Internship Vacancies at Rice Africa March 2024, Jobs AfricaRice has a long track record of hosting, supervising and supporting individuals pursuing a degree in agricultural science or aiming to gain more work experience. Our students and interns come from all around the world, with the majority of them based in Africa.
Graduate Research Internships: AfricaRice scientists contribute to various PhD, MSc and agricultural engineering degree programs by co-supervising students’ field research and theses on rice-related topics. Our graduate research projects always contribute to one of our R4D projects to ensure alignment with AfricaRice’s research priorities and the delivery of demand-driven outputs and impact.
Through these degree programs and joint implementation of research projects, AfricaRice strengthens its relationships with higher education institutions within and outside Africa. This collaboration enhances the implication of universities and agricultural schools in the development of the African rice sector and gives students ‘real world’ research experience. Internship Vacancies at Rice Africa March 2024
Non-degree Internships: Regularly, AfricaRice hosts higher education degree-holders for on-the job training periods of up to one year. Each intern is associated with an AfricaRice professional who supervises and mentors him/her. In 2007, AfricaRice launched a special Post-master Internship Program to increase the employability of MSc graduates. It is a two-year internship program open to 25 to 35-year-old applicants who originate from a rice producing country in Africa. The program is based on the sponsorship of young scientists by donors and their respective governments.
Our internships provide young graduates with the opportunity to acquire more experience in the field of rice R4D and related corporate services, to develop the ability to work in an international environment and to provide future employers with a pool of competent candidates. Internship Vacancies at Rice Africa March 2024
AfricaRice offers a stimulating, multidisciplinary and multicultural environment where you can develop your research and interpersonal skills.
How to apply
If you are interested, please contact [email protected].