Tuesday, September 17, 2013

SABINA MSc and PhD Studentships, 2014 – 2016



The SABINA network which is funded under the Carnegie-IAS Regional Initiative in Science and Education (RISE) is inviting application from prospective students who are interested in studying towards MSc and PhD degrees.


Applications are invited from prospective students who are citizens or permanent residents of Tanzania, Malawi, Namibia or South Africa and who are interested in studying towards MSc and PhD degrees in chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology/functional genomics, synthetic chemistry and bioinformatics of natural products; or food science. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to participate in this regional initiative. Candidates who are already in the employment of an academic or research institution in one of the partner countries and wish to upgrade their qualifications, will be favourably considered.
Candidates should have appropriate qualifications (at least equivalent to a credit pass (60) rate) with specialization in at least one of the following fields:

Natural product chemistry
Synthetic chemistry
Biochemistry
Food science
Bioinformatics.

Applicants should give an indication of their preferred field of study. Successful applicants will be considered for registration at the Universities of Dar es Salaam, Namibia, Malawi, Pretoria and the Witwatersrand. They may be expected to spend up to 50 of their time in the laboratories of one of the other network partners.

The SABINA scholarship covers tuition fees, a student bursary/stipend and research costs (see attached conditions of grant).

Interested applicants should submit details of their interest, a convincing letter of motivation, full curriculum vitae and details of three traceable referees (current e-mail, telephone or fax number), including at least two academic professionals, together with certified copies of complete academic records to: SABINA Network Coordinator (Att: Dr John Becker); African Centre for Gene Technologies (jbecker@csir.co.za).

Applicants are encouraged to submit the required documents at their earliest convenience, but no later than 30 September 2013.

Enquiries may be addressed to Dr Becker at the above email address.

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