Opportunities

New call for DAAD doctoral scholarships tenable at Ardhi University

Thursday, 16 January 2020

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), in collaboration with Ardhi University, are pleased to announce that up to five PhD scholarships are available for researchers working in the areas of land, environment and human settlements.

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Call for papers: TRPJ special issue on the 'land question' in Southern Africa

Tuesday, 19 March 2019

Town and Regional Planning Journal, together with the South African Council for Planners (SACPLAN), have called for submissions for a special issue dealing with ‘The land question in Southern Africa: Planning and built environment perspectives’.

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Call for applications: Pan African College Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at the ACC

Wednesday, 20 February 2019

The African Centre for Cities (ACC) has advertised a postdoctoral research fellowship to be undertaken as part of the Pan African College on Sustainable Cities.

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Call for proposals: Secure Tenure in African Cities

Wednesday, 20 February 2019

The Cities Alliance Innovation Programme has launched a call for proposals to award small grants for community organisations working on innovative ways to improve tenure security, property and land rights in African cities.

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DAAD doctoral scholarships available at Ardhi University

Thursday, 31 January 2019

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), in collaboration with Ardhi University, are pleased to announce that up to five PhD scholarships are available for researchers working in the areas of land, environment and human settlements.

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Urban studies postdoctoral fellowship available at ACC

Friday, 2 November 2018

The African Centre for Cities (University of Cape Town) has advertised a postdoctoral research fellowship in the field of urban studies, with a focus on Southern urbanism.

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Urban design position available at University of Botswana

Friday, 19 October 2018

The University of Botswana invites applications for the position of lecturer or senior lecturer in urban design, within the Department of Architecture and Planning.

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Call for applications: ACC Pan African Research College PhD scholarship

Thursday, 2 August 2018

The African Centre for Cities (ACC) has called for applications for a PhD scholarship to work on sustainable cities in Africa, with a focus on Cape Town. Applications are due by 6 August 2018.

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Lecturing position available at Wits University

Monday, 30 July 2018

The School of Architecture and Planning, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), invites applications for a full-time appointment at the levels of lecturer or senior lecturer or associate professor of urban and regional planning.

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Wits-TUB Urban Lab bursaries available

Thursday, 26 July 2018

The Wits-TUB Urban Lab has called for applications from prospective students for up to thirteen bursaries as part of its bilateral postgraduate studies programme.

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Apply for an ACC postdoctoral fellowship on sustainable cities

Friday, 6 July 2018

The African Centre for Cities (ACC) has called for applications for a postdoctoral research fellowship to work on sustainable cities in Africa, with a focus on Cape Town. Applications are due by 6 August 2018.

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Apply for the ACC's MPhil in Southern Urbanism

Tuesday, 3 July 2018

Applications are now open for the 2019 intake of the MPhil in Southern Urbanism offered at the African Centre for Cities, University of Cape Town.

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Call for applications: Heterogeneous Infrastructures in African Cities

Tuesday, 17 April 2018

As part of broader efforts to develop collaborative learning across the continent, the Situated Urban Political Ecology collective and Urban Action Lab at Makerere University will be hosting a workshop on urban infrastructures in Africa from 12 to 15 November, 2018.

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Call for pre-proposals: Pathways Towards Sustainable African Urban Development

Friday, 13 April 2018

The International Council for Science (ICSU), in partnership with NASAC and the ISSC, has opened a call for pre-proposals to identify collaborative research projects across Africa that explore integrated approaches for sustainable urban development on the continent.

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New edition of 'Rethink the City' course to be launched in 2018

Tuesday, 3 April 2018

From May 2018 the Delft Technical University (TU Delft, The Netherlands) will offer a new edition of its free online course, Rethink the City: New Approaches to Global and Local Urban Challenges.

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Postgraduate scholarships in land governance available at KNUST

Friday, 16 March 2018

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has advertised a series of master’s and doctoral scholarships for students working on topics related to planning and land governance.

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Photo competition: Visions of the urban future

Tuesday, 13 March 2018

adelphi, the independent think tank and consultancy on climate, invites submissions for a photo competition addressing the theme: ‘Visions of the urban future’.

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Apply now: PhD workshop on urban food systems governance in Africa

Monday, 12 March 2018

The African Centre for Cities (ACC) has advertised places for a one-week workshop on urban food systems and governance in Africa, to run from 9 to 13 July 2018 in Cape Town, South Africa.

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ACC advertises Junior Research Fellowship in health and sexuality

Friday, 2 March 2018

The African Centre for Cities (ACC) at the University of Cape Town (UCT) has advertised for a Junior Research Fellowship to investigate the intersections of urban health and sexuality.

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PEAK Urban postdoctoral positions available at the ACC

Thursday, 8 February 2018

The African Centre for Cities (ACC) invites applications for two postdoctoral fellowships to support research associated with the PEAK Urban project.

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