Doctoral Candidate - The Frontiers of Vector Borne Disease: Expertise and Response in Africa and Europe
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The Frontiers of Vector Borne Disease: Expertise and Response in Africa and Europe
The closing date for applications is 1 March 2026.
This fixed-term position offers an opportunity for you to pursue an interest in interrelated health and environmental challenges in Africa.
It is aimed at candidates with a recent postgraduate degree in anthropology or a related social science.
You will conduct a PhD research project examining changing patterns of vector-borne disease (VBD) in humans and livestock animals in a frontier region of East Africa and/or Europe where climate-related ecological change has led to increased populations of disease-bearing insect vectors. This will include undertaking empirical fieldwork overseas.
You will be registered as a PhD student in the School of Social and Political Science, and will submit a PhD thesis at the end of the project. This is a double degree awarded by the University of Edinburgh (UK) and University of Nairobi (Kenya). Tuition fees will be waived.
As a doctoral candidate you will be part of the Health and Environment in Africa and Europe (HEALENAE) Doctoral Network funded by the EU Research and Innovation Programme Horizon Europe, under a grant by Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Networks (MSCA-DN).
Requirements
You must meet requirements for admission as a PhD student at the University of Edinburgh and EU mobility requirements set by Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Networks (see full job description for details).
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ARC Grade: £40,604 per annum
This post is full time (35 hours per week), and will require regular attendance on-campus in Edinburgh. This post is fixed term from September 2026 for a period of three years.
Closing date: 1 March 2026
Contact
Informal questions about this post can be directed to the hiring Manager:
Dr Gerhard Anders, Senior Lecturer: Gerhard.Anders@ed.ac.uk
