Call for applications are invited for PhD scholarship position in agricultural science at the Universidad, Autónoma de Yucatan (UADY) / Mexico.
The International Center for Development and Decent Work (ICDD) invites applications for a PhD scholarship position at the Universidad Autónoma de Yucatan (Mexico) for a student from an ODA recipient country, who aims to pursue his/her PhD in agricultural science.
The ICDD is an interdisciplinary and international scientific network of excellence, with the head office located at the University of Kassel, Germany, and partner universities in Latin America, Africa and Asia. It is funded under the programme “ex)/(ceed – Higher Education Excellence in Development Co-operation” launched by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) via the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
The successful applicant will be based at the Universidad Autónoma de Yucatan (UADY), Mexico, and enrolled in its PhD training programme. Moreover s/he will take part in the ICDD Graduate School´s international workshop programme on development and decent work issues, research methods or the linkage between theory and empirical research. Presentations of PhD projects will take place every year within the Graduate School. The scholarship will be awarded for two years with the precondition of successful admission as a PhD candidate of UADY and a successful evaluation by the ICDD after the first six months of the scholarship. The scholarship includes a monthly allowance of 500 Euro, the coverage of the tuition fees at UADY, the participation in the Graduate School and other ICDD activities as well as the possibility to apply for field research travel funds of the ICDD.
Application Deadline: 31st August, 2012
Scholarship Starting Date: 1st November, 2012
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