Small fish for small children: Dietary intake of small fish to reduce child malnutrition in Uganda
There is a vacancy for a PhD position at the Department Geography. The position is funded under the UiB strategic priority area Global Challenges.
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The PhD project aims at examining the role of small fish in the diets of children among low-income households in northern Uganda. The project will assess the potential and barriers to improving the nutrition of school meals by inclusion of small fish as a strategy to reduce child malnutrition. The PhD-project seeks to contribute knowledge that can be used to upscale the use of small fish products in school meals to combat child malnutrition in Uganda and the larger region.
The full project description with more information about thematic focus, study location, methods, supervisory team and project affiliation can be downloaded here: SmallFishSmallChildren project description.
The applicant must hold a master's degree or the equivalent in geography or other relevant social sciences, development studies, human nutrition, or global/public health.
The applicant must hold a master's degree or the equivalent in geography or other relevant social sciences, development studies, human nutrition, or global/public health.
The position is for a fixed-term period of 4 years, of which 25% will be dedicated to teaching, supervision and administrative tasks at the Department. The master's degree has to be completed by the application deadline 20th August 2020. Application guidelines: PhD position in global challenges (Jobbnorge)
Additional information about the position is obtainable by contacting Head of department Peter Andersen peter.andersen@uib.no or project leader Professor Ragnhild Overå ragnhild.overa@uib.no
