Dorcas Muthoni PhD Fellowship

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Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona

  • Career category: Information Technology (IT), Research/ Data analysis
  • Job type: PhD
  • Experience level: 0-5 years
  • Organisation type: Research
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: International contract
  • Remuneration: €1,515 EUR-€2,029 EUR / monthly
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 15/01/2026
  • Location: Spain
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The Dorcas Muthoni PhD Fellowship honours Dorcas Muthoni, a distinguished Kenyan engineer and social entrepreneur. The fellowship is part of our university's commitment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a focus on gender equality and quality education, particularly for African women in STEM.

This fellowship, launched in 2018, is now accepting applications for the fourth edition in 2026.

Objectives of the Fellowship

  • Promote Gender Equality: Address the gender gap in ICT and support more women pursuing STEM careers.
  • Research Opportunities: Provide African women in ICT with PhD research opportunities, leveraging UPF’s excellence in research.
  • Social Impact: Fellows are expected to return to their home countries in Africa to contribute to technological development and social progress.
 


About the PhD Programme
The Dorcas Muthoni Fellowship is part of the Doctoral Programme in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) at Pompeu Fabra University (UPF).
  • Research Areas: Topics include Computation and Intelligent Systems, Multimedia Technologies, Networks and Communications, Computational Biology and Biomedical Systems and Center for Brain and Cognition.
  • Department of Engineering: UPF is home to 25 research groups, awarded the Maria de Maeztu Strategic Research Program twice.
     
Note: The programme is conducted in English.
  • Duration: 4 years (renewable annually).
  • Gross Salary:
    • €1,515/month for Years 1 and 2
    • €1,623/month for Year 3
    • €2,029/month for Year 4
       
  • Teaching Load: 45 hours/year.
  • Start-up Fund: €2,500 for initial relocation costs.
  • Fees Covered: Includes tuition fees (€401.12/year) and related program fees. Please note that it does not cover, neither the admission fees to the UPF PhD ICT Programme (30,21€), neither the fees for validations of degrees issued by a university outside the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) without homologation (218,15€), nor the enrollment administrative fees (69,80€).
This fellowship is available for one individual only, and we cannot provide support for accompanying family members.
  • Nationality: Female researchers of African nationality only.
  • Academic Qualifications: Must hold a degree qualifying for the UPF ICT PhD Programme.
  • Candidates must not have already obtained a PhD degree.
  • Language Proficiency: English proficiency at B2 level or higher.
  • Mobility: Applicants must not have lived or worked in Spain for more than 12 months in the past three years.

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