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Background
The University of Dar es Salaam through Department of Water Resources
Engineering and in partnership with Lund University Centre for
Sustainability Studies (LUCSUS) in Sweden has recently been granted funds
to implement the program titled Sustainable Sanitation in Theory and
Action SUSTAIN project number 2240-2014 for the period of five years
(2015 2020). The project is to be implemented within the framework of
strengthening capacity in postgraduate research with the financial support
from Sida-Sweden and University of Dar es Salaam.
The PhD candidates will spend up to 6 months of their study time in Lund,
Sweden to expose them to the cutting edge research field of sustainability
science.The SUSTAIN program will provide scholarship for the PhD
candidates and cover all the extra costs for travel and living in
Sweden during their studentship there. This is going to be a
research based programme with a maximum duration of three (3)
years.
Qualifications
Admission to the programme is in accordance to the University of Dar es
Salaam general minimum entry requirements for PhD Degree programmes.
Applicants should possess a Masters Degree in Natural Sciences,
Engineering or Social Sciences. Candidates from other professions and have
an experience of working in the Sanitation sector for a minimum of three
years may be considered. Experience ofdoing fieldwork and data collection
and workingin a multi-disciplinary environment is a merit.
Application
Application should be accompanied by the following;
A short concept note and proposalincluding the following: title,
statement of the problem, methodology, budget and work plan
Motivation Letter for getting accepted into the PhD program in
Integrated Sanitation Management
A copy of your Masters thesis
Latest CV
Three (3) Reference Letters
Commitment letter
Women are strongly encouraged to apply.
After completing their studies, PhD graduates are expected to work in
the academic institutions in Tanzania
All parts must be written in English.
Deadline
The starting date is 15th March 2017 and the research based PhD positions
are for three years, until April2019. Applications are due by 17.00 on
February 20th 2017