The Science by Women programme will fund a total of 14 six-month visiting senior research fellowships for 14 experienced African women researchers in any of the following international research centres of excellence based in Spain and each centre will host 1 researcher:
- Institute of Photonic Sciences
- Centre for Genomic Regulation
- Vall d´Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR)
- Institute for Neuroscience (IN)
- Kronikgune Research Center
- Biocruces Bizkaia (BC)
- DeustoTech
- Institute of Health Carlos III (ISCIII)
- Donostia International Physics Center
- Material Physics Center – Centro de Física de Materiales (MPC-CFM)
- Repsol
- Principe Felipe Research Center (CIPF)
Research areas:
- Health and Bio-medicine
- Energy, Water and Climate Change
- Agriculture and Food Safety
- Mathematics, Information and Communication Technologies
- Economic Science
- Physics and Materials Sciences
- Nanotechnology
Eligibility:
- Applications are open to woman having nationality of an African country.
- Applicant must hold PhD with at least 3 years of post-doctoral professional experience
- Applicant must also have contractual relationship with a university or a public or private non-profit organization based in Africa dedicated to significant scientific research in the areas indicated
- Applicant must possess excellent academic record and proven track of relevant research experience
- Applicant must possess strong working knowledge of English
- Applicant must have evident experience leading a research group
Duration: research may be split in two stays within two years after the fellowship has been awarded.
Fellowship value:
- Return flight from their centre of origin to the host institution
- Living allowance of 2.400 Euros gross per month to cover accommodation, personal
- expense and health and occupational accident insurance coverage
Applications:
- Only applications submitted in English via the Science by Women microsite and must include the following documents:
- Letter of Interest (max. 1 page)
- Full CV
- Fully filled form
- Brief but concise description of the project to be developed in the Spanish host centre (max. 2 pages)
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Organization | Science by Women | Women for Africa Foundation |
Country | Spain |
Fellowship Level | Research awards |
Subject areas |
Biomedicine, Agriculture, Mathematics, Information and Communication Technologies, Economics, Physics and Materials Sciences, Nanotechnology |
Fellowship amount | Funded |
Eligibility | Open to African women researchers |
Deadline | 30th September 2018 |
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