NM-AIST-Announcement - PhD Fellowships Under PEHPL-2015
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THE NELSON MANDELA
AFRICAN INSTITUTION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(NM-AIST)
Announcement of PhD Fellowship Positions in Health and Productivity of Livestock at the
Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), Arusha, Tanzania.
The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST) in Arusha, Tanzania
in collaboration with four partner universities; Penn State University (PSU), Washington State
University (WSU), University of Glasgow (UoG) and Scotland Rural College (SRUC) will be
implementing a PhD program entitled “Program for Enhancing the Health and Productivity of
Livestock”. Supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the program is a joint effort of the
five universities and it is intended to train and engage researchers on projects to improve the health of
livestock and communities in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Under the program a multidisciplinary and international cohort of PhD students will be trained on
development of effective strategies for improving the health and productivity of smallholder farmers’
livestock, and in turn enhance the wellbeing of households and communities. In this research-intensive
training program, fellows will work to enhance the economic and food security of smallholder farmers
in East Africa by improving livestock genetics, health, and productivity while safeguarding animal
welfare, public health and the environment.
Potential projects to be undertaken by the students will focus on the following areas:
• Socio-economic impact and strategies for effective control of Contagious Caprine
Pleuropneumonia, Peste des Petits Ruminants and Sheep and Goatpox to improve small
ruminant productivity in smallholder farming systems in East Africa.
• Optimizing animal health interventions through improved disease diagnostic tools for
transboundary diseases of small ruminants in East Africa.
• Understanding the socio-economic impact and the inter-epidemic epidemiology of Rift Valley
fever in East Africa.
• Spatial and temporal patterns of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) virus circulation in livestock
populations and FMD control settings in wildlife-livestock interface areas of East Africa.
• Etiology and productivity impacts of ruminant abortions in northern Tanzania.
• Immunizing to enhance broad spectrum innate immunity in small ruminants.
• Defining the barriers to uptake of the East Coast fever (ECF) infection and treatment method of
immunization and, quality of tetracycline and impact on “virulence” of the ECF infection and
treatment immunization.
• Tsetse and trypanosome prevalence and distribution in the Maasai Steppe.
• Increasing nutritional and economic impact of smallholder local chicken through introduction
of highly productive Kuroiler breed and deployment of mobile application system for better
health and record management.
• Genetic mechanisms of resistance to Newcastle disease in locally adapted breeds of poultry and
determination of Newcastle disease impact through intervention trial analysis.
• Antibiotic efficacy and impact on smallholder broiler production in peri-urban and rural areas
of Northern Tanzania.
• Barriers to health of smallholder poultry flocks and development of interventions with minimal
impact on antibiotic resistance.
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Robust, low-cost, point-of-care diagnostics for multiplex detection of livestock and public
health significance in Tanzania.
Investigation of farmer-led breeding goals and strategies in smallholder dairy systems to cope
with variations in feed sources and quality
Use of cow-side milk progesterone tests in the management of dairy cow fertility
Use of mobile technology for phenotype recording for dairy cow management and genetic
improvement in smallholder production systems.
The NM-AIST is soliciting applications from qualified candidates for five (5) PhD fellowships to take
part in the program for the 2015/16 academic year, comprising three (3) from Tanzania and two (2)
from either Kenya, Uganda or Ethiopia. Selected candidates will be registered at NM-AIST and pursue
their studies by thesis and, upon successful completion of studies they will be awarded a PhD of NMAIST (See admission criteria for PhD by thesis at www.nm-aist.ac.tz). Applicants will be subjected to
an interview by a panel comprising members from the partner institutions and selection will be based
on passing the interview and successful defense of the research proposal. The fellowship cover tuition
fees, stipend, research and other study related costs based on NM-AIST fee structure.
The application package should comprise the following:
• Certified photocopies of relevant certificates and academic transcripts.
• Most recent Curriculum Vitae.
• Names and contact details of at least two professional referees.
• Abridged research proposal of not more than three pages.
• Contact details: Telephone, E-mail and Postal Addresses.
Applications containing all the above documents and titled “Application for PhD Fellowship under
PEHPL” should be sent by e-mail or post to:
Principal Investigator,
Program for Enhancing Health and Productivity of Livestock (PEHPL),
The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology,
P.O. Box 447,
ARUSHA – TANZANIA E-mail: [email protected]; Copy to: [email protected].
Female candidates are very highly encouraged to apply.
Deadline for receipt of applications: 20th February 2015.
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AFRICAN INSTITUTION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(NM-AIST)
Announcement of PhD Fellowship Positions in Health and Productivity of Livestock at the
Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), Arusha, Tanzania.
The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST) in Arusha, Tanzania
in collaboration with four partner universities; Penn State University (PSU), Washington State
University (WSU), University of Glasgow (UoG) and Scotland Rural College (SRUC) will be
implementing a PhD program entitled “Program for Enhancing the Health and Productivity of
Livestock”. Supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the program is a joint effort of the
five universities and it is intended to train and engage researchers on projects to improve the health of
livestock and communities in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Under the program a multidisciplinary and international cohort of PhD students will be trained on
development of effective strategies for improving the health and productivity of smallholder farmers’
livestock, and in turn enhance the wellbeing of households and communities. In this research-intensive
training program, fellows will work to enhance the economic and food security of smallholder farmers
in East Africa by improving livestock genetics, health, and productivity while safeguarding animal
welfare, public health and the environment.
Potential projects to be undertaken by the students will focus on the following areas:
• Socio-economic impact and strategies for effective control of Contagious Caprine
Pleuropneumonia, Peste des Petits Ruminants and Sheep and Goatpox to improve small
ruminant productivity in smallholder farming systems in East Africa.
• Optimizing animal health interventions through improved disease diagnostic tools for
transboundary diseases of small ruminants in East Africa.
• Understanding the socio-economic impact and the inter-epidemic epidemiology of Rift Valley
fever in East Africa.
• Spatial and temporal patterns of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) virus circulation in livestock
populations and FMD control settings in wildlife-livestock interface areas of East Africa.
• Etiology and productivity impacts of ruminant abortions in northern Tanzania.
• Immunizing to enhance broad spectrum innate immunity in small ruminants.
• Defining the barriers to uptake of the East Coast fever (ECF) infection and treatment method of
immunization and, quality of tetracycline and impact on “virulence” of the ECF infection and
treatment immunization.
• Tsetse and trypanosome prevalence and distribution in the Maasai Steppe.
• Increasing nutritional and economic impact of smallholder local chicken through introduction
of highly productive Kuroiler breed and deployment of mobile application system for better
health and record management.
• Genetic mechanisms of resistance to Newcastle disease in locally adapted breeds of poultry and
determination of Newcastle disease impact through intervention trial analysis.
• Antibiotic efficacy and impact on smallholder broiler production in peri-urban and rural areas
of Northern Tanzania.
• Barriers to health of smallholder poultry flocks and development of interventions with minimal
impact on antibiotic resistance.
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•
•
•
•
Robust, low-cost, point-of-care diagnostics for multiplex detection of livestock and public
health significance in Tanzania.
Investigation of farmer-led breeding goals and strategies in smallholder dairy systems to cope
with variations in feed sources and quality
Use of cow-side milk progesterone tests in the management of dairy cow fertility
Use of mobile technology for phenotype recording for dairy cow management and genetic
improvement in smallholder production systems.
The NM-AIST is soliciting applications from qualified candidates for five (5) PhD fellowships to take
part in the program for the 2015/16 academic year, comprising three (3) from Tanzania and two (2)
from either Kenya, Uganda or Ethiopia. Selected candidates will be registered at NM-AIST and pursue
their studies by thesis and, upon successful completion of studies they will be awarded a PhD of NMAIST (See admission criteria for PhD by thesis at www.nm-aist.ac.tz). Applicants will be subjected to
an interview by a panel comprising members from the partner institutions and selection will be based
on passing the interview and successful defense of the research proposal. The fellowship cover tuition
fees, stipend, research and other study related costs based on NM-AIST fee structure.
The application package should comprise the following:
• Certified photocopies of relevant certificates and academic transcripts.
• Most recent Curriculum Vitae.
• Names and contact details of at least two professional referees.
• Abridged research proposal of not more than three pages.
• Contact details: Telephone, E-mail and Postal Addresses.
Applications containing all the above documents and titled “Application for PhD Fellowship under
PEHPL” should be sent by e-mail or post to:
Principal Investigator,
Program for Enhancing Health and Productivity of Livestock (PEHPL),
The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology,
P.O. Box 447,
ARUSHA – TANZANIA E-mail: [email protected]; Copy to: [email protected].
Female candidates are very highly encouraged to apply.
Deadline for receipt of applications: 20th February 2015.
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