International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) PhD Graduate Fellowship
Applications are currently ongoing for the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) PhD Graduate Fellowship, 2018/2019. Interested students should see the details below.
Applications are currently ongoing for the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) PhD Graduate Fellowship, 2018/2019. Interested students should see the details below.
ILRI PhD Graduate Fellowship Details and FAQs
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) is an international agricultural research institute based in Nairobi, Kenya, and founded in 1994 by the merging of the International Livestock Centre for Africa and the International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases. It is a member of the CGIAR and focuses its research on building sustainable livestock pathways out of poverty in low-income countries. ILRI works with partners worldwide to help poor people keep their farm animals alive and productive, increase and sustain their livestock and farm productivity and find profitable markets for their animal products.
This project seeks to recruit a fellow to investigate nutrient budgets of smallholder mixed crop-livestock farming systems in Easter Africa. The gained knowledge with help to prioritize good-bet livestock adaptation and mitigation options in relevant livestock systems, and helping to build capacity in decision support, planning in each of the countries covered.
Livestock systems and other agricultural production systems are known for their relatively large environmental footprint, particularly in Africa when set in relation to productivity. To achieve sustainable livestock development pathways in East Africa it is important to understand the impact of livestock on the environment (GHG emissions, soil health, water impacts) at various scales.
ILRI works to improve food and nutritional security and reduce poverty in developing countries through research for efficient, safe and sustainable use of livestock. It is the only one of 15 CGIAR research centres dedicated entirely to animal agriculture research for the developing world. Co-hosted by Kenya and Ethiopia, it has regional or country offices and projects in East, South and Southeast Asia as well as Central, East, Southern and West.
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a PhD Graduate Fellowship for the nutrient budgets of smallholder mixed crop-livestock farming systems in Eastern Africa project.
When is the application deadline?
31st August 2018
In which host country will the awardees be studying?
ILRI, Kenya, Mazingira Centre
What is the category of this opportunity?
PhD, Fellowship
How do I know if I’m eligible for the scholarship?
- MSc in Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Sciences, Geography or other relevant discipline
- Experience in greenhouse gas measurement at different scales, ie. Greenhouse gas chambers, eddy covariance or similar;
- Knowledge on agricultural production systems in developing and/or developed countries
- Experience in handling of diverse datasets, data processing and statistical software such as R, SPSS, Matlab or python;
- The ability to jointly work in a multinational team of scientists and technicians from other disciplines (biogeochemistry, agricultural sciences, environmental sciences, veterinary medicine etc.);
- The ability to apply necessary steps to ensure data quality assurance and data quality control;
- The ability to supervise and guide research assistants;
- Excellent communication skills
What are the benefits of the award?
ILRI will offer a competitive stipend to cover living expenses in the project location, medical cover, air ticket, and research expenses. The successful candidate will be supervised jointly by an ILRI scientist and the university/academic supervisor.
What is the duration of the program?me
3 years
How to Apply for the ILRI PhD Graduate Fellowship
Applications should be made to the Director, People and Organizational Development through our recruitment portal http://ilri.simplicant.com/ on or before 31 August 2018. The position title and reference number SLS/PhD GF/02/2018 should be clearly marked on the subject line of the cover letter.
