There are three internship openings at the International Telecommunication Union. Click on each opportunity for details and to apply on the ITU website. Continue reading “Three Internship Openings at the International Telecommunication Union”
Month: February 2018
UCL Institute of Education (IOE) has been ranked as the world number one for Education for the fifth year running, in the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject. Continue reading “UCL Institute of Education remains first for Education in QS subject rankings”
Are you a diligent writer who can absorb an article and turn out tweets that will shine while linking to it? Are you looking for a desk where you can learn, experiment and work with some of the world’s smartest journalists and editors? Are you eager to help shape and improve The Economist’s presence on social and digital platforms?
If you answer yes to these questions, The Economist would like to hear from you.
Continue reading “Paid Social Media Fellowship at The Economist”
UNITAR offers courses that run throughout the year or several times a year that are free-of-charge and open to the public. For more information about courses offered, please see below. Continue reading “United Nations Free and Open Courses “
The Indian Institute of Technology Ropar (भारतीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान रोपड़) has some summer internship vacancies. Students registered for a degree in any academic institution willing to carry out Summer Internship at IIT Ropar in the fields of Civil Engineering, Chemical Engg., Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Humanities & Social Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, Centre for Material and Energy Engineering and Centre for Biomedical Engineering may apply for the Internship Programme. Continue reading “Paid Summer Internship at Indian Institute of Technology Ropar”
Application Guidelines for the 2018 Xiamen University Scholarships for New International Students
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XMU itself offers scholarships to doctoral, master’s and undergraduate candidates. Scholarship awardees will have their tuitions covered (a maximum of 4 years for doctoral programmes, 2 or 3 years for master’s programmes, 4 or 5 years for undergraduate programmes). Moreover, XMU provides monthly living allowances for outstanding master’s or doctoral candidates in accordance with the standards of Chinese Government Scholarships. The awardees’ academic performance will be assessed each year and only those achieving the required standard will have their scholarship renewed for the following year. Continue reading “Undergraduate, Master and PhD Scholarships – Xiamen University China”
There exist 37 Job Openings at the UNDP’s Sustainable Development and Poverty Reduction. UNDP helps countries to simultaneously reduce poverty and achieve sustainable development that leads to transformational change, bringing about real improvements in people’s lives. Click on each position for details and to apply on the UNDP website.
At the Democratic Governance and Peacebuilding arm of the UNDP are fresh 37 job vacancies. Click on each position for details and to apply on the UNDP website. Continue reading “39 Democratic Governance and Peacebuilding Job Vacancies at UNDP Worldwide”
The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) currently has six internship opportunities for various categories of students. Click on each opportunity for details and apply at CERN website. Continue reading “6 Internship Opportunities at European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)”
The purpose of the Guest Researchers’ Scholarship Programme is to provide opportunities for Africa-based researchers with a PhD to pursue their own research projects, thereby indirectly strengthening the academic milieux in African countries. The scholarship offers access to the Institute’s library and other resources that provide for a stimulating research environment. Through the programme, the Nordic Africa Institute can establish and maintain relations with and between African and Nordic research communities. Continue reading “Guest Researchers’ Scholarship Programme – Nordic Africa Institute”
For those aspiring to a career in the development sector, we offer unique and crucial support for taking that first step. The DFID 2 year paid programme will begin in October 2018. It will provide the chance for you to become immersed in DFID’s dynamic environment and contribute to priority projects which make a real difference to improving people’s lives in developing countries. Successful applicants will be paid a salary of £30k during the Programme. Continue reading “DFID Entry Talent Programme 2018”
Calling all journalists from the Least Developed Countries
The United Nations Office of the High Representative for Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS) is looking for inspiring stories on how sustainable energy positively impacts communities and individuals in the world’s Least Developed Countries. Continue reading “Funded 2018 UN-OHRLLS Story Competition”
Future Leaders Connect – The global network for emerging policy leaders
Your chance to connect to a long-term network of emerging leaders from around the globe, who want to change the world through policy making. Continue reading “British Council Future Leaders Connect”
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McKinsey invites female students and experienced professionals based in Europe, the Middle East and Africa to join us for our 5th Next Generation Women Leaders event.
We passionately believe in developing outstanding female leaders. We do so every day, internally and with our clients. Take the next step in your leadership journey and apply to our Next Generation Women Leaders event, to be held on May 24-26 in Paris. Continue reading “McKinsey Next Generation Women Leaders”
The call for scholarship applications opens February 22. The Joint Japan World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program is open to women and men from developing countries with professional experience and a history of supporting their countries’ development efforts. Continue reading “World Bank 2018 Scholarships Program”
There are currently 24 internship, volunteer and fellowship opportunities at the Save the Children. Click on each opportunity to view details and apply on the organisation’s website. Continue reading “24 Internship, Volunteer and Fellowship Opportunities at the Save the Children “
There exist 27 internship opportunities at the International Criminal Court. Click on each opportunity to view details and apply at the ICC website Continue reading “27 Internship Opportunities at the International Criminal Court (ICC)”
The Opportunity
Save the Children is currently recruiting for a Global Monitoring Project officer – Education Global Theme to join us in London/ny existing country office. The role is offered on a part-time basis (26 hours a week), and is available on a fixed term contract until the end of 2018, with the possibility for an extension. Candidates available for an immediate start will be preferred. Continue reading “Global Monitoring Project Officer”
University West offers a wide variety of study programs, and our students show a high entry rate on the labor market. Our campus is centrally located in Trollhättan with more than 12 000 students and about 600 employees. The main research fields at University West, namely production technology, educational science, and work integrated learning are conducted in collaboration with the surrounding society. Continue reading “PhD Studentship in Production Technology – Specializing in thermal fluid simulation of additive manufacturing process using laser and metal wire”
There currently exist 13 academic and studentship vacancies at the University West, Trollhattan. Click on each opportunity to see details on the university website and to apply. Continue reading “13 academic and studentship vacancies at the University West, Trollhattan”
In the list below you can find the vacancies that are currently advertised on the Linköping University. Click on the job that matches your competence to get more information and to apply. You can easily subscribe to the vacancies by adding cliking to the Subscribe button and registering your email address.
Continue reading “16 Research and PhD Studentship Vacancies at Linköping University”
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What does the Africa of your dreams look like? What hopes and dreams do you have? How do you envision the future?
As an African organization serving Africans, the African Development Bank’s dream is to build today a better future for Africa tomorrow. Our goal is to unlock the potential of Africa’s youth. We envision a continent that is dynamic, prosperous and led by the visionary leadership of its largest demographic asset – the youth. Continue reading “The Africa of my Dreams Writing Contest”
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Six years ago, Thomson Reuters Foundation CEO Monique Villa created an annual conference in London committed to finding real solutions to empowering women and fighting modern day slavery worldwide.
Since then, Trust Conference has become the world’s leading forum for bringing together global business leaders, government representatives, lawyers, pioneers and advocates in the field of human rights and anti-slavery. Continue reading “Trust Conference 2018 London (Fully Funded)”
Newcastle University, UK has 15 fully-funded four-year PhD studentships in Digital Civics (commencing September 2018) and are seeking applicants with a passion for digital technology, civic life, and an interest in how technologies can be used to support citizens and communities. You will need an undergraduate or masters-level education: computer science, design, education, health sciences, or the social sciences.
Location: Newcastle University – EPSRC Doctoral Training Centre in Digital Civics
| Qualification type: | PhD |
| Location: | Newcastle Upon Tyne |
| Funding for: | UK Students, EU Students |
| Funding amount: | £14,777 stipend + full funding of fees |
| Hours: | Full Time |
| Placed on: | 5th February 2018 |
| Closes: | 28th February 2018 |
The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Digital Civics (https://digitalcivics.io) at Newcastle University trains doctoral students in the design, deployment and evaluation of community-driven digital technologies and services. Whether it is through the redesign of local services within communities, or rethinking how citizens can and do interact with local government, technology innovation and design has a critical role to play in enabling digitally connected citizens and communities. The CDT began in September 2014 and will train a minimum of 57 doctoral students over five annual intakes.
The CDT in Digital Civics brings together a wealth of expertise at Newcastle University, and is delivered by Open Lab (http://openlab.ncl.ac.uk), Newcastle University’s center of excellence in human-computer interaction and social and ubiquitous computing, and collaborations with experts in teaching and learning (Centre for Learning and Teaching (http://www.ncl.ac.uk/cflat)); planning (Global Urban Research Unit) (http://www.ncl.ac.uk/guru)) and public health and social care (Institute for Health & Society (http://www.ncl.ac.uk/ihs)). Doctoral trainees will be supervised by a multi-disciplinary committee of academics from these centers, and will be expected to undertake projects in either fundamental technology innovation or the application of digital technology to learning, public health, social care or local democracy.
The CDT is a unique partnership with government, local, national and global industry and third sector partners. The CDT aims to deliver applied research training for doctoral researchers and includes a program of intensive training and research, internships and placements at some of the world’s leading charities, companies and universities.
All doctoral students will benefit from an annual tax-free stipend of £14,777 a year for 4 years, full funding of fees, and will receive additional funding for research costs including computing facilities, research consumables, and local, national and international travel to attend conferences and participate in industrial and academic exchanges.
For more information about the CDT, please see: https://digitalcivics.io
Should you have any questions, please email openlab-admin@ncl.ac.uk or for answers to frequently asked questions about the CDT, please see: https://digitalcivics.io/phd-frequently-asked-questions
If you wish to apply for a studentship, please visit:
https://digitalcivics.io/apply
Closing date for applications: 28 February 2018
Notification of interview by: 9 March 2018
Interview dates: 19 to 23 March 2018
The Helen Hamlyn Centre for Pedagogy was founded in September 2017 in the Department of Learning and Leadership at the UCL Institute of Education, with the core aim to undertake research into primary and early years pedagogy which has a positive impact on education practice and on children’s learning (age 0-11 years). The Centre is directed by Professor Dominic Wyse (Founding Director) and Dr Rosie Flewitt (Co-Director).
The Centre is now offering a full-time PhD studentship to commence in October 2018, that will develop an original contribution to primary pedagogy, or primary and early years pedagogy. Engagement with the work of teachers and their pupils will be a key feature of the research. The successful applicant will demonstrate in a research proposal of a maximum of 2,000 words, and at interview, the original contribution that their proposed research could make to research in pedagogy. Mixed methods designs that include rigorous quantitative elements are welcomed, as are high calibre qualitative studies. Continue reading “PhD Studentship: Helen Hamlyn Centre for Pedagogy”
The Core Infrastructure Fund supports the ‘building block’ technologies, infrastructures, and communities relied upon by digital security and circumvention tools strengthening internet freedom, digital security, and the overall health of the internet.
The Rapid Response Fund aims to facilitate the digital emergency response community to resolve threats in a timely and comprehensive manner for individuals, communities, and organizations whose free expression has recently been repressed. To resolve digital emergencies, OTF offers both direct financial support as well as technical services from trusted partners to high-risk people and organizations, such as bloggers, cyber activists, journalists, and human rights defenders.
The Internet Freedom Fund is OTF’s primary way to support projects and people working on open and accessible technology-centric projects that promote human rights, internet freedom, open societies, and help advance inclusive and safe access to global communications networks for at-risk users including journalists, human rights defenders, civil society activists, and every-day people living within repressive environments who wish to speak freely online.
The Allen & Overy Foundation makes donations to charitable causes around the world.
The Foundation is funded by contributions from A&O partners worldwide and, through the Global Grants Programme, supports:
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Charities that address our core themes of access to justice, education and employment Continue reading “Global Grants Programme”
Australia – APEC Women in Research Fellowship is providing financial support for high-achieving female researchers from developing APEC economies. The 2018 round of the fellowship is now open.
Stanford Global Health & Media Fellowship is now accepting applications for the 2018-19 Program Year
Continue reading “Stanford Global Health & Media Fellowship”
What are the SEED Awards?
The SEED Awards for Entrepreneurship in Sustainable Development is an annual awards scheme designed to find the most promising, innovative and locally led start-up eco-inclusive enterprises in countries with developing and emerging economies. The independent SEED International Jury of experts selects enterprises which have the potential to make real improvements in poverty eradication and environmental sustainability while contributing to a greener economy. Continue reading “2018 SEED Low Carbon Awards”
The world has already invented ways to end poverty, yet the best interventions are not being distributed at mass-scale. Can you design a business or NGO that solves one of the Distribution Challenges below? If selected we will award you up to $20,000 to launch a pilot in any region where extreme poverty exists.
There exist 10 job opportunities at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). Click on each opportunity to view details at the IITA website.
Continue reading “10 Vacancies at International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)”
There are currently 50 new vacancies at 50 New Vacancies at International Criminal Court (ICC). Click on each position to view details at the ICC website. Continue reading “50 New Vacancies at International Criminal Court (ICC)”
There are currently 14 new vacancies at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). Click on each position to view details at the ICANN website. Continue reading “14 New Vacancies at Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)”
There are currently 30 new openings at the International Atomic Energy Agency. Click on each opportunity for details on the official job website. Continue reading “30 New Openings at the International Atomic Energy Agency”
Applicants for the Open Society Fellowship are invited to address the Open Society Fellowship. New and radical forms of ownership, governance, entrepreneurship, and financialization are needed to fight pervasive economic inequality.
This proposition is intended as a provocation—to stimulate productive controversy and debate—and does not necessarily represent the views of the Open Society Foundations. Applicants are invited to dispute, substantiate, or otherwise engage with the proposition in their submissions. Though the proposition deals with economic issues, those without an economics or business background are welcome to apply, provided they have a relevant project in mind.
The Graduate Global Leadership Fellowships enable promising leaders from developing countries to pursue doctoral studies at UBC. The fellowships are to support international students showing outstanding leadership in humanitarian and development work in their home country. Graduate Global Leadership Fellowships thus open the way to a world-class graduate education for emerging scholars from countries with developing educational systems.
Applicants: check with graduate program; Graduate program nomination deadline: Friday, 6 April 2018
It is the primary objective of the Centre for Student Counselling and Development to be focused on student wellness and development. The CSCD consists of five units and delivers an integrated, professional, client centred service that focuses on support and development. This position is based at the Unit for Academic Counselling and Development.
Continue reading “Intern Psychologists (six positions) at the Stellenbosch University, South Africa”
I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University · Institute of Sociology, Psychology and Humanitarian Sciences CHAIRS OF SOCIOLOGY OF MEDICINE, ECONOMICS OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL INSURANCE
Russia, Moscow
JOB DESCRIPTION
Institute of Sociology, Psychology and Humanitarian Sciences of the Department of Sociology of Medicine, Health Economics and Medical Insurance seeks multiple postdoctoral researchers to join our research team to conduct research projects and research-scientific jobs together with world-renowned scolars in the field of medical sociology, sociology of health, sociology of illness. To share their knowlages in the field of modern methods of sociological researches. Continue reading “Multiple PostDoc Positions – Modern Methods of Sociological Researches – Russia, Moscow”
SALTGIANT is a rare cross-disciplinary network of natural and social scientists dedicated to understanding the formation of the Mediterranean Salt Giant, one of the largest salt deposits on Earth, and its implications for sub-seafloor microbial life, risk assessment in the oil industry, geo-economics of the Mediterranean region and the history of oceanography. SALTGIANT brings together 24 academic organizations (13 beneficiaries, 11 partners), 6 private sector Oil&Gas companies, 2 mining sector companies, 1 biotechnology company, 1 geopolitics think tank, 1 museum and 1 specialist in transferable skills training from 11 countries to stimulate interdisciplinary and intersectorial knowledge exchange between geologists, geophysicists, geochemists, microbiologist, geographers and historians in a network with PhD students at its core. Continue reading “15 PhD student positions in Earth, Biological and Social Sciences at Salt Giant”
The scholarship program offered by the Romanian state, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to foreign citizens, based on G.D. 288/1993, for the academic year 2018 – 2019 Continue reading “Romanian Government Scholarships for Foreign Citizens”
The UNE International Postgraduate Research Award (UNE IPRA) scholarship is offered to top quality international candidates who wish to enrol in a research degree at UNE.
- Up to 20 UNE IPRA’s are available to outstanding applicants who wish to enrol in a postgraduate research degree at UNE Continue reading “The University of New England (UNE), Australia, International Postgraduate Research Award (IPRA)”
British Council in collaboration with the African Storybook Initiative invites writers and illustrators to participate in a residential workshop for the production of mother-tongue based multilingual storybooks. The workshop is a component of the broader Story Making West Africa project which aims to promote the arts, education and mother-tongue based multilingual education in Sub-Saharan Africa. Continue reading “British Council Story Making West Africa Workshop”
There exist 33 new research, doctoral and postdoctoral openings at the University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands. Click below to see details on the Researchgate website and or the university’s website. Continue reading “24 New Research, Doctoral & Postdoctoral Openings at the University of Groningen, Netherlands”
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