The AIMS NEI Fellowship Program

The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences Next Einstein Initiative (AIMS-NEI) invites applications from suitably qualified female candidates for the fourth round of the AIMS-NEI Fellowships for Women in Climate Change Science. The program seeks to increase women’s participation in, and contribution to, to a more sustainable societal response to climate change.

Eligibility

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.

Benefits

The fellowship is worth up to USD 35,000.

Application Process

To apply, complete an online application form and submit by the 31 July 2021, 23:59 CAT with the following documents attached:

  • a completed personal details form, including a detailed budget for all non-project-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.

For all details: https://research.nexteinstein.org/program/women-in-climate-change/

You may also like...