds, and ICASO. Applications are DUE BY 14 JANUARY, 2008 and should be emailed to matilda.moyo@gmail.com and ChrisCSF@aol.com.
Further details: /newsletter/id/32785
Call for applicants: CODESRIA Executive Secretary
Deadline : 15th September 2016
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. More information can be obtained from the website. CODESRIA policy is to reflect the disciplinary, gender, generational and linguistic diversity of the African social science community in its structures. In this connection, female candidates meeting the required qualifications are especially encouraged to send in their dossiers for consideration for this position.