Program Manager

MISSION STATEMENT

Motivated by Christ's love, this position plays a key role in promoting the wholistic ministry of Food for the Hungry (FH) through the framework of the organization’s vision, “God called and we responded until physical and spiritual hungers ended worldwide.” In order to accomplish this vision, FH’s mission is to “walk with churches leaders and families in overcoming all forms of human poverty by living in healthy relationship with God and His creation.”

POSITION IN THE ORGANIZATION

This position reports directly and functionally reports to the Country Director
This position directly and indirectly manages staff
This position manages/oversees an operational budget

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

The purpose of the job is to provide overall leadership in the implementation of the Malaria Program in all the program locations. He/she will be responsible for direct line supervision of the program staff and will ensure that FH completes implementation on time and as close to 100% planned as possible. This will require frequent travel to field sites, coordinating with other program staff, close contact with the FH provincial staff, relevant government officials at national level.

For a complete job description and to apply, please visit our website at www.fh.org/jobs

Scholarships for the MA: Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas

Sainsbury Research Unit

University of East Anglia -School of World Art Studies and Museology

Deadline:  1st March 2014.

The Project:

The Sainsbury Research Unit for the Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas (SRU) offers four scholarships for study on its MA programme commencing in September 2014. The scholarships cover fees at Home/EU and International rates.

The four SRU scholarships will be offered to applicants on the following MA degree:

• MA Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas

The University of East Anglia:

The University is located on a distinctive and attractive campus that provides top quality academic, social and cultural facilities to over 15,000 students. We are ranked in the top one per cent of universities in the world, as a Top 20 university in The Guardian University Guide (2014) and the Times Good University Guide (2014), and have a tradition of producing creative and innovative research both within and across disciplines.

The Sainsbury Research Unit is based in the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts with its exceptional collections of world art spanning 5,000 years. The SRU is an international centre for the study of the arts of Africa, the Pacific region and the Americas, providing high-quality individual tuition and supervision for postgraduates. It has a specialist research library and excellent study facilities. As part of the School of World Art Studies and Museology and the Sainsbury Institute for Art, the SRU contributes to a substantial and lively scholarly community in the Sainsbury Centre. In the latest Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) the School was rated first in the UK for internationally-recognised research. SRU faculty are currently engaged in major research projects.

To find out more about SRU faculty, programmes, facilities and funding, please go to:

www.sru.uea.ac.uk

The MA programme provides candidates with detailed knowledge of the visual arts, historical and contemporary, of Africa, Oceania and the Americas. Employing anthropological, archaeological and art-historical approaches, it is suitable as a stand-alone Masters or as a foundation for doctoral research. Emphasis is placed on small-group and individual tuition and the development of research skills. A strong museological strand makes this course appropriate for those interested in museum curatorship, a career pathway followed by many alumni.

How to Apply for a scholarship:

Apply online. All candidates to whom the Sainsbury Research Unit has made an offer of a place on the MA course are automatically considered for the Scholarships. No separate application necessary. Please indicate on your application form that you wish to be considered for Sainsbury Research Unit funding; all UK, EU and international students are eligible for this award.

To discuss the application process or particular projects, please contact the: Admissions Office, email: admin.sru@uea.ac.uk or telephone +44 (0)1603 591515. 

Visit Us:

Our next Postgraduate Open Day for courses in the Arts and Humanities will be held on Wednesday 15 January 2014. Register now at: www.uea.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/open-days.

Four-Year PhD Studentship – Investigating the Action and Mechanisms of Toxicity of Novel Anti-Malaria Compounds

MRC Laboratories, The Gambia -Toxicology Unit

We offer a four-year, full-time joint PhD studentship between the Medical Research Council Toxicology Unit, located at Leicester University and the MRC Unit in The Gambia to investigate the action of novel anti-malarial compounds and to investigate the toxicity of established anti-malarials. Full financial support will be provided.

The student will be registered at the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom and spend approximately 50% of their time in Leicester gaining experience in biochemical, pharmacological and molecular approaches to parasitology. The remainder of the time the student will be located in The Gambia where they will conduct field work and investigate the toxicity associated with the anti-malarial primaquine.

This PhD-Studentship will benefit from the excellent scientific infrastructure at the MRC Toxicology Unit that offers first class, imaging, genomic, proteomic and cell biology facilities as well as an internal PhD training programme that equips the student with scientific and transferable skills. This will be offered together with the PhD programme in The Gambia Unit that provides unparalleled opportunities for research training in The Gambia and West African sub-region. The MRC Unit The Gambia provides world class, multidisciplinary research programmes supported by clinical, technology, infrastructure and training platforms that meet internationally recognized standards. Students will have a unique opportunity to experience global health challenges as they affect communities and individuals, while working with experienced clinicians and leading scientists in infectious disease research.

Candidates should have at least a BSc (2.1) in a biological discipline – or equivalent qualification. Due to funding restrictions, the studentship is open to African and United Kingdom citizens only.

For further information about the project please contact Professor Andrew Tobin (tba@le.ac.uk) or Dr Davis Nwakanma (dnwakanma@mrc.gm). Please contact training@mrc.gm via the Apply button below for an application form.

Closing date for applications: 4:15 pm on Wednesday, 5^th March 2014.

The Medical Research Council is an Equal Opportunities Employer

Funded Studentship in Organometallic Gold Chemistry

University of East Anglia -School of Chemistry

Key steps in gold-mediated water splitting and CO2 reduction cycles

Deadline: 30 April 2014.

Supervisor: Professor Manfred Bochmann, m.bochmann@uea.ac.uk

The Project:

This project is part of an ERC Advanced Grant on gold chemistry. We have recently discovered a unique reaction, the deoxygenation of an Au-OH to an Au-H complex, which opens the way for a new water splitting cycle. The low affinity for O ligands makes gold also suitable for CO2 reduction. Pincer-type ligands of variable donor strengths are an essential tool for controlling the reactivity of such complexes. This project aims to explore the structure-reactivity relationship of gold complexes with bi- and tridentate ligands in environmentally important reactions. It also offers the possibility to explore the energy landscape of these reactions computationally.

For further details about this project, contact Professor M. Bochmann, m.bochmann@uea.ac.uk.

Entry Requirements: First Class degree (MChem) or equivalent.

Funding:Funding is available for this project. For full details visit: www.uea.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/research-degrees/science/chemistry

To discuss the application process or particular projects, please contact the: Admissions Office, email:pgr.enquiries.admiss@uea.ac.uk or telephone +44 (0)1603 591709.