jack claudius: MPhil / PhD Research Internships at PLASS Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, South Africa

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MPhil / PhD Research Internships at PLASS Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, South Africa

January 11, 2012

MPhil / PhD Research Internship Programme in Social Development at PLASS Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, South Africa 2012

Study Subject(s):Social Development
Course Level:MPhil / PhD Research
Scholarship Provider: PLASS
Scholarship can be taken at: South Africa

Eligibility:
An interest in and commitment to land and agrarian reform in South Africa, and to exploring policy options to promote this.
-Honours degree or Masters Degree in an appropriate discipline (e.g. social science, history, anthropology, geography, economics).
- Ability to write clearly in English. A valid, unendorsed drivers? licence.
-Must be prepared to travel to and spend substantial periods of time conducting fieldwork in a selected site (or sites) within South Africa.
- Fluency in one or more African languages will be a strong advantage.
- Some experience of field research (especially interviewing) would be advantageous, but is not essential.

Scholarship Open for International Students: No

Scholarship Description: The successful candidates will be employed as interns at a research and social dialogue project being implemented by PLAAS and the Institute for Social Development (ISD) at the University of the Western Cape, in partnership with the Southern Africa Food Lab. This project will investigate models for private sector partnerships with smallholder farmers in South Africa. In the first year, interns will be required to work in a team to develop a detailed scan of the scope and nature of private sector partnerships for smallholder farming in South Africa. This report will include a detailed typology of forms of partnerships and proposals for criteria to evaluate success and viability. PLAAS and the Southern Africa Food Lab will provide supervision.

How to Apply: Email

Scholarship Application Deadline: 16 January 2012

Further Scholarship Information and Application

Scholarship Tags: 2012, Agrarian, Development, Institute, Internship, Land, MPhil, PhD, PLASS, Poverty, research, Social, SOUTH AFRICA, Studies

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