STORY
HIGHLIGHTS
- Ph.D.
students from Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly women, are eligible to
apply for the World Bank Group Africa Fellowship Program
- World
Bank Group Fellows will spend a minimum of six months getting hands-on
experience at World Bank headquarters in Washington D.C., or country
offices
- Fellows
will work on economic policy, technical assistance to countries, and
lending for eliminating poverty and increasing shared prosperity
WASHINGTON,
August 2, 2016 — The
Africa Region of the World Bank Group (WBG) is relaunching its fellowship
program for Ph.D. students who are Sub-Saharan nationals. The program will
increase the diverse workforce that is a priority for the Bank and its clients.
Started in 2013 by
World Bank Africa Vice President Makhtar Diop, the World Bank Group Africa
Fellowship Program aims to build a pipeline of Sub-Saharan African researchers
and professionals, particularly women, who are interested in working in the
development field at home or abroad, and in starting careers with the WBG. From
the first class of fellows, several have joined the World Bank Group, and
others have gone on to pursue promising development careers.
About the
Fellowship
Fellows will spend a
minimum of six months at the World Bank offices in Washington, D.C. or in a
Sub-Saharan country, getting hands-on experience in development work. This
includes knowledge generation and dissemination, design of global and country
policies and the building of institutions to achieve inclusive growth in
developing countries. While benefitting from research and innovation in
multiple sectors, fellows will also work on economic policy, technical
assistance, and lending for eliminating poverty and increasing shared
prosperity. Special attention will be given to work with Fragile and
Conflict-Affected States.
Fellows will be
expected to complete a research project and prepare a research paper to present
to staff. High-standard papers may be published internally.
Specifically,
selected participants will:
- Gain a
better understanding of the World Bank Group’s mission and operations - Access
quality data for their research work - Interact
with seasoned experts in their field of development - Contribute
to the World Bank Group’s mission
Who Should Apply
Sub-Saharan nationals
who are recent Ph.D. graduates, or current doctoral students within one or two
years of completing or graduating from a Ph.D. program in the following fields:
Economics, Demography, Applied Statistics and Econometrics, Impact Evaluation,
Education, Health, Energy, Agriculture, and Infrastructure. Candidates must:
- Be a
recent graduate or be enrolled in an academic institution and returning to
university after the fellowship - Be 32
years of age or below - Have an
excellent command of English, both written and verbal - Possess
strong quantitative and analytical skills
Selection Process
After submitting an
application online, the most promising candidates will be identified, and their
application packages forwarded to World Bank Africa Region managers and participating
departments for consideration. Departments and managers will then indicate
their preferences, as well as the project to be undertaken.
Selected candidates
will then be notified and, upon acceptance, will be hired as short-term
consultants for a minimum of six months. Fellows will receive consultant fees,
round-trip economy class air travel to Washington, D.C. or a WBG country office
from their university, and worker’s compensation insurance.
Apply here
