Jacob U-U Jacob – American University of Nigeria

Name: Jacob U-U Jacob

Organisation: American University of Nigeria

Disciplinary Area: Strategic Communications, Conflict, Development and Peace Studies 

Research Area: Boko Haram, ICTs, Governance and Peacebuilding

Role: Research Provider

Email: jacob.jacob@aun.edu.ng

Which call are you planning to apply for?

Both

What are your research interests?

My research interest is located at the intersection between communication technologies and violent conflicts in developing societies.

What is your offer?

Research teams in north-east Nigeria, north-west Cameroun, Chad and Niger Republic.

Who would you like to collaborate with?

Researchers interested in studying Boko Haram, ISIS, weapons movement in West Africa, communication infrastructures and technologies and displacement in Northeast Nigeria and surrounding regions.