PhD Student - Poverty and Water Security REACH Programme (Kenya)
Title: PhD Student
Based at: University of Nairobi
Institute/Department: Department of Geography & Environmental Studies or Institute for Development Studies
Location: Nairobi, with fieldwork visits to Turkana and Kitui
Stipend: £400 per month
Hour: Full time
Contract type: Fixed-term (3 years)
Restrictions: Open to Kenya citizens only
Reporting to : Dr. Maggie Opondo
Starting Date: 1 February 2017
The REACH Programme will offer supervision and all operational costs directly related to the research work. The position is supported by a grant from the UK’s Department for International Development (DfID).
The student will be based in University of Nairobi and will be engaged in the following research activities:
• Assembly, review and analysis of existing information and data on poverty assessments and monitoring.
• Carry out well-designed socio-economic and poverty baseline surveys to gain a better understanding of the poverty-climate change-water insecurity nexus.
• Using a suite of socio-economic and cultural scenarios affecting water insecurity.
• Contributions to and authorship of top-quality peer reviewed manuscripts in leading journals.
• Disseminate research findings by presenting results at conferences, participating in workshops or exhibiting work at other appropriate events, and providing material for the project web site and the sponsors, DFID.
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Job Email id: | reachkenya(at)uonbi.ac.ke |