FIELD SCHOOL MALAWI 2022 - LEARNING FROM THE PAST TO SHAPE THE FUTURE
Environmental change of Lake Malawi & Lake Chiwondo
The fully-funded 3-week field school is the first of two field schools aiming at training 15 M.Sc. and Ph.D. students from DR Congo, Germany, Malawi, Tanzania/Kenya and Uganda in paleolimnology & aquatic ecosystem science (Field School I in 2022), as well as human health, sustainable resource use and conservation (Field School II in 2023). All countries have important freshwater ecosystems shared with neighboring countries under strong anthropogenic pressure. Freshwater management is thus not only an internal affair but always implies international dialogue and planning. For more information follow this link.
The first Field School in 2022 will take place in northern Malawi, at Luromo peninsula, which is part of the Key Biodiversity Area of Chilumba region as well as at Lake Chiwondo, a lagoonal lake of Lake Malawi. Field School I aims at teaching how paleo-environments can be reconstructed from lake sediments and how anthropogenic impact can be detected. The teaching program comprises of theoretical introductions on climate change and environmental reconstructions as well as an intense practical training.
FIELD SCHOOL I (2022) IS ORGANIZED & TAUGHT BY (alphabetic order)
Annett Junginger, Dr. | Eberhard Karls University Tübingen | Germany
Christian Albrecht, Prof. | Justus Liebig University Giessen | Germany
Elias R. Chirwa, Dr. | Mzuzu University
Friedemann Schrenk, Prof. | Goethe University Frankfurt | Germany
Julius Tumusiime, M.Sc. | MUST University | Department of Biology | Uganda
Oscar Wembo, Prof. | University of Kisangani | Congo
Stefan Schmid, Dr. | Goethe University Frankfurt (ZIAF) | Germany
Veronica Muiruri, Dr. | National Museums of Kenya | Kenya
Zuze Dulanya, Dr. | University of Malawi | Malawi
DATE OF FIELD SCHOOL I (2022)
03.10.-22.10.2022 | If travel is not permitted due to unforeseen developments of the Covid-19 pandemic, the field school will be postponed to 2023.
REQUIREMENTS
• M.Sc. or Ph.D students (f/m/d) with strong focus on the research topics of Field School I.
• Vaccinations according to the WHO guidelines including Yellow Fever and Covid-19.
COSTS COVERED
• All costs regarding air travel and travel within Malawi incl. visa
• Food and accommodation during the field school
• PCR tests to and out of Malawi
• Complete health insurance including Covid-19 issues
APPLICATION FOR FIELD SCHOOL I (2022)
M.Sc. Students or early Ph.D. students from DR Congo, Germany, Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda with a biological or geo-scientific background are invited to apply. Applications should include a cover letter, a single-page statement of the applicant’s motivation for participating in the field school, a letter of recommendation from the applicant’s supervisor, along with a CV and a copy of the BSc or, if available MSc degree. Please send your full application, as a single PDF file, by email before 30 June 2022 to:
Dr. Annett Junginger: annett.junginger@uni-tuebingen.de