POSTGRADUATE POSITIONS AT SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE

Project on Enhanced preservation of fruits using nanotechnology

 Sokoine University of Agriculture would like to invite applications from suitably qualified Tanzanians for the following postgraduate positions;

• 2 PhDs
• 1 MSc

Applicants for PhD positions should have a minimum of Master degree in Horticulture or Crop Science. Applicants for MSc position should have Bachelor degree in Agricultural Economics or related fields. In addition, applicants should have a minimum of Upper Second degree at both BSc and MSc. level.

 The project is funded by a grant from IDRC-CIFSRF, DFATD, Canada, hence the prospective students will have opportunities to interact with scientists from Canada and other countries. 

Interested should forward their applications letters, copies of transcripts and CVs (2 pages maximum) to tjmsogoya@yahoo.com copied to mwatawala@yahoo.com

PhD Training Opportunities under the RUFORUM

PhD Training Opportunities under the RUFORUM - Graduate Teaching Assistantship Program

Online Application Now Open!!!

Over the years, universities in Africa have sought opportunities to send their staff for post-graduate training abroad in a bid to strengthen research and training, at very high costs. The loss of faculty for 4 to 5 years has negatively affected universities.  In order to meet the growing demand for Doctoral level scientists in Africa, the Graduate Teaching Assistantship (GTA) programme was initiated by RUFORUM Vice Chancellors to improve the quality of higher education at African Universities by increasing the proportion of academic staff with PhD qualifications, contributing to locally relevant research and reducing the time away from the home institution.

Scholarships: Call for Applications for academic institutions

Call for Applications for academic institutions: In-Country/In-Region Scholarships for Postgraduates

Application deadline: March 20, 2015

DAAD Regional Office for Africa is happy to announce the renewal and expansion of its In-Country/In-Region Scholarship Programme for Postgraduates in Eastern Africa.

PhD FELLOWSHIPS: THE NELSON MANDELA AFRICAN INSTITUTION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (NM-AIST)

Announcement of PhD Fellowship Positions in Health and Productivity of Livestock at the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), Arusha, Tanzania. The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST) in Arusha, Tanzania in collaboration with four partner universities; Penn State University (PSU), Washington State University (WSU), University of Glasgow (UoG) and Scotland Rural College (SRUC) will be implementing a PhD program entitled “Program for Enhancing the Health and Productivity of Livestock”. Supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the program is a joint effort of the five universities and it is intended to train and engage researchers on projects to improve the health of livestock and communities in Sub-Saharan Africa. Under the program a multidisciplinary and international cohort of PhD students will be trained on development of effective strategies for improving the health and productivity of smallholder farmers’ livestock, and in turn enhance the wellbeing of households and communities. In this research-intensive training program, fellows will work to enhance the economic and food security of smallholder farmers in East Africa by improving livestock genetics, health, and productivity while safeguarding animal welfare, public health and the environment. 

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Watch for laughs: Interesting narrative

Hear how this mother is narrating issues that affected her in past, affect now and future life. She has the guts to say she has her own plans with confidence and that is what should be done by most of us.

CHENGE AMEJIUZULU

WAKATI Watanzania wakisubiri hatima ya Waziri wa Madini na Nishati Profesa Sospeter Muhongo, ambaye Rais Kikwete alisema anamuweka kiporo kutokana na kashfa ya Escrow, Mwenyekiti wa Kamati ya Kudumu ya Bunge ya Bajeti, Mh Andrew Chenge, ametangaza rasmi kuachia nafasi hiyo.

Bunge lililopita baada ya kujadili ripoti CAG kuhusu miamala ilyofanyika kwenye akaunti ya Tegeta Escrow iliyokuwa imefunguliwa Benki Kuu ya Tanzania, lilipitisha maazimio manane ikiwemo kuwajibishwa viongozi wa Serikali na wale wa kamati za Bunge walionekana kuhusika katika kashfa hiyo.

Kwa mujibu wa taarifa, Chenge alitangaza kujiuzulu nafasi yake juzi baada ya kamati yake kukutana kwenye ofisi ndogo za Bunge jijijni Dar es Salaam.
Mkurugenzi wa Idara ya shughuli za Bunge, John Joel, alipotakiwa kuthibitisha hili, alisema hayuko ofisini, hivyo hawezi kuwa na jibu la moja kwa moja.

Call for Applications for 2015 AWARD Fellowships

AWARD is a career-development program that equips top women agricultural scientists across sub-Saharan Africa to accelerate agricultural gains by strengthening their research and leadership skills, through tailored fellowships.

Women agricultural scientists who are citizens of Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, or Zambia, who have completed a bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree in one of the agriculture-related disciplines listed, or other related fields, are eligible to apply. Applicants must be resident in Africa throughout the fellowship period.

Deadline: August 8, 2014. 
Winners will be selected and informed in December, and the program will begin in February/March 2015.

More information

Call for applications for postgraduate training for the academic year 2014/15

Call for applications for postgraduate training at Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA); Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, (MUHAS), University of Ghana (UG) and University of Zambia, (UNZA) for the academic year 2014/15.

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