Job opportunity: Occasional Research Assistant in Cost-effectiveness Analysis at WPS

The Centre for Women, Peace and Security, based within the Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa, is hiring a band 5 hourly-paid Research Assistant for 17 hours per week until 30^th November 2023, with an ideal start date of 10^th June 2023 or earlier. 

The Occasional Research Assistant (ORA) will contribute to a project sponsored by CARE USA and run in direct collaboration with CARE USA, CARE Bangladesh and icddr,b. The project aims to estimate the impact of the Tipping Point Plus (TPP) intervention on Bangladeshi girls’ likelihood of early marriage, and on their health and economic outcomes.                                                       

Interested applications should email a covering letter and CV to Martha Geiger at M.Geiger@lse.ac.uk and Dr Giulia Ferrari at g.ferrari@lse.ac.uk no later than by EOD 2 June 2023. 

For more details, please see the job description and person specification. 

Job opportunity: project management assistant role

The Centre for Women, Peace and Security, based within the Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa, is hiring a fixed-term project management assistant to provide professional and proactive administrative and organisational assistance to Assistant Professorial Research Fellow, Dr Giulia Ferrari, for her work and research grants in the Centre.

This role will involve working closely with Dr Ferrari to provide efficient and effective support on a range of directed tasks regarding planning, coordination, and organisation to support her in her role and her research grants.  

An hourly rate will be paid at £25.93/hour inclusive of London allowance This is a fixed term appointment for one year and is part time for 14 hours per week.

Interested applications should email a covering letter and CV to nterested applicants to send a CV and covering letter to Martha Geiger at M.Geiger@lse.ac.uk and Giulia Ferrari at g.ferrari@lse.ac.uk.

For more details, please see the job description and person specification. 

PhD scholarship opportunity: Behaviour change for inclusive water security in a changing climate

The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment is developing a new action research programme around the theme of ‘Behaviour change for inclusive water security in a changing climate in sub-Saharan Africa’ in collaboration with the Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science at LSE.

The research programme will explore two areas of adaptive behaviour, one addressing behavioural and psychological barriers and enablers at individual/community levels and one examining factors influencing organisational change. These areas of inquiry will be explored through detailed case studies at multiple governance scales on climate-water security complexes in West (Burkina Faso), East (Tanzania) and southern (Malawi) Africa, through deep collaboration with NGO partners (Shahidi wa Maji, WaterAid, and Water Witness International) and African partner universities. 

Supervisors will be a combination of Professor Declan Conway and Dr Kate Gannon (Grantham Research Institute, apply via the Department of Geography and Environment) and Dr Ganga Shreedhar (Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science).

They invite applications for PhD proposals that align with this research programme and that will collaborate with the programme team and use planned project-level case studies as part of the primary research. Applicants should be open to interdisciplinary collaboration and multi-methods research. A background in geography, environmental psychology, behavioural science or complementary social science disciplines is desirable. We particularly welcome applications from sub-Saharan Africa. French language skills are also highly desirable.

The Scholarship is full time (four years) and will cover Fees plus a support Stipend matching the current UK ESRC offering. Applicants should follow standard procedures and submit PhD applications via the Geography and Environment (PhD Programme Environmental Policy and Development, note for attention of Prof Declan Conway). All standard entrance requirements apply.

The scholarship needs to start in September 2023 with applications submitted by June 5th. Interviews for shortlisted candidates will be held on June 26th or 27th.

Candidates should submit proposals for original research that align with at least some of the themes outlined above. Given the short turnaround we will accept preliminary outlines of project scope. Please address enquiries to Professor Declan Conway (d.conway@lse.ac.uk).

FLIA Recruiting Programme for African Leadership Intern 

The Programme for African Leadership (PfAL) at the FLIA is looking for a proactive and highly motivated intern to join the team in delivering part of their PfAL 3 year strategy which includes delivering the biennial PfAL Forum held in Africa with over 100 attendees. The intern will take responsibility for supporting the proposed operational aspects of the Forum and support wider engagement with current PfAL students. 

How to apply:

Please email a CV, and one-page cover letter, to Africa.Internships@lse.ac.uk. In your email please confirm which African country you're a resident or dual citizen of.

The closing date for receipt of applications is Sunday 12th February 2023 (23.59 UK time). 

Job Description

Person Specification

• The Africa Internship Programme is for residents of Africa currently participating in post-graduate programmes at LSE or having completed a post-graduate programme at LSE in the past 2 years.
• The programme is also open to current post-graduate students or recent alumni of the past 2 years who hold dual residency with an African country but may normally reside outside of the continent.

FLIA Recruiting Communications and Events Intern 

The FLIA is looking for a highly motivated intern to join the team for 3 months. Under the supervision of the Communications Manager, the intern will be tasked with supporting day-to-day communications, digital engagement and events programming across the Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa. 

How to apply:

Please email a CV, and one-page cover letter, to Africa.Internships@lse.ac.uk. In your email please confirm which African country you're a resident or dual citizen of.

The closing date for receipt of applications is Sunday 12th February 2023 (23.59 UK time). 

Job Description

Person Specification

• The Africa Internship Programme is for residents of Africa currently participating in post-graduate programmes at LSE or having completed a post-graduate programme at LSE in the past 2 years.
• The programme is also open to current post-graduate students or recent alumni of the past 2 years who hold dual residency with an African country but may normally reside outside of the continent.

New Blog Series: Through your Eyes 

Africa at LSE, one of the leading blogs at LSE invites contributions to the new blog series - Through your Eyes.

The series encourages emerging African writers, interested in African affairs, to share their lived experiences of key political events and current topics.

The series seeks submissions in politics, current affairs, development and humanitarianism, environment and climate change, arts and culture, and any other local, regional, or global issues connected to the social sciences and/or the African continent. 

Please submit your pieces to africa@lse.ac.uk, and read the guidelines carefully before submitting. 

More information. 

LSE Master's Dissertation on Africa Prize

Aimed at encouraging and celebrating LSE's outstanding research on Africa, the Master's Dissertation on Africa Prize will award the year's most innovative and significant Master’s dissertations that further our understanding of the continent.

Submissions are now open for the Master's Dissertation on Africa Prize for 2022/23. Entries must be an Msc dissertation within the previous academic year awarded a distinction, which can be from any LSE department and in any discipline. Winning students receive £500 and are invited to contribute a blog post related to their research for the prestigious Africa at LSE platform. 

Learn about the Africa Dissertation Prize.