African academy of sciences

Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, icipe was established in 1970, to address this very paradox of insects and accompanying challenges. The Centre s mission is to use insect science for sustainable development, to ensure food security and improve the overall health of communities in Africa by addressing the interlinked problems of poverty, poor health, low agricultural productivity and environmental...

Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, icipe was established in 1970, to address this very paradox of insects and accompanying challenges. The Centre s mission is to use insect science for sustainable development, to ensure food security and improve the overall health of communities in Africa by addressing the interlinked problems of poverty, poor health, low agricultural productivity and environmental...

The Aga Khan Academies are an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). The AKDN is a group of development agencies with mandates that include the environment, health, education, architecture, culture, microfinance, rural development, disaster reduction, the promotion of private-sector enterprise and the revitalisation of historic cities. AKDN agencies conduct their programmes without re...

Overall purpose of the job Insects (pests, vectors, pollinators etc.) are heavily dependent on their olfactory system to understand their environment and rely on semio-chemicals for intra-and interspecific communication. Insect chemical communication shapes the structure and functioning of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, maintaining their equilibrium and providing crucial ecosystem services t...

The Aga Khan Academies are an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). The AKDN is a group of development agencies with mandates that include the environment, health, education, architecture, culture, microfinance, rural development, disaster reduction, the promotion of private-sector enterprise and the revitalisation of historic cities. AKDN agencies conduct their programmes without re...

The positionThe Aga Khan Academy Mombasa is an International Baccalaureate World School. It is the first in the network of Aga Khan Academies established by His Highness the Aga Khan.The Academy features state-of-the-art facilities, a multicultural student body, and an experienced team of educators and staff. We provide students with education of the highest standard in order to prepare them for ...

The positionThe Aga Khan Academy Mombasa is an International Baccalaureate World School. It is the first in the network of Aga Khan Academies established by His Highness the Aga Khan.The Academy features state-of-the-art facilities, a multicultural student body, and an experienced team of educators and staff. We provide students with education of the highest standard in order to prepare them for ...

Responsible for the management and implementation of the Pandemic Sciences Collaborative (PSC) programmatic work plan. The PSC is a strategic partnership between the SFA Foundation, Oxford University's Pandemic Sciences Institute (PSI) and the MasterCard Foundation (MCF) that supports the implementation and management of capacity development of African researchers and their hosting and partner in...

Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, icipe was established in 1970, to address this very paradox of insects and accompanying challenges. The Centre s mission is to use insect science for sustainable development, to ensure food security and improve the overall health of communities in Africa by addressing the interlinked problems of poverty, poor health, low agricultural productivity and environmental...

Management Sciences for Health (MSH) is a nonprofit international health organization with nearly 2,500 people from over 74 nationalities working in over 40 countries. Our mission: Saving lives and improving the health of the world s poorest and most vulnerable people by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health Summary The incumbent will work with the Data Analytics and Digit...

Overall Purpose of the Job The overall objective of this position is to provide technical support to "Crop damage and yield losses due to insect pests under changes in climatic conditions" project by carrying out a variety of semi-field and laboratorybased investigations using insects pests, natural enemies, host plants for measuring and modelling crop yield losses due to insect pests under a war...

Overall Purpose of the JobTo assist in the metagenomic analysis of DNA extracted from pollen in honey and bee bread collected in stingless bee nests in three landscapes of Taita Taveta County.Specific DutiesTo assort and record pollen samples collected from various field sites in Taita Taveta.To assist in the extraction of DNA from pollen extracted from honey and collected in bee bread from vario...