AIMS NEI Fellowship Program 2020 for Women in Climate Change Science

Application Deadline:15th April 2020, 23:59 CAT

The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences Next Einstein Initiative (AIMS-NEI) is pleased to invite interested female scientists to apply for the third round of the AIMS-NEI Fellowships for Women in Climate Change Science (WiCCS). Climate change – including global warming – poses significant threats to humanity. Documented impacts of global warming include an increased frequency and severity of heatwaves across the globe and frequent droughts, both of which exacerbate food insecurity and health problems in many parts of the world, particularly in Africa.

The AIMS-NEI Fellowship Program for Women in Climate Change Science (WiCCS) seeks to increase women’s participation in, and contribution to, to a more sustainable societal response to climate change.

Requirements

To be eligible, applicants must be:

• female;
• in possession before the fellowship start date of a doctorate in a quantitative discipline, including but not limited to applied mathematics, climatology, physics, computational chemistry, statistical ecology, computer science, theoretical biology, and engineering;
• currently employed, on either a permanent or a temporary basis, in a non-profit work environment, including government;
• actively engaged in research, policy, and/or practice relevant to climate change modelling, mitigation, adaptation, and/or resilience among others; and
• the lead and/or senior author of at least one refereed publication on a topic relevant to climate change modelling, the causative factors of climate change, climate change mitigation, adaptation, and/or resilience etc.

Application Procedure:

• related activities;
• a completed project proposal form, including a detailed budget for all project-related activities;
• a curriculum vitae; and
• an electronic copy of a representative publication in climate change modelling, its causes, climate change mitigation, adaptation and/or resilience in which the applicant is the lead and/or senior author.

Supporting documents should be saved as a pdf in the format: “name of the research program_type of_document_ AIMSentity/centre_monthyear of applying_first and last name of applicant.” For instance, “MS4CR fellowship_application form_AIMS-NEI_Apr2020_SarahJake”.

Applicants are advised to carefully read the following documents:

• Terms of Reference for Host Institutions and Collaborators
• Terms of Reference for Home Institutions and Supervisors
• Terms of Reference for Fellows
• Instructions for Referees
• Personal details form
• Project proposal form

Fellows will be selected by an international selection committee appointed by AIMS-NEI.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the AIMS NEI Fellowship Program 2020 for Women in Climate Change Science