Call for Afrique One-ASPIRE Fellowships : 5 Postdoc Research Fellows, 15 PhD Fellows and 18 Master Fellows.

Afrique One-ASPIRE (African Science Partnership for Intervention Research Excellence) is seeking to recruit 5 Postdoc Research Fellows, 15 PhD Fellows and 18 Master Fellows. Fellowships are designed to cover 5 Thematic Training Programs within the consortium.

Budget allocation for fellowships (budget is indicative):

The budget will comprise (i) stipend, (ii) course registration fees, (iii) research permits, ethical clearance and field costs, (iv) travel-flight-visa-insurance and interactions with supervisors, (v) basic equipment and material, (vi) miscellaneous.

• Postdoctoral Research Fellowships 120’000 – 135’000 Euros for 36 months

• Postdoctoral Training Fellowships 185’000 Euros for up to 60 months

• PhD program 45’000 – 60’000 Euros for 36–48 months

• MSc program 15’000–21’000 Euros for 24–30 months

Partly funded fellowships or field work costs for projects related to any of the five TTPs are possible in exceptional cases. Applicants will have to provide evidence of additional funding.

Application documents:

1. CV including a list of publications and active conference participations (i.e. poster and oral presentation)
2. Application letter describing your interest in the programme Afrique One-ASPIRE and One Health, any prior experience relevant to the proposed topic and your longer term ambitions and goals (max. 2 pages)
3. Contact information of two academic referees
4. MSc: Summary of your last qualification work (max. 500 words); PhD: one sample publication or summary of your last qualification work (max. 500 words); Postdoc: one sample publication

Submit the application with the fellowship reference number to application.afriqueone-aspire@csrs.ci by November 20th, 2016 5 pm GMT. Candidates that are selected for the next stage will be invited for an interview at Afrique One-ASPIRE institutions in their respective countries or where most convenient.

Fellowship potential starting date: From January 2017

More information:

E-Mail: application.afriqueone-aspire@csrs.ci

Phone: +225 89 40 31 52

Website: www.afriqueoneaspire.net / www.csrs.ch