Apply! World Bank Group Africa Fellowship

The program is run by the World Bank’s Office of Chief Economist for Africa in collaboration with the Fragility, Conflict & Violence (FCV) Unit.
Fellows will spend a minimum of six months at the World Bank offices in Washington, D.C. or in field offices, getting hands-on experience in development work. This includes knowledge generation and dissemination, design of global and country policies, and the building of institutions to achieve inclusive growth in developing countries. While benefitting from research and innovation in multiple sectors, fellows will also work on research, economic policy, technical assistance, and lending operations that contribute to the World Bank goal of eliminating poverty and increasing shared prosperity.

Deadline
November 19, 2017.

Fields Of Study
economics, applied statistics and econometrics, impact evaluation, education, health, energy, agriculture, infrastructure, demography, forced displacement, and all relevant development fields.

Eligibility
-Sub-Saharan nationals who are recent Ph.D. graduates, or current doctoral students within a year of completing or graduating from a Ph.D. program in the required fields
-have an excellent command of English, both written and verbal
-possess strong quantitative and analytical skills
-Be born on or after October 1, 1986

Value
-Gain a better understanding of the World Bank Group’s mission and operations
-Access quality data for their research work
-Interact with seasoned experts in the field of development
-Contribute to the World Bank Group’s mission

Application

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