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Technology Transfer and Commercialization Research Fellow
Responsibilities: Spearheading the design and execution of strategies to promote and advance commercialization processes within educational and research institutions. Collaborating with key stakeholders to identify and prioritize opportunities for entrepreneurial development and growth. Providing counsel and support to institutional partners on effective commercialization practices, funding mechanisms, and market penetration strategies. Developing and maintaining strong relationships…
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Technology Transfer and Commercialization Research Fellow
Responsibilities: Spearheading the design and execution of strategies to promote and advance commercialization processes within educational and research institutions. Collaborating with key stakeholders to identify and prioritize opportunities for entrepreneurial development and growth. Providing counsel and support to institutional partners on effective commercialization practices, funding mechanisms, and market penetration strategies. Developing and maintaining strong relationships…
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Terms of Reference (TOR) – Entrepreneur in the House Agribusiness Development Officer
The Entrepreneur in the House (EiH) will bring commercial skill and acumen to package key ACTS projects with near-market potential into viable business proposals and drive their implementation. Reporting to the Executive Director, the EiH will be required to: Prepare and implement a commercialization roadmap for projects that have been identified by ACTS as having…
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Research Fellow Research Interns
The CRE’s program mission is to contribute to inclusive, pro poor and thriving climate change resilient economies for economic, social, and environmental sustainability in Africa. The program’s strategic objective is to support the development of enabling capacities, policies, organisations, and institutions for harnessing applications of climate change related sciences, technologies and innovations for energy access…
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Consultant – Virtual Academy Developer Research Interns
Deliverables: Operational and independent Virtual Academy Platform with the following functionalities: Applications processing module – The modules need to be able to handle high volumes of applications with embedded algorithms to facilitate quick processing for new applicants, returning applicants, scholarships, partnerships, and internships Comprehensive e-learning platform module – module able to host both asynchronous and synchronous e-learning…
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Programme: Climate Resilient Economies
Line manager: Dr. Joanes Atela (Head of Climate Resilient Economies Programme at the African Centre for Technology Studies; Main Responsibilities To support the design of a more integrated policy and business framework for MECS building in clean cooking solutions as central part of the clean energy planning, industrial policy and linkages to SDGs. To strengthen the…
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Graduate Intern
Project Capacity Building of Technical Institutions Involved in Climate Change Education, Training and Research Services (CapCET) About the position The African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) is recruiting a Graduate Intern. The Graduate Intern will work within the Climate Resilient Economies (CRE) programme of ACTS. The Intern will work 75% of their time on the…
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Graduate Intern
Project Capacity Building of Technical Institutions Involved in Climate Change Education, Training and Research Services (CapCET) About the position The African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) is recruiting a Graduate Intern. The Graduate Intern will work within the Climate Resilient Economies (CRE) programme of ACTS. The Intern will work 75% of their time on the…
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Interns – Intellectual Property
Project scope To support the preparation of a guideline or handbook for undertaking assessment (audit) of the management of intellectual property assets by Universities and Research Organizations in Africa and preparation of action plans to address the identified gaps. Duration: 3 Months Requirement MSc degree in Intellectual Property Start: Immediately Please send:Your application should have…
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Intern – Climate Finance Intern – Knowledge Translation Intern: Community Engagement and Gender – Disaster Risk Management Research Assistant: Database Management and Analysis for the Tomorrow’s Cities’ Nairobi Urban Disaster Risk Hub Post-Doctoral Research Fellow: Community Resilience Planning for the Tomorrow’s Cities’ Nairobi Urban Disaster Risk Hub Post-Doctoral Research Fellow: Urban Fire Risk Modelling for the Tomorrow’s Cities’ Nairobi Urban disaster Risk Hub Post-Doctoral Research Fellow: Flood Risk Modelling Post-Doctoral Research Fellow: Urban Fire Risk Modelling for the Tomorrow’s Cities’ Nairobi Urban Disaster Risk Hub Post-Doctoral Research Fellow: Disaster Management Policy Post-Doctoral Research Fellow on Gender and Disaster Risk Management
The purpose of this position is to support the implementation of a three year project “Mobilizing Development Finance for Adaptation”. Climate Finance is increasingly becoming a key area of focus for most African governments. The African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) has been at the Centre of implementing a number of climate finance research and…