PhD Fellows in Climate Change Adaptation Policy

Project: Multi-level analysis of the science-policy-practice interface in climate change adaptation in East and West Africa
Location: 2 positions (one in Ethiopia and the other one in Senegal)
Duration: Three years

Background: With the increased urgency of adaptation to climate change in the agricultural sector, there is more and more experimentation with how to bring scientific insights into national policy discussions. Emerging science-policy interface platforms vary in their forms, but they all aim to be mechanisms to shorten the distance between the co-production of cutting edge applied science and scientifically informed policies that are equitable and effective. However, how and why such modes of science-policy interface work within the political economy of adaptation remains poorly understood.

Postdoctoral Scientist – Feed and Forage Biosciences Programme

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a postdoctoral scientist to be part of a team working with forage genetic resources conservation and use, cover activities related to germplasm health and post-entry quarantine of forage germplasm.

ILRI works to enhance the roles livestock play in pathways out of poverty in developing countries. ILRI is a member of the CGIAR Consortium, a global research partnership of 15 centres working with many partners for a food-secure future. ILRI has two main campuses in East Africa and other hubs in East, West and Southern Africa and South, Southeast and East Asia. 

ILRI-DAAD PhD Scholarship: IBLI Project

The fellow will be part of ILRI’s Index-Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI) program that seeks to develop and implement risk-management tools to help improve the reliance of pastoral populations against climate-related risks.

ECA Fellowships for Young African Professionals

ECA is inviting applications from qualified young African Professionals to the “ECA Fellowships for Young African Professionals” programme.