{"id":36067,"date":"2017-04-27T10:32:12","date_gmt":"2017-04-27T08:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/?p=36067"},"modified":"2017-04-27T11:43:48","modified_gmt":"2017-04-27T09:43:48","slug":"msc-bursaries-taxonomy-collection-based-research-natural-science-collections-facility-nscf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/msc-bursaries-taxonomy-collection-based-research-natural-science-collections-facility-nscf.html","title":{"rendered":"MSc bursaries in Taxonomy or other collection-based research &#8211; Natural Science Collections Facility (NSCF)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The NSCF is funded by the Department of Science and Technology, and is a distributed facility involving museums, universities and science councils and is co-ordinated by the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI). The NSCF is offering the following bursaries for postgraduate studies in 2017 \/18 &#8211; 2018\/19.<\/p>\n<p>Bursary Fields<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4 Masters bursaries with a value of R90,000 per year for a maximum of two years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><u>Criteria and eligibility:<\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The bursaries are offered to South African citizens registering full time at any national institution in 2017\/18 &#8211; 2018\/19.<\/li>\n<li>Recipients of these bursaries may hold other bursaries as long as these are below R60,000 per annum.<\/li>\n<li>Recipients may not hold permanent employment.<\/li>\n<li>Recipients may already be registered for their degree, and have started their project and in such cases the bursary will be paid on a pro rata basis.<\/li>\n<li>Successful applicants will be expected to carry out projects in taxonomy which includes morphological and molecular approaches. Preference will be given to applicants working on the following taxa: terrestrial and freshwater invertebrates, especially nematodes, mites, beetles, flies, Heteroptera, Hymenoptera, Trichoptera, Odontata (specifically nymph identification); marine invertebrates, and marine fish.<\/li>\n<li>Alternately, applicants could carry out projects that use collection specimens for their project, which may include understanding environmental change, or enhancing food security.<\/li>\n<li>Applicants are expected to have a real interest in taxonomy and \/ or collections and in furthering their career in this field.<\/li>\n<li>A supervisor for the project must have been identified, and a brief project proposal must have been developed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><u>What the bursary covers:<\/u><\/p>\n<p>The bursary allocation is intended to cover living expenses only.<\/p>\n<p>Project supervisors are expected to cover the running costs of projects.<\/p>\n<p>The payment of registration fees through the NSCF will be negotiable.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HOW TO APPLY<\/strong><br \/>\n<u>Application process:<\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Applicants are requested to visit the SANBI website (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sanbi.org\/jobs\" target=\"_new\"><u><strong> Click Here to www.sanbi.org\/job and opportunities)<\/strong><\/u><\/a> for the Application Cover Sheet which must be completed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><u>Applicants are also required to submit the following documents:<\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Full CV<\/li>\n<li>Certified copy of ID document<\/li>\n<li>Certified copy of highest qualification<\/li>\n<li>Statement of acceptance from supervisor<\/li>\n<li>Project out-line (1-2 pages)<\/li>\n<li>Letter of motivation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please name each document clearly and send with the cover sheet to <a href=\"mailto:M.Hamer@sanbi.org.za\">M.Hamer@sanbi.org.za<\/a>; Subject: \u201cNSCF bursary application\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Emails must be 10MB.<\/p>\n<p>Closing date: 17h00, 15 May 2017.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sanbi.org\/jobs\/msc-bursaries-taxonomy-or-other-collection-based-research-natural-science-collections-facility-\" target=\"_new\"><u><strong>Click Here to Apply<\/strong><\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NSCF is funded by the Department of Science and Technology, and is a distributed facility involving museums, universities and science councils and is co-ordinated by the South African National&#8230;..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[334],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - 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