IFRA-Nairobi Postdoctoral Fellowship

The “Food Circulations in Africa” program aims to document the social life of food objects in Africa by developing a methodology for analysing food circulations. The expected outcomes are a series of contextualized social and spatial biographies of food objects.

IFRA-Nairobi will award postdoctoral fellowships lasting between three and six months to conduct research on the social and spatial biographies of food objects in East Africa. The fellowship includes a fieldwork grant of 800 euros per month.

Eligibility criteria:

1. Has defended a thesis in the social sciences and humanities after January 1, 2020
2. Conducts research in the social sciences and humanities on/in East Africa (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, and eastern DRC) and has a background in at least one of the one of the following areas: geography, anthropology, political science and history
3. Resides in a country in the East African region
4. Be under 45 years of age

Application content:

1. A cover letter (in PDF) of about 2 pages including a summary of the project in 15-20 lines and explaining your profile, short profile; your interest/experience in food studies or research areas linked to the topic of that call (notably “follow the thing”), contact of the master or PhD supervisor(s); if you already have support from other institutions and for how much.
2. A detailed curriculum vita (in PDF), including relevant publications.
3. A research project proposal (in PDF and word) of maximum 3 pages that includes information about the context, research questions, methodology that will be used, bibliography and details about the fieldwork location and research planning.

Deadline for submission: 26 June 2026

Applications are to be sent to: info@ifra-nairobi.net

For additional information about this call: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18uy-OKIq-e_HsjphJQ7F2j_Eqap6fPav/view?usp=sharing

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