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Ph.d. Scholarships Positions
Ph.d. Scholarships Positions
D SCHOLARSHIPS
(UDSM SIDA PROGRAMME 2015 2020: PROJECT NO. 2235)
Starting date: October 2015
Duration of Study: 48 months
Degree Provider: KTH Stockholm (Sandwich mode)
Collaboration Institutions: University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and KTH
Stockholm Sweden.
SCHOLARSHIP DESCRIPTION
This Sida funded Ph.D. Scholarship is open for members of academic staff intending
to pursue research on Development of Affordable Adsorbents systems for Arsenic and
Fluoride removal in drinking water sources in Tanzania. The Ph.D. students must
complete their program within (4) four years. The program will run as a sandwich
model between the University of Dar es Salaam and KTH Stockholm in Sweden. The
students will be registered at KTH while staying six months each year at the KTH for
joint supervision, attending research seminars and doing literature review. At the end of
the program, the beneficiary must produce a thesis leading to a PhD degree and a
minimum of four (4) articles in international referred journals.
ELIGIBILITY
The scholarship is intended for Tanzanian academic staff members from the UDSM
including DUCE and MUCE and/ or any other public University in Tanzania who will meet
the following criteria:
a. Possess a Masters degree with a GPA of at least 3.8
b. Should be below 45 years of age
c. Upon completion be willing to work at UDSM as teaching staff for at least 5
years.
Female researchers are especially encouraged to apply.
RESEARCH TOPIC
There will be four research sub-themes guiding the activities in this research project.
The sub-themes were properly selected to meet the four specific objectives of the
project. Each sub-theme forms a basis for recruiting the PhD students (i.e one on each
sub-theme recruited in the programme objectively on the basis of competitive research
proposals). The indicative research areas to be supported include the following
1. The drinking water quality and occurrence of fluoride and arsenic in the Rift
Valley drinking water wells and associated Health effects.
APPLICATION PACKAGE
The application should contain:
STCKHOLM-SWEDEN
SE 10044
Email: prosun@kth.se