The Right Livelihood College (RLC) at the Center for Development Research (ZEF),
University of Bonn, Germany, offers a DAAD-funded PhD research scholarship on:
Oil dependency and bioeconomic transformation in Nigeria

Background
The Right Livelihood College (RLC) is a global transdisciplinary education and
research initiative of universities and the "Alternative Nobel Prize", the Right
Livelihood Award (RLA). There are currently RLC Campuses at eight universities
worldwide, among others at ZEF, University of Bonn, Germany, and at the University
of Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
As part of this network, the RLC Campus Bonn and the German Academic Exchange
Service (DAAD), in cooperation with the “Alternative Nobel Prize” Laureate Nnimmo
Bassey and the STRIVE1 project, offer a 3-year PhD scholarship for candidates from
sub-Saharan Africa to carry out a PhD research project related to the potential role of
the bioeconomy in reducing the Nigerian economy’s reliance on fossil fuel resources.
The research will be based on field and secondary data collection in
Nigeria.
Applicants are requested to develop their own PhD research proposal to
contextualize and concretize the envisaged research project.
1 Sustainable TRade and InnoVation transfer in the bioEconomy: from national strategies to global sustainable
development goals
The PhD scholarships
Qualified applicants should be citizens and residents of a sub-Saharan African state.
They should hold an excellent master’s or equivalent degree in agricultural or natural
resource economics, economics or related disciplines, and have experience in the
use of computable general equilibrium models, partial equilibrium models, or inputoutput
models. Experience in interdisciplinary and international research teams is an
asset. Fluency in English is mandatory. The age limit is 32 years.
The scholarship is funded by the DAAD for 3 years starting from August 1, 2017. It
covers a Junior Researcher position at ZEF and all respective costs for travel and
research. In the first year, the candidate will participate in the international ZEF
Doctoral Program in Bonn, followed by time for empirical field research in Nigeria.
Your application should consist of:
 Motivation letter (1 page)
 A CV in EUROPASS format – see template under:
http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/en/documents/curriculum-vitae
 RLC application form – see template under: https:///WrRdFH
 Two recommendation letters from professors and/or supervisors
 Certified academic degree documents (PDF)
 Short PhD research proposal narrowing the research scope with background,
conceptual framework, research questions, and methodology (max. 5 pages)
All documents are to be submitted in English. Closing date for applications is March
31, 2017. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Please send your applications via e-mail to: stellmacher@rlc-bonn.de
Dr. Till Stellmacher
Programme Coordinator, RLC Campus Bonn, Center for Development Research
(ZEF), University of Bonn

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