Recruitment of a post-doctoral researcher

19.12.2023

GDA, CIFOR-ICRAF, and the University of Yaoundé 1 are launching the recruitment for the post of a young post-doctoral researcher to carry out research on "the issue of elite capture and conversion of forest land".

The researcher will be recruited for 24 months to work on the research theme entitled ‘’Political economy of the grabbing and conversion of forest lands by elites in the Congo Basin : Parallel study of the cases of Cameroon and Gabon’’.

The deadline for receipt of applications is 19 January 2024.

For more Information, please, download the Document here below:

TDR-PostDoc_RESSAC.pdf (243.6 KiB)

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