Peace, Security & Development Fellowships for African Scholars at Kings College in London

The African Leadership Centre (ALC) is calling for applications for the Peace, Security and Development Fellowships for African Scholars starting in September 2017.

This Fellowship covers an 18-month period, comprising a rigorous training and research programme on peace, security and development, which includes a 12-Month MSc programme at King’s College London and a six-month attachment to an African University to undertake an independent research project.

The Fellowship programme is designed to expose junior African scholars to the complexities of security and development issues facing the African continent.

The ALC aims to build a new community of leaders generating cutting edge knowledge on peace, security and development. To this end, the ALC undertakes to do the following:

• Taught MScs on Security, Leadership and Society, including mentoring and institutional attachments;
• Peacebuilding and Security research – with a focus on “Future Peace and the Role of the State in Africa”;
• Consolidating partnerships with African universities through transfer of specified and joint research outputs into virtual learning across partner institutions;
• Creating and strengthening digital knowledge transfer platforms and policy influencing processes.

Eligibility

• In order to be considered eligible, candidates must have citizenship in an African country.
• Successful candidates must hold valid travel documents prior to acceptance.
• The competition is open only to junior faculty members based in universities in Africa from departments of political science; international relations; history; law; development studies; peace; security and conflict studies, and related departments.
• Candidates need to demonstrate an interest in pursuing careers in the field of peace, security and development.
• Previous study or engagement with the issues of security and development is not required. However candidates must demonstrate a basic familiarity with these issues.
• Candidates must additionally be able to demonstrate capacity to undertake research on issues relating to peace and security in Africa. Successful candidates will be attached to a Research Cluster where they will work with
• ALC Research Associates and Senior Research Fellows to undertake research on select aspects of the ALC
• Research Agenda on “Future Peace and the Role of the State in Africa”.
• Candidates will be expected to have a clear plan on how to utilise knowledge gained in the Fellowship upon returning to their countries and academic institutions.
• Candidates must be fluent in spoken and written English.
• Candidates must be able to demonstrate the following values during the application phase: Independent thinking; Integrity; Pursuit of excellence; and respect for all forms of diversity.

Applicants to the Fellowship Programme must make individual successful applications to the MSc Security, Leadership and Society by 23:59 hrs, Sunday 30th April 2017.

To apply for the Peace, Security & Development Fellowships for African Scholars click here.