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Post-Doc Fellowship: Labrador Institute
The Postdoctoral Fellowship program of the Faculty of Arts and the Labrador Institute (Goose Bay) supports promising new scholars in the social sciences and humanities with a focus on issues relating to Labrador and Aboriginal communities. The Labrador Institute is a multi-disciplinary administrative unit of Memorial University with responsibility for delivery of academic initiatives such as […]
Tags: #Culture #Heritage #Labrador Institute #Language Retention #Post-doc
Rockefeller Writing Residency
The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Residency Program offers academics, artists, thought leaders, policymakers, and practitioners a serene setting conducive to focused, goal-oriented work, and the unparalleled opportunity to establish new connections with fellow residents from a wide array of backgrounds, disciplines, and geographies. The Foundation’s Bellagio Residency Program has a track record for supporting the generation […]
Oxford Policy Fellowship
Applications for the next round of the Oxford Policy Fellowship are now open. They will close on Sunday 10 April 2016 at 23:59 GMT. Depending on the specific post for which you are applying, a law degree, an LLM, a Masters in Law, a Masters in Public Policy, or a related field will be required. […]
An Introduction to International Development
Looking for an introductory book to share or use in an undergraduate course? Radelet’s 2015 The Great Surge is worth considering, particularly for the economics side of development. He introduces readers to key thinkers and books, supporting some and disputing others. Very readable. From the book; ‘We live at a time of the greatest development […]
Tags: #Development economics #Development progress #International development #Radelet
Post-Doc: Economics of Climate Services (Ethiopia)
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a Post-doctoral Scientist (Economics of Climate Services), to support a USAID funded project on Climate Services for Africa. The project is implemented by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). The position seeks to improve methodology and strengthen quantitative evidence to […]
Tags: #CGIAR #Climate Services #Economics #International Livestock Research Institute #Post-doc
PhD Fellowship: Agri-Food Systems (Norway)
The Department hereby invites proposals for PhD projects that are aimed at developing new knowledge on agri-food systems within the broader field of International Environment and Development Studies. Priority will be given to creative and innovative proposals addressing “agri-food systems and environmental change” within or across the following thematic foci: Agri-cultures: Research on agriculture as […]
Tags: #Agrobiodiversity #Environmental Change #PhD Fellowship
About me
Logan Cochrane
Logan is a Professor at HBKU in the College of Public Policy. He is an Associate Fellow of the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences and an Adjunct Professor at Hawassa University (Institute for Policy and Development Research). Over the last twenty years, he has worked in Afghanistan, Benin, Burundi, Canada, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. Logan acts as a consultant for governmental agencies and non-governmental organizations, seeking to create bridges between research and practice.
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