Department of Geography and Geology of the Faculty of Science offers PhD Fellowship in Rural Livelihoods and Agricultural Transformation in Africa 2012
Study Subject(s):Rural Livelihoods and Agricultural Transformation in Africa
Course Level:PhD
Scholarship Provider: Department of Geography and Geology of the Faculty of Science, EU
Scholarship can be taken at: Africa
Eligibility:
The candidate is expected to have a master degree in geography or other relevant degree. We expect that the candidate will publish in international peer?reviewed journals, write a PhD thesis within the project duration of three years and assist in teaching within the Department. Highly motivated candidates with a relevant MSc degree are encouraged to apply.
Scholarship Open for International Students: Yes
Scholarship Open for Students of Following Countries:Denmark
Scholarship Description: Different types of structural change and rural dynamics drive rural-urban resource flows, shape diverse patterns of agricultural development and determine the opportunities for rural development, including the upgrading and intensification of agriculture and related activities. In turn, rural livelihoods are influenced by such agricultural transformation processes that may influence the degree of multi-activity and multi-locality in households´ livelihoods. The PhD study should thus focus on the linkages and multiple feedbacks between structural change, agricultural transformation and rural livelihoods and specifically address how these processes affect the rural-urban mobility patterns of households. It is expected that the PhD study will be using both qualitative and quantitative methods in order to understand the complex processes driving rural livelihood and agricultural transformations.
How to Apply: Online
Scholarship Application Deadline: September 17th, 2012
Further Scholarship Information and Application (http://www.ku.dk/english/available_positions/vip/)