The programme aims to research how graduates in Africa search and find work and build up their careers, and to develop and test innovative concepts for employability promotion at Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) in Africa.
As of January 1, 2022 five PhD grants (ca. €1,200 per month for a duration of 3 years) will be available. ACCESS is an interdisciplinary programme, therefore applicants from a wide range of disciplines.
Requirements:
1. Applicants should have an excellent Master (or equivalent) degree that qualifies for studies in doctoral programmes at Leipzig University;
2. Previous studies in areas such as History, Politics, Economics, Business Studies, Education, Anthropology, Human Geography, Information Systems, Engineering, etc.;
3. A PhD topic which is related to the aims of the ACCESS programme;
4. Be a citizen of Benin, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, or Tunisia. (Please note due to an intake of 2 candidates from Ghana in 2020 there will be no Ghanaian candidate for 2022).
All applications must be received by 20 June 2021 at phd-application-access(at)uni-leipzig.de
For more information, please see www.access-centre.org