United Nations University Institute for Sustainability and Peace (UNU-ISP) is now accepting applications for On-the-Job Research Capacity Building for Sustainable Agriculture in Developing Countries (OJCB).
This program is funded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan, and coordinated by UNU-ISP.
Outline of the program
UNU-ISP will support the capacity building program planned and implemented by leading scientists, which mainly consists of on-the-job training for capacity building for young researchers in developing countries.
Program Purpose
a) Develop capacity for agricultural research in developing countries.
b) Disseminate new agricultural technologies that are adaptable to local conditions and to local farmers.
c) Ultimately contribute towards increasing world food production through promotion of sustainable agriculture in developing countries.
Each capacity building program is planned and implemented by a leading scientist (host scientist) who is engaged in research related to sustainable agriculture in developing countries.
Capacity building program
OJT for the trainees under the host scientist
The host scientist supervises the trainees to achieve the research target set in the proposal submitted to UNU-ISP. The number of the trainees may be more than one as long as the total cost does not exceed the upper limit of the budget referred to in section 3, and the host scientist ensures an adequate standard of living for the trainees. When the number of trainees is more than one under the same host scientist, the period of training for each trainee may be different. An assistant instructor may assist the OJT if necessary.
Guidance for developing the action plan to be implemented by the trainee after the OJT
The host scientist guides the trainees to develop their action plans during the OJT which will be implemented after the OJT to make use of what they have learned.
Follow up of the implementation of the action plan by the trainee
The host scientist visits the trainees after the OJT to give advice on implementation of the action plan and to monitor the on-site dissemination of the technologies acquired by the trainees during the training course The on-the job training, which is the main component of the program, should be conducted for 1 to 3 months in principle, but it is extendable within the limit of the budget, depending on the proposed program.
Budgetary limitation for the capacity building program
The upper limit of the budget per capacity building program is $21,200 USD and it is supported within the upper limit of approximately $3,100 USD per trainee per month according to the duration of the on-the-job training
Last date for submission of applications is October 10, 2011
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