ECA is inviting applications from qualified young African
Professionals in the area of new technologies, including ICTs in the
context of new technologies for Development. Applicants from United
Nations Economic Commission for Africa member states are eligible for
this fellowship. Fellowship covers monthly stipend, airfare. Duration of
fellowship is of six months. Qualified women are particularly
encouraged to apply. Email your application by 25 October 2013.
Study Subject(s): The fellowship is awarded in the area of new technologies, including ICTs in the context of new technologies for Development.
Course Level: This fellowship is for pursuing research programme.
Scholarship Provider: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
Scholarship can be taken at: Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Eligibility:
1. It is open only to nationals of United Nations Economic Commission for Africa member states
2. Fellows will receive a monthly stipend of USD 3,000. Fellows will be
provided with a return air ticket between his/her country of residence
and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
3. The fellowship may be extended subject
to the availability of funds and based on satisfactory performance 4.
Fellows cannot be employed on ECA or United Nations regular positions
within six months of completion of a fellowship period.
5. Fellows
will have the opportunity to interact with Commission staff and gain
exposure to the Commission’s cutting edge research on a variety of
leading issues in African development;
6. Fellows will work on a
predefined project, designed to contribute to specific aspects of the
work programme of the receiving section, the New Technologies and
Innovation Section (NTIS). Terms of Reference for each fellowship
assignment will be designed to guide the recruitment process. -Advanced
university degree (Masters Degree or equivalent) in economics,
sociology, management of technology, technology and innovation policy,
natural sciences, engineering, statistics, economic anthropology,
sociology or a related field, is required. A Ph.D. would be an
advantage.
Work Experience -Experience in research/analytical work
in technology and innovation for development-related areas in the
context of Africa, either in the academia or in private, public or civil
society organizations, is required.
-Experience in undertaking
impact assessment, cost benefit analysis, or cost effectiveness analysis
of policies, strategies and plans, is an advantage.
-Experience in working with African institutions at national, sub-regional or regional level is an advantage. Language
-Fluency in one of the working languages of the UN Secretariat, English
or French, (both oral and written) is required; knowledge of the other
is desirable.
-Knowledge of another UN official language is an advantage.
Scholarship Open for Students of Following Countries:
Research fellowship is open only to nationals of United Nations
Economic Commission for Africa member states (Algeria, Angola, Benin,
Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Central African
Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea,
Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Leone, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi
Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Morocco, Namibia, Niger,
Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra,
Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, The D.R
Congo, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe).
Scholarship Description:
ECA is the regional arm of the United Nations in Africa. Its mandate is
to promote the social and economic development of Africa. ECA’s dual
role as a regional arm of the UN, and a part of the regional
institutional landscape in Africa, positions it well to make unique
contributions to member States’ efforts to address their development
challenges. Its strength derives from its role as the only UN agency
mandated to operate at the regional and sub-regional levels to harness
resources and bring them to bear on Africa’s priorities. ECA is inviting
applications from qualified young African Professionals in the area of
new technologies, including ICTs in the context of new technologies for
Development. Qualified women are particularly encouraged to apply.
Candidates applying for the position must be below 36 years of age at
the time of the application. Candidates currently enrolled in a PhD
programme or with an admission are also welcome to apply. Fellowship
within ECA aims to provide practical, on-the job experience to the
professionals as they build and develop their professional career at
African development institutions, teaching and research think tanks or
member States’ government institutions. Fellows will also become
familiar with the Commission’s broad programmes and services to member
States and sub-regional bodies in addressing environment and sustainable
development priorities in Africa.
Number of award(s): Not Known
Duration of award(s): Duration of the fellowship is of six months.
What does it cover?
Fellows will receive a monthly stipend of USD 3,000. Fellows will be
provided with a return air ticket between his/her country of residence
and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Selection Criteria: Not Known
Notification: Not Known
How to Apply: The mode of applying is electronically.
Scholarship Application Deadline: The deadline for applications is 25 October 2013.
Further Official Scholarship Information and Application
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