The African
Academy of Sciences (AAS) and the Association of Commonwealth Universities
(ACU) are pleased to invite you and/or your institution to submit an Expression
of Interest (EOI) for a new fellowship scheme and institutional capacity
strengthening programme that will enhance research into the impacts of climate
change.
The GBP
4.8m programme titled, Climate Impacts Research Capacity and Leadership
Enhancement (CIRCLE), is funded by the UK government and will strengthen both
institutional and individual research capacity. It will fund maximum
one-year fellowships for 60 post-Doctoral and 40 post-MSc researchers and
concurrently run a programme for strengthening institutional research
management and support for early career academics. The fellowships will cover
the full cost of a one-year placement at another (host) African institution and
will commence in 2014. Full implementation of the programme will be contingent
on sufficient interest and commitment being expressed by African institutions
to host and nominate fellows and a large enough pool of eligible fellows.
For further
information about this programme, please visit CIRCLE Call for Expression of Interest (EOI) or
the CIRCLE webpage and read the criteria before
submitting your EOI. To submit your EOI as a potential Host and/or
Nominating/Home institution or as a Fellow, click on the relevant link below:
The
deadline for submitting an expression of interest is 31 October 2013.
For further
assistance please contact Dr Benji Gyampoh, b.gyampoh@aasciemce.org or
Ms Jay Kubler, j.kubler@acu.ac.uk.
You are
kindly requested to assist by forwarding this call to all suitable
institutions and/or individuals in your network.
