The Fellowship Scheme has been enabling young postgraduate economists to work in the public sectors of developing countries for over forty years. Fellows are employed on two-year contracts in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific. Since its initiation in 1963, the Scheme has worked in forty countries concentrating on those most in need, and has helped more than 900 economists into careers in development. The Scheme is growing; in 2011, fifty awards were made and at present there are one hundred Fellows in post with twenty-four developing country governments as partners in the Scheme, as well as two regional bodies.
The Scheme has two goals:
- To provide governments of developing countries with high-calibre junior professional economists wheregaps in local expertise exist.
- To provide recent postgraduate economists with practical work experience in a developing country.
Eligibility
Entrance requirements for candidates
Essential
- Degree in economics or a related field
- Postgraduate degree qualification*
- Ability to commit to a two-year assignment
- Demonstrable interest in development
- Relevant work or voluntary experience
- Language competence for some posts (especially French, Portuguese or Swahili)
- Strong IT skills
*For those studying for a postgraduate degree at the time of application, the award of a Fellowship will be conditional upon the successful completion of their degree.
Application Procedure
please see our website for information on how to apply: www.odi.org.uk/fellows
Submission Deadline
15 December 2011
Website Link
http://www.odi.org.uk/fellowship-scheme/documents/booklet.pdf
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