Due Date: September 8, 2019
The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences Next Einstein Effort (AIMS-NEI) is happy to welcome early profession African academics of postdoctoral standing to look for the 2nd round of the OBJECTIVES Little Research Study Grants in Environment Modification Science 2019
These Grants will support tasks that are at the ceiling of the research-innovation worth chain– i.e. tasks that are most likely to make a concrete effect. Such tasks might be industry-led, community-driven, or policy-led, to name a few possibilities. These tasks ought to make substantive usage of mathematical principles to supply options to environment modification concerns in Africa.
Goals
The goals of the OBJECTIVES Small Research Study Grants Program in Environment Modification Science are to supply financing:
- To support the advancement of early profession African academics of postdoctoral standing (or comparable) who are looking for to develop an independent research/professional profession in the environment modification science discipline or the mathematical sciences with applications in environment modification;-LRB- ***************).
- For brand-new and ingenious advanced tasks, consisting of industry-led, neighborhood-, and policy-driven tasks in environment modification science that make substantive usage of mathematical principles;-LRB- ***************).
- To support proof-of-concept or pilot tasks that are tailored towards attending to a distinct environment modification obstacle in Africa;-LRB- ***************).
- For tasks that will promote uptake of research-based outputs/results in environment modification science for the advantage of nations in Africa and the world at big; and
- To increase intra- and inter-continental interactions in between OBJECTIVES Centres of Quality and other organizations.
Grants
- Projects will be supported for a duration of 6 to 12 months at a non-recurring optimum expense of USD $10,000 per Beneficiary.
Eligibility
- Candidates ought to be of African descent however might be living throughout the world.
- Candidates should hold a doctorate in a quantitative discipline consisting of, however not restricted to, used mathematics, meteorology, physics, chemistry, computer technology, analytical ecology, or engineering.
- Applicants not based in Africa should have the ability to hold the grant in an organization on the continent.
- Candidates ought to show proof of research study in either environment modification science with applications of mathematical principles or in mathematical sciences with useful applications to environment modification adjustment, mitigation or durability.
- Candidates ought to show know-how or capability to (co-) monitor Master’s and/or PhD trainees if meaning to develop a research study group/team. Such a research study group/team might be developed in partnership with a senior task consultant. The Beneficiary should have an acknowledged (co-) supervisory function in the task.
- Candidates ought to show a capability to equate environment modification science research study principles to relevant options or suggestions. This is especially essential for proof-of-concept, pilot, industry-led, policy-, and community-driven tasks.
- Candidates should want to hold an association at an OBJECTIVES Centre of their option and invest a part of their grant time in that Centre as a checking out scientist needs to the requirement emerge.
- Candidates ought to want to actively take part in a conference that will be arranged as part of the Mathematical Sciences for Environment Modification Strength program.
- Candidates should want to add to a non-technical publication/bulletin which will highlight their work.
- Candidates ought to have the ability to use up the grant within 4 months of getting the grant award letter.
Assessment Requirements
Applications will at first be evaluated for importance and after that assessed by a global Evaluation and Choice Committee based upon the following requirements:
- Quality of candidate: scholastic certifications; quality of publications; experience in environment modification (associated) research study or research study uptake; real-world effect and acknowledgment of previous work (e.g. through awards).
- Quality of proposed task: importance to environment modification modelling, practice and policy; strength of connection to the mathematical sciences; experience of candidate in research study or task subject; quality of task style; expediency; viability of proposed task environment( s); and quality and realism of budget plan forecasts.
- Prospective effect.
Application
Candidates are encouraged to acquaint themselves with the ‘ Regards To Referral‘ files for Beneficiaries prior to beginning the application procedure.
Applications ought to be sent utilizing the online application which ought to consist of the following supporting files:
- A finished individual information form;-LRB- ***************).
- A finished task proposition kind;-LRB- ***************).
- A curriculum vitae;-LRB- ***************).
- A letter of inspiration; and
- An electronic copy of 3 considerable representative publications in environment modification science.
3 referees ought to email private letters of assistance straight to [email protected](with the subject line “MS4CR little grant application assistance letter– very first and last name of candidate”) on or prior to the application due date. Candidates ought to supply their referees with a copy of the Regards To Referral for the Small Research Study Grants and the Guidelines for Referees
For more details, go to OBJECTIVES Little Research Study Grants