Harvard Uni. Center for African Studies Call for Applications: Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program

The Harvard University of Center for African Studies Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program is aimed at providing opportunities for postdoctoral candidates to conduct independent research, publish, and increase knowledge in their fields of study that will be beneficial to the African continent and to prepare them to be successful in their chosen career paths. The fellowship will support the development of a research project at selected Harvard University schools, departments, or laboratories in the field of their choice.

The program offers 18-month postdoctoral fellowships with 12 months spent at the scholars’ home institution and six months spent in stipend-supported residency at Harvard University. 

Eligibility:

• Applicants must have received a PhD or equivalent doctoral-level research degree (preference will be given to those who completed PhD in past five years) in any discipline with strategic interest to the African continent and must hold a paid academic appointment at one of the eligible institutions.
• Applicants who have not yet formally received their degree must present evidence of having completed the academic requirements before commencing the Fellowship.
• Applicants must identify a Harvard faculty mentor to support research and scholarly work; additionally, they should identify a second mentor at their home institution.
• Both mentors are required to submit letters of recommendation during the application process.
• Applicants should have English language proficiency.
• Applicants must have support from their home institutions to pursue an 18-month fellowship appointment, six months of which will be spent in a stipend-supported residency in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Throughout the fellowship period, fellows will have access to their mentor at both institutions as well as Harvard’s library resources and seminar/conference opportunities.
• Applicants should have an academic appointment at one of the listed eligible universities or include a letter from the institution that such an appointment is forthcoming during the fellowship period.
• ELIGIBLE UNIVERSITIES: 

  Egypt | Cairo University
  Ethiopia | University of Addis Ababa
  Ghana | University of Ghana
  Kenya | University of Nairobi
  Nigeria | Ahmadu Bello University
  Nigeria | University of Ibadan
  Rwanda | University of Rwanda
  Senegal | Cheikh Anta Diop University
  Sierra Leone | University of Sierra Leone
  South Africa | University of the Witwatersrand
  South Africa | University of Johannesburg
  Tanzania | University of Dar es Salaam
  Uganda | Makerere University

Read more here.

Application deadline May 17, 2021.