UoN: 1 PhD Scholarship 2020
1 PhD Scholarship Announcement: “Diaspora Humanitarianism in Complex Crises” (D-Hum)
The University of Nairobi (UoN), in collaboration with Rako Research and Communication Centre (RRCC), Hargeisa, Somaliland; Rift Valley Institute (RVI), Nairobi; and the Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), Copenhagen, Denmark; invite interested and qualified candidates holding a graduate degree in social sciences and/or relevant disciplines to apply for a fully funded PhD position under the Diaspora Humanitarianism in Complex Crises research project.
General conditions for the PhD position
1. The position is fully funded and comes with an attractive package.
2. The successful PhD candidates will be enrolled at the Institute for Development Studies (IDS), University of Nairobi; and a university in Denmark.
3. The duration of the scholarship is four years and starts in February 2020. It includes a research stay in Denmark, possible co-enrollment at a Danish university, and a two-week research stay at RVI.
4. The candidate is expected to do about seven months of fieldwork in Somalia, fully participate in DHum project activities, and follow IDS and the Danish University PhD school requirements.
Eligibility criteria
A master’s degree in social sciences or other relevant field.
Be highly motivated to develop an academic career and to pursue fulltime doctoral studies.
Be willing to conduct fieldwork in Somalia and preferably possess previous fieldwork experience.
Ideally have worked with humanitarian and or diaspora issues.
Be willing to travel and actively participate in the D-Hum project activities.
Good writing and communication skills.
Be a constructive and engaged team worker.
Somali language skills desirable but not a requirement
Application process
Applicants are invited to develop a concept note that takes departure in one of the following questions, with a focus on Somali diaspora humanitarianism linking Somalia, Kenya and Europe:
1. How do goods, ideas and people move or get blocked in diaspora humanitarian infrastructures, how are they governed, and what are their routes, speed, and durations?
2. How do different social positions such as clan ties, gender, religion and intergenerational relations affect practices, expectations and experience of diaspora humanitarianism at different sites?
3. What are the effects of Somali diaspora humanitarianism and what principles and future visions of humanitarianism guide it? How does it (re)produce or overcome divisions in Somalia?
Deadline for applications: January 4 2020 at noon (East African Time)
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