Post-Docour score
The Biosciences eastern and central Africa – International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI) Hub, located in Nairobi, Kenya, is a shared agricultural research and biosciences platform that exists to increase access for African researchers to affordable, world-class research facilities.
ELIGIBILITY:
Applicants of the fellowship must:
- Be 45 years of age or younger at the time of application
- Be from the 18 BecA mandate countries which are: Burundi, Cameroon, Central Africa Republic, Congo Brazzaville, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Madagascar, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. In exceptional cases, applicants from other African countries will be considered.
- Be a researcher employed in an African NARS.
- Be actively engaged in research that is contributing to agricultural development in Africa.
- Have attained a minimum education level of a master’s degree
- Have good working knowledge of written and spoken English.
- Submit the application with a signed letter of endorsement of the application or letter of nomination from the head of the applicant’s home institute/organization.
- NOT be a previous fellow.
RESEARCH AREA:
Applicants must be scientists affiliated (through employment) with an African National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) or university, and conducting research in the areas of food and nutritional security or food safety in Africa. Those carrying out research in the following areas are particularly encouraged to apply;
Improved control of priority livestock and fish diseases including: African Swine Fever (ASF); Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) and Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia (CCPP); Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR); Rift Valley Fever (RVF); East Coast Fever (ECF); Capripox Virus diseases of ruminants;
Harnessing genetic diversity for conservation, resistance to disease and improving productivity of crops and livestock and fish (livestock focus: African indigenous breeds, particularly goats, chickens, alternative small livestock species);Molecular breeding for important food security crops in Africa;
- Plant transformation to address food insecurity in Africa;
- Plant-microbe interactions;
- Tissue culture and virus indexing for production of virus-free planting materials in Africa;
- Orphan/underutilized species of crops and livestock
- Crop pests, pathogens and weed management research, including biological control;
- Microbial technology for improving adaptation of staple food crops and forages to biotic and abiotic stresses;
- Food safety, including addressing aflatoxin and other mycotoxins contamination in food and feeds;
- Nutritional analysis of food and animal feeds;
- Rapid diagnostics for crop, livestock and fish diseases;
- Genomics, bioinformatics and metagenomics including microbial discovery;
- Studies on climate-smart forage grasses and mixed livestock-crop systems;
- Microbial technology for improving adaptation of staple food crops and forages to biotic and abiotic stresses;
- Soil health in agricultural systems.
This list is not exhaustive and applicants working on other relevant topics are welcome to submit their suggestions.
SCHOLARSHIP VALUE:
The BecA-ILRI Hub has secured funding to sponsor several fellowships on a highly competitive basis. The fellowship will cover the following costs[1];
- Research costs at the BecA-ILRI Hub;
- Travel;
- Medical insurance;
- Accommodation;
- A modest subsistence allowance.
DEADLINE: 20 January 2020.
HOW TO APPLY: Apply online
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