Fwd: [NaijaPolitics] African universities battle to attract post-doctoral researchers — Quartz Africa

[Oluwatoyin Vincent Adepoju]

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Otito Koro toda...@sbcglobal.net [NaijaPolitics] <NaijaP...@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Sep 2019 at 20:03
Subject: [NaijaPolitics] African universities battle to attract post-doctoral researchers — Quartz Africa
To: <NaijaP...@yahoogroups.com>, <NIgerianW...@yahoogroups.com>

 

https://qz.com/africa/1699734/african-universities-battle-to-attract-post-doctoral-researchers/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=africa-weekly-brief

Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device

__._,_.___

---

Posted by: Otito Koro <toda...@sbcglobal.net>

---

Reply via web post

•

Reply to sender

•

Reply to group

•

Start a New Topic

•

Messages in this topic (1)

Disclaimer:
Forum members are reminded that NaijaPolitics is established to be a moderated forum for gavel-to-gavel discussion of political developments in Nigeria, Africa's largest democracy. Freedom of opinion/expression is inherent in NaijaPolitics. Views and opposing views expressed in NaijaPolitics forum are the rights of individual contributors. Mutual respect for people's views is the corner stone of our forum. Freedom of speech applied responsibly within the guiding parameters of Yahoo! Inc (our hosts) and NaijaPolitics Rules and Guidelines (broadcast monthly and accessible to all subscribers in our archives) is our guiding principle. Everyone posting to this Forum bears the sole responsibility for any legal consequences of his or her postings, and hence statements and facts must be presented responsibly. Your continued membership signifies that you agree to this disclaimer and pledge to abide by our Rules and Guidelines.
NaijaPolitics is division of Afrik Network Groups.
Latest Version of Disclaimer released (December 15, 2005)

Visit Your Group

• Privacy • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use

.

__,_._,___

[Jane Dyer]

This article discusses Africa's lack of post-doctoral researchers. The lack of young people filling these jobs is due to a lack of access to resources, inadequate training in grant writing, lack of mentors and low incomes. This article discusses these four challenges and how they contribute to the low number of post-doctorates in Africa. The article states that post-doctorate research is very important to Africa, because it helps build scientific knowledge and expertise. I really enjoyed reading this article. I am very concerned that people are not seeking jobs in this field. I believe that doctors are a very important part of society and if young people stop having the desire to pursue this career, our communities will be negatively affected. I think it is important that Africa quickly find a solution to this problem. I believe that it is important for post-doctorates to get the training and practice that they need in order to be the best doctors they can be in the future. Without this practice and training, I believe that they will not be equipped for the challenges they will face in the workforce. Many universities in Africa are understaffed and so students are unable to learn all the required curriculum before they enter the workforce. I believe this is another problem that needs to be alleviated. If doctors can enter the workforce with all of the required education, training and practice, they will be able to help many more people and they will be much more prepared for their patients' illnesses. 

[Davis Guglielmo]

This article goes over the apparent lack of PhD researchers in African Universities.  With this lack of great minds in University to help pass on their research and overall knowledge of their expertise, it will be lost.  Especially in African countries where education is difficult to have, it is important that more funding is given to University researching so to attract senior PhDs to their campuses.  The more senior PhD researchers the better education, as well as second-hand experience for younger intellects, which is the future of the African continent.  Hopefully this is soon addressed so that Africa does not get behind the ball in future research.

--
Listserv moderated by Toyin Falola, University of Texas at Austin
To post to this group, send an email to USAAfric...@googlegroups.com
To subscribe to this group, send an email to USAAfricaDial...@googlegroups.com
Current archives at http://groups.google.com/group/USAAfricaDialogue
Early archives at http://www.utexas.edu/conferences/africa/ads/index.html
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "USA Africa Dialogue Series" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to usaafricadialo...@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/usaafricadialogue/a16ec95d-a21b-49e5-b96a-8293aa1c89d2%40googlegroups.com.

[Davis Guglielmo]

This article goes over the apparent lack of PhD researchers in African Universities.  With this lack of great minds in University to help pass on their research and overall knowledge of their expertise, it will be lost.  Especially in African countries where education is difficult to have, it is important that more funding is given to University researching so to attract senior PhDs to their campuses.  The more senior PhD researchers the better education, as well as second-hand experience for younger intellects, which is the future of the African continent.  Hopefully this is soon addressed so that Africa does not get behind the ball in future research.

On Sunday, September 1, 2019 at 2:27:59 PM UTC-5, Oluwatoyin Vincent Adepoju wrote:

[Sam Schroeder]

This article focuses on the scarcity of postdoctoral training in African universities. This is a direct cause of lack of mentorship, as there are not enough PhD’s to train new doctors. I believe that while this may not be a problem as of right now, it certainly may turn into one soon down the road. Research is essential in progressing as a society and if Africa does not improve they will fall behind as a whole. Another problem is that PhD’s in Africa are traveling outside the country to get trained and as a result, Africa is losing their ability to build a strong research infrastructure. I believe that Africa should genuinely focus on fixing this dilemma for their own good. 

On Sunday, September 1, 2019 at 2:27:59 PM UTC-5, Oluwatoyin Vincent Adepoju wrote:

[Katherine Serradell]

In this article, Thomas Kariuki explains why African universities are struggling to bring in post-doctoral researchers. The reasons for this include a lack of access to resources at home institutions, an insufficient amount of training in grant writing, a lack of mentors and supervisors, and poor pay for postdoctoral positions. At the end of the article, Kariuki suggests that placing a focus on building well-funded postdoctoral programs will help increase the amount of post-doctoral researchers at African universities. Frankly, I agree with Kariuki. The way to fix problems such as these is to go to the root of them. A lack of finances to bring about these solutions is an issue but provided the right resources, more researchers are likely to come in. With more researchers, there would not be a lack of mentors and supervisors and postdoctoral researchers would be able to get better training from those with more experience than them. If Africa got the ability to improve its research infrastructure, its universities would be more likely to be put on the map as a good place for postdoctoral researchers to go. Africa should find a solution to this issue soon to ensure a place among acclaimed global research.

On Sunday, September 1, 2019 at 2:27:59 PM UTC-5, Oluwatoyin Vincent Adepoju wrote:

[Elizabeth Valades]

I also agree with the previous discussions, in order to solve the problem is to look down to the root of the problem; why is there a lack of post-doctoral researchers? I believe that the education system needs to improve in order to provide mentors and resources for future researchers. If the people continue their education they can continue to spread this knowledge to others and so on, creating a positive cycle. Maybe the post-doctoral research needs to be pushed more in schools, to be seen as an option. Also, maybe more funding and scholarships could go into education institutions such as these. 

--

Listserv moderated by Toyin Falola, University of Texas at Austin
To post to this group, send an email to USAAfric...@googlegroups.com
To subscribe to this group, send an email to USAAfricaDial...@googlegroups.com
Current archives at http://groups.google.com/group/USAAfricaDialogue
Early archives at http://www.utexas.edu/conferences/africa/ads/index.html
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "USA Africa Dialogue Series" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to usaafricadialo...@googlegroups.com.

To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/usaafricadialogue/d300f1fc-9258-4150-b499-abe720e7de4d%40googlegroups.com.