The Doctoral Research Programme in West African Climate Systems (DRP-WACS) of the West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL) hosted at the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Nigeria, seeks to admit the sixth batch of students for the PhD programme in the field of West African Climate Systems and its applications.

WASCAL is a West African international organisation with a focus on academic and multidisciplinary research, building graduate-level scientific capacity, and serving policymakers in West Africa with science-based advice on adaptation to climate change impacts and land use management. It cooperates with many agencies and universities in the West African region, providing a knowledge platform of excellence for its partners. WASCAL is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), multilateral and bilateral partners, and its 12 West African member countries, namely Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, The Gambia, Togo and Guinea Bissau.

We invite applications from candidates from the broad spectrum of Numerical Weather Prediction and Forecasting; Climate Change Applications; Agricultural Meteorology; Satellite Meteorology, Instrumentation, Remote Sensing and GIS Applications in Meteorology; Coastal Risk Management; Urban Climatology and Air Quality; Biometeorology (Health); Hydrometeorology and Water Resources Systems; Renewable Energy; Synoptic Meteorology; Environmental Pollution; Artificial Intelligence, Big Data Science and IoT in Climate Science, etc.

Scholarship and Research Support include a monthly stipend to cover accommodation and living expenses for the period of studies, travel, tuition, a research grant, a laptop, a six-month travel visit to Germany, and health insurance.

Female applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.

Programme Duration and Structure: The PhD programme is a full-time programme for 40 months.

Click this link to start the application: https://shorturl.at/UKKHz

For eligibility, application process and requirements, visit www.wascal.futa.edu.ng or send an email to [email protected]

Application Deadline: February 14, 2025