Deadline: 31 August 2014
United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA) is inviting the faculty members or researchers at African universities and other research institutions for visiting Scholars Program. The scholars will be conducting research on UNU-INRA project entitled ‘Unleashing the Potential of African Rural Economies through Green Growth’ for 3-4 months.
The project aims to provide empirical evidence on how green growth strategies can, amongst others, influence employment, income generation, innovation, competitiveness and social inclusion for rural Africa under four thematic areas:
- Green business opportunities in rural Africa
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and resource efficiency, productivity and resilience in rural Africa
- Rural SMEs and ecosystem services
- Institutions and governance for environmentally-friendly business practices
Up to ten visiting scholars will be selected to spend 3-4 months in UNU-INRA Accra, Ghana or at one of its operating unites based in Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Namibia, Senegal and Zambia to carry out research. Scholars will be provided monthly stipend of around US$1,500 which contributes towards travel, accommodation, and medical and other expenses.
Eligibility Criteria:
- Applications that address green growth issues are only accepted.
- Applicants must be from the African continent who are faculty members or researchers at African universities and other research institutions.
- Applicants should have a PhD degree in environmental economics, natural resource economics, ecological economics, development economics, agricultural economics, soil science or any other relevant field of study.
- Applicants must demonstrate excellent communication and writing skills in either French or English.
For more information, please visit Program Overview. Click ‘Related Files’ to download the Application form.
