Deadline: 31 January 2025
The WASCAL Doctoral Research Programme in Climate Change and Biodiversity is pleased to announce for application for its fourth batch of students to the study of Ph.D.
WASCAL is a wholly West African international organization with focus on academic and transdisciplinary research, building graduate-level scientific capacity and serving policy makers in West Africa with science-based advice on adaptation to climate change impacts and land use management.
Topics
- The PhD in the West African Climate Change and Biodiversity is a well-structured programme consisting of six (6) months of taught courses in the following:
- General Concepts in Ecology and Ecosystems of world
- Statistics and Modeling Tools
- Biodiversity Management
- Climate Science and Biodiversity
- Human Dimension in Biodiversity
Eligibility Criteria
- Candidate entry requirements:
- Have a Master’s Degree in Ecology, Biology, Botany, Zoology, Environmental Sciences, Forestry, Agriculture or other relevant disciplines, normally with an average of at least 60% in their master’s degree programme.
- Be from one of the WASCAL countries.
- Have at least an intermediate-level in English language.
- Have at least Second-Class Upper Division (Mention Assez Bien) in their first degree.
- Candidates must submit a two-page letter of motivation on background and academic interests. They also must provide names and contacts of two (2) referees, one of whom has been his/her Master’s thesis supervisor.
- Candidates must attach a pdf version of the master’s degree abstract to their application.
- Candidates should not be more than 35 years old.
- Female candidates are encouraged to apply.
- Candidates should not be doing their PhD in another programme
- Therefore, the following are the language requirements:
- Basic Certificate in English Language.
- Functional Certificate in English Language.
For more information, visit WASCAL.
