1st Student Meeting in Mozambique
On February 3, Nova SBE held the 1st Student Meeting in Maputo, Mozambique. Professor João Amaro de Matos hosted this event and explained some of the new SBE projects for the future. NOVAFRICA was also present, to make known the projects that it is developing in Mozambique. This event was also attended by the Portuguese... Read More
PhD Student for Project in Mozambique
Professors Michael Gielnik (Leuphana University of Lueneburg) and Michael Frese (Leuphana University of Lueneburg) seek qualified applicants for the position of PhD Student for a project with the World Bank to do psychological training with farmers in Mozambique. The goal of the training is to increase the farmers’ effectiveness. The training is part of a... Read More
Postdoctoral Research Fellows
The Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung gGmbH (WZB Berlin Social Science Centre) seeks to hire Two Postdoctoral Research Fellows for appointments for up to three years starting on 1 September 2017. Appointments are made at 100% of the regular working hours (currently 39 hours/week). The WZB is a publicly financed international social science institution that conducts basic research... Read More
Pre-Doctoral Research Fellows
The Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung gGmbH (WZB Berlin Social Science Centre) seeks to hire Two Pre-Doctoral Research Fellows starting on 1 September 2017 for the duration of up to two years. Appointments are made at 65% of the regular working hours (currently 25.35 hours/week). The WZB is a publicly financed international social science institution that conducts basic... Read More
International Consultant for Guinea-Bissau
The Government of Guinea-Bissau has opened a vacancy of International Consultant to Promote the Registration of Entrepreneurs Adhering to the “Statute of Entreprenant”. To access the terms of reference, see the link: http://novafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Other-Opportunities-Consultor-Individual.pdf In case of interest, send a CV to Francisco Moraes Leitão Campos, by e-mail fcampos@worldbank.org.
Country Director for NOVAFRICA in Mozambique
NOVAFRICA seek qualified applicants for the position of Country Director (CD) for its office in Maputo, Mozambique. NOVAFRICA is a knowledge center created by the Nova School of Business and Economics of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa in 2011. Its mission is to produce expertise with an impact on business and economic development in Africa.... Read More
Project Coordinator for NOVAFRICA in Mozambique
Professors Catia Batista (Nova SBE), Gharad Bryan (LSE) and Dean Karlan (Yale) seek qualified applicants for the position of Project Coordinator (PC) for their “Farmer participatory experimentation” project in Mozambique. The focus of the project is on teaching farmers how to experiment properly on their own plots with the objective of allowing farmers to correctly... Read More
A talk with David Drott
On December 7th, 2016, David Drott gave a talk in the NOVAFRICA Seminar Series. His seminar was entitled “Long-Range Growth: Economic Development in the Global Network of Air Links”. After the seminar the NOVAFRICA Student Group asked him a few questions about the paper he presented and his research in general. You can see the video... Read More
NOVAFRICA Seminar:
“Interpersonal Inequality, Intrahousehold Inequalities and Poverty in Senegal”
On Wednesday, February 1st, at 2.30pm, the NOVAFRICA Center welcomes Sylvie Lambert from Paris School of Economics to present her work. Authors: Sylvie Lambert (Paris School of Economics) Abstract: This paper uses a novel survey to re-examine inequality levels in Senegal. Using consumption data collected at a relatively disaggregated level within households, it first underlines that consumption inequality... Read More
NOVAFRICA Merit Scholarships
NOVAFRICA has been promoting the NOVAFRICA Merit Scholarships Program since 2012. This scholarship is awarded to outstanding students from sub-Saharan African countries who have been accepted at Nova SBE. It consists of a tuition waiver and subsistence allowance. Before being considered for this scholarship, students must secure admission in a Nova SBE degree of their... Read More