UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS AFRICAN CLUSTER CENTRE (ACC)
AFRICA MULTIPLE CLUSTER OF EXCELLENCE
INSTITUTE OF AFRICAN AND DIASPORA STUDIES (IADS)
J.P. CLARK BUILDING, AKOKA, LAGOS.
Postdoctoral Fellowship Call in African Studies
Application opens on 2nd of August, 2022 and closes on 30th of September, 2022.
The Lagos African Cluster Centre, University of Lagos, Nigeria, welcomes submission of applications for a maximum of 6 months postdoctoral fellowship in African and Diaspora Studies. The fellowship programme is funded by the African Multiple Cluster of Excellence at the University of Bayreuth under the auspices of Germany Excellence Strategy. It is designed to support early career scholars and/or junior faculty whose research interests are centered on or related to African Studies and the overarching agenda of Reconfiguring African Studies.
Typically, postdoctoral fellows are accommodated in research sections within the Lagos ACC at the Institute of African and Diaspora Studies (IADS). The IADS is one of the fastest growing academic research Institutes in West Africa. The Institute engages in interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research, and also addresses issues that concern Africa, Africans and the Diaspora.
The postdoctoral researcher will work with an expert in a relevant and related specialization. In addition, the successful applicant will be expected to contribute to the various research activities related to their project; publish, at least, one article in a highly reputable peer-reviewed journal within the fellowship period; participate in teaching activities of the IADS; and present a lecture in the ACC/IADS Monthly Lecture Series.
The fellowship covers travel costs, accommodation, and daily or monthly stipend.
Eligibility
Interested applicants must possess a Ph.D, which must have been awarded not earlier than July 2018.
Applicants’ subject areas must be within the Humanities, Social Sciences, Management Sciences, and other related fields.
The call for application is open to early career scholars.
The applicant is expected to have good communication skills in either English or French language.
Requirements
Interested applicants must submit the following:
A soft copy of Ph.D. certificate
A two-page summary of Ph.D. thesis
A three-page proposal of postdoctoral research topic
A recent Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Two reference letters.