Cadbury Research Fellow in African studies 2024 At University of Birmingham
Cadbury Research Fellow in African Studies - School of History and Cultures.
Position Details
School of History and Cultures
Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK
Full time starting salary is normally in the range £34,980 to £44,263
As this vacancy has limited funding the maximum salary that can be offered is Grade 7, salary £44,263
Full Time, Fixed Term contract up to July 2026. Contract for 18 months starting in January 2025.
Closing date: 27th May 2024
Background
We seek a research fellow in African Studies to contribute to our research environment and teaching for 18 months. The Fellow will engage in a programme of research agreed with their mentor. This post is funded by an endowment that enables members of staff at sub-Saharan African Universities to spend a period of time at the University of Birmingham. The post is therefore limited to applicants currently based on the African continent and affiliated with an African Higher Education Institution.
Role Summary
- Focus on high quality research and publications in African Studies within the arts, humanities, or social sciences.
- Regional expertise on any area of Sub-Saharan Africa or its diaspora. Candidates with expertise on Ghana are particularly encouraged to apply. We welcome applications from scholars focused on contemporary or historical periods.
- Contribute to the research environment of the Department and wider School and University.
- Analyse and interpret research findings and results.
- Engage with Undergraduate and Postgraduate teaching as appropriate.
Main Duties
The responsibilities may include some but not all of the responsibilities outlined below.
- Develop research objectives and proposals for own or joint research, with assistance of a mentor if required
- Contribute to writing bids for research funding
- Analyse and interpret data
- Apply knowledge in a way which develops new intellectual understanding
- Disseminate research findings for publication, research seminars etc
- Supervise students on research related work and provide guidance to PhD students where appropriate to the discipline
- Contribute to Departmental/School research-related activities and research-related administration
- Contribute to enterprise, business development and/or public engagement activities of manifest benefit to the College and the University, often under supervision of a project leader
- Collect research data; this may be through a variety of research methods, such as field research, literature reviews, and research interviews
- Present research outputs, including drafting academic publications or parts thereof, for example at seminars
- Provide guidance, as required, to support staff and students
- Deal with problems that may affect the achievement of research objectives and deadlines
- Up to six hours of teaching and/or assessment related work per week, which may include designing and delivering a taught module.
- Promote equality and value diversity, acting as a role model and fostering an inclusive working culture.
- Contribute to developing new models, techniques and methods
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Refugee Fellows Program 2024
About the Fellows Program
Refugees International’s Refugee Fellows Program enriches and supports the advocacy efforts of refugee leaders around the world. This year-long fellowship equips fellows with the necessary tools and resources to amplify the perspectives of refugees and displaced individuals and drive meaningful change in their communities.
Fellows are formally affiliated with Refugees International and collaborate closely with our staff on various advocacy initiatives, including reports, opinion pieces, events, research trips, and direct engagement with policy makers. Additionally, fellows participate in peer-to-peer learning and formal and informal training sessions with advocacy and communications professionals.
Refugees International is now accepting applications for the second cohort of its Refugee Fellows Program, set to start in July 2024. We invite individuals with personal experiences of forced displacement and a commitment to advocating for displaced people’s rights and safety to apply, especially emerging leaders from diverse backgrounds.
Genewiz Oncology Insight grant program 2024
Supporting research discoveries needed for rapid development of personalized cancer treatments and therapies starts here.
We’re proud to recognize excellence in oncology research with tailored grant funding to support your continued discovery. As part of our Oncology Insights Grant Program, four researchers will be awarded an oncology-focused grant to use towards a service with GENEWIZ Multiomics & Synthesis Solutions from Azenta Life Sciences – including gene synthesis, precision antibody discovery using machine learning, next generation sequencing (NGS), and Olink® proteomics.
The winners will be selected by our esteemed panel of judges and announced shortly after the conclusion of our multi-day, online Oncology Insights event.
Submit your abstract by May 24th, 2024 for consideration.
Oncology Grants
One $5,000 grant towards a Gene Synthesis oncology application
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Global Environmental Education Partnership (GEEP) Youth Innovation Challenge
2024 Youth Innovation Challenge: Advancing Marine Conservation!
In partnership with the Taiwan Ocean Conservation Administration (OCA), GEEP invites you to apply for the 2024 Youth Innovation Challenge (YIC): Advancing Marine Conservation! The YIC provides an opportunity for young people ages 15–30 around the world to share their innovative solutions to protect marine resources. This year’s challenge explores how we can address marine issues, including loss of biodiversity, marine debris, lack of awareness, and other related issues, and support people of all ages to be engaged stewards to support marine environments. The YIC seeks solutions that are innovative, feasible, and informed by research. Winning solutions will receive global recognition and a $1,000 USD prize and be invited to attend the YIC award ceremony at the Taiwan Ocean Conservation Administration’s marine debris conference in Taiwan in September 2024 (all travel expenses covered)!
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D-Prize Global Competition 2024 For Entrepreneurs
We seed new organizations
distributing proven poverty solutions,
all aiming to scale.
D-Prize Challenges
Expand the categories below to view high-impact products and services in need of greater global distribution.
+ HEALTH
+ WATER
+ AGRICULTURE
+ LIVELIHOODS
+ ENERGY
+ PUBLIC SERVICES
+ EDUCATION
+ CUSTOM
ELIGIBILITY
D-Prize is for new organizations. Most of our awardees are first-time entrepreneurs. Most have not yet launched their organization, nor have they raised other funding. We especially encourage those from low-and-middle income countries to apply.
We will consider applications from existing organizations only if your core focus is distributing an existing and evidence-based poverty intervention. We typically will not support organizations with more than 18 months of full time operations or that have raised more than $30,000 USD in outside funding.
TIMELINE
Select a challenge above and be prepared for the following deadlines:
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The Global Competition launches on 6 May 2024.
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Early Submission Deadline: 23 June 2024 at midnight PT (Pacific Time)
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Regular Submission Deadline: 14 July 2024 at midnight PT (Pacific Time)
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Extension Deadline: 4 August 2024 at midnight PT (Pacific Time)
NCDs Prevention Contest 2024 For Nigeria Secondary School Student
Topic: "Burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in Nigeria: My Role as an NCD Prevention Champion"
Overview:
We are inviting students in Nigerian secondary schools to share their creative and practical ideas to prevent non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in their community.
Background:
Nigeria faces a growing burden of major NCDs, such as cardiovascular diseases, cancers, respiratory diseases, and diabetes. Behaviourial risk factors for these major NCDs include physical inactivity, excessive alcohol intake, unhealthy diet, air pollution, and tobacco use. These behaviours often start in adolescence. It is therefore necessary to create adequate awareness and sensitize youths on the prevention strategies of NCDs.
Submission Categories:
Participants can submit ideas through essay writing, spoken word, drama video, art & painting, storytelling, etc.
Guidelines:
- For essay submissions, the content should not exceed 1,500 words, with Times News Romans font and 12pt Body Size.
- Video submissions should be no longer than 120 seconds
🏆 Prizes to be won:
1st Prize: N100,000
2nd Prize: N70,000
3rd Prize: N50,000
Submission Deadline:
June 6, 2024, 11:59 PM
East Center Indo-Pacific Leadership Lab 2024
The biggest questions of our time call for community-centered and action-oriented leadership that is policy-aware and regionally and globally competent. Defining and resolving our common dilemmas requires inclusion and collaboration. The Indo-Pacific Leadership Lab, jointly launched by the East-West Center and the Japan Foundation, is for rising leaders from diverse sectors, including academia, civil society, non-profit, business, and government, who want to deepen their leadership practice and increase their impact. The Lab is for those who are ready to listen sincerely, question profoundly, and learn from real-world experience and practice.
Each year, leaders in the Lab will focus on a specific complex and interconnected social issue. Alongside fifteen other rising leaders from across the Indo-Pacific, leaders will join a year-long program that includes three one-week, in-person seminars held in Honolulu, Hawai‘i; Suva, Fiji; and Tokyo, Japan. Together, leaders will critically examine current responses to the issue and explore community approaches and their connections to local and regional policy. They will identify critical gaps and explore and test responses in their home communities, with guidance from community leaders, topic experts, and leadership mentors.
Leaders who complete the 2025 Lab will be better equipped to support communities in articulating their adaptation goals and the vulnerability analyses they are rooted in, and in crafting transformative climate change action. Leaders will chronicle their experiences of testing community adaptation plans and build capacities and connections for inclusive, community-led climate change adaptation.
Eligibility Criteria
- 5-10 years of deep work or research experience in an area with clear connections to climate change mitigation, adaption planning, natural resources or environmental governance, or related area
- A citizen and resident of one of the following countries:
- Japan
- United States of America
- Pacific Islands: American Samoa, Australia, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Republic of Kiribati, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Republic of Palau, Papua New Guinea, Independent State of Samoa, Solomon Islands, Kingdom of Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
- South Asia: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan
- Southeast Asia: Brunei, Myanmar, Cambodia, Timor-Leste, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
- Verbal fluency in English, with strong written English skills
- Demonstrable writing experience, including grants, Op-eds, articles in newspapers or magazines, blogs, and/or academic writing, etc.
- A current passport with validity through March 2026
- Able to commit to one week of travel in December 2024, April and September 2025, plus monthly virtual connections in between travel (estimated at about 4 hours/month)
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2024 IBM Call for Code Global Challenge
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The Challenge
Basic necessities like clean water and safe, affordable housing, or opportunities in education and fair government representation are not equally accessible to all people. Climate change exacerbates the challenges that many people but especially women and historically underserved communities face as resources are strained and climate change protections are often inadequate. Generative AI has great potential to address these issues and reduce inequality, improving people’s lives.
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NYU Stern Climate Economics Journalism Fellowship 2024
Climate Economics for Journalists: An NYU Stern Fellowship
Climate change is transforming the economy as quickly and profoundly as it is reshaping the planet. For journalists who want to deepen their climate coverage, understanding these sometimes cryptic economic and financial shifts is as important as understanding the science and politics behind climate change.
The NYU Stern Climate Economics Journalism Fellowship will bring a group of journalists to NYU Stern’s Greenwich Village campus to learn from globally recognized experts in the emerging field of climate economics. Participants will discuss the fundamental factors and latest trends in climate economics and finance.
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With these scholarships, AstraZeneca aims to empower young leaders who are tackling pressing climate issues that have the potential to impact health, build more resilient health systems, and improve equitable access to healthcare.
Prioritizing good health is paramount for building a sustainable future. However, both the enduring effects of COVID-19 and the escalating impacts of climate change on health have strained health systems worldwide, leaving them under-resourced and overwhelmed. It’s imperative that we take immediate action to fortify these systems, ensuring they can effectively meet present and future demands.
Strengthening the resilience of health systems necessitates addressing the climate crisis, which not only jeopardizes human health but also intensifies pressures on healthcare workers and disproportionately affects marginalized communities. To equip health systems for the challenges ahead, we must bolster their resilience, promote equitable health outcomes, and expedite the transition to net-zero emissions.
About AFS
The Youth Assembly is a unique platform that cultivates a global network of young leaders and changemakers through exchange, education, action and impact. It empowers the next generation of leaders with opportunities to connect with like-minded peers, trailblazers, and influencers, develop global competence and critical skills, and transform their vision for a better future through innovative action.
The Youth Assembly was founded in 2004 by the Friendship Ambassadors Foundation (FAF), a not-for-profit organization with a history that dates back to 1958. FAF and its flagship program, The Youth Assembly, are now a part of AFS Intercultural Programs.
AFS Intercultural Programs is an international, voluntary, non-governmental, non-profit organization that provides intercultural learning opportunities to help people develop the knowledge, skills and understanding needed to create a more just and peaceful world.