Twenty PhD Positions Available

PhD position information

• The positions are based at the premises of the 8 project partners.
• The PhD fellow will report to the professor in charge at the host academic institution.
• The PhD position is funded on a fellowship arrangement in accordance with standard practice applied at host institutions;
• Expected starting date is early 2012;
• Duration of the assignment is maximum 4 years;
• The PhD fellow will have high degree of involvement in execution of the research package assigned to the host institution under this project.
• The PhD fellow will be awarded the doctoral degree by the host institution.
• The list of 5 research themes and number of PhD positions per partner and research theme is shown in table below.

Position requirements

• Candidates should be young researchers from developing country, preferably from sub‐Saharan Africa and South‐East Asia, however researchers from other developing regions are encouraged to apply;
• Candidates must have a Master degree in a discipline relevant to the research themes, e.g. sanitary engineering, civil engineering, environmental sciences, environmental engineering, biochemistry, biotechnology etc.
• Applicants must demonstrate a strong interest and experience in conducting and managing experimental and interdisciplinary sanitation-related research;
• Applicants with pronounced affinity for laboratory and/or practical research and fieldwork will be preferred;
• The applicant must be proficient in English and have developed communication and writing skills;
• Applicants for the position in Brasil must originate from Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP).

How to apply?

Applications, including curriculum vitae, the names and contact details of two referees, and a motivation letter, should be sent by email to a responsible professor at host institution by 15 December 2011.

Please put the subject heading “PhD application to BMGF project” and clearly indicate in the body of the mail preferred thematic areas and host institutions (assuming that preferred host institutions are engaged in preferred thematic area).

Short-listed candidates will be contacted in the first week of January 2012. For further information please contact the relevant professor (see contact details below).

UNESCO-IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION

Damir Brdjanovic, PhD
Professor
PO Box 3015
2601 DA Delft
The Netherlands

Email: d.brdjanovic@unesco-ihe.org

INSTITUT TEKNOLOGI BANDUNG

Tjandra Setiadi, PhD
Professor
Labtek X Building
JI. Ganesha No. 10
Bandung, Indonesia

Email: tjandra@che.itb.ac.id

UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN

Neil Armitage, PhD
Associate Professor
Private bag X3
Rondebosch 7701
South Africa

Email: neil.armitage@uct.ac.za

ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Thammarat Koottatep, PhD
Associate Professor
PO Box 4, klong Luang
Pathumthani 12120
Thailand

Email: thamarat@ait.ac.th

THE KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Esi Awuah, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
Private mail bag
University Post Office
KNUST – Kumasi
Ghana

Email: esiawuahrt@yahoo.com

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Amadou Hama Maiga, PhD
Professor
01 BP 594
Ouagadougou 01
Burkina Faso

Email: amadou.hama.maiga@2ie-edu.org

MAKERERE UNIVERSITY

Frank Kansiime, PhD
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Professor
PO Box 7062
Kampala
Uganda

Email: fkansiime@muienr.mak.ac.ug

FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS

Marcos von Sperling, PhD
Professor
Av. Antonio Carlos, 6.627 – Campus Pampulha
Escola de Engenharia – Bloco 1 – Sala 4622
31270-901 – Belo Horizonte – Mina Gerais
Brasil

Email: marcos@desa.ufmg.br