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Fully Funded Climate Research Alumni and Postdoc Fellowships for Africans in West and South Africa 2021

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climapAfrica: Climate Research for Alumni and Postdocs in Africa

Description

The goal is to foster application- oriented research results by enhancing knowledge exchange between the postdoctoral fellows and experienced alumni of German funding initiatives. Fellows and alumni will collaborate in joint working groups that encompass several postdoctoral projects in a specific field related to climate change research. The working groups will benefit from the expertise of distinguished German mentors.
Fellows and Alumni will increase their research impact and output through a comprehensive training and support program, including general skills training, science policy advising and science management.
Postdoctoral fellows and alumni will connect with peers, regional and international experts and practitioners in their fields and create a growing network. This community will represent an important voice to raise the awareness for climate change as one of the most pressing issues of our time.

opportunity focus areas:
agriculture
biodiversity
climate systems
economics
education
energy
food security
human security
informatics
(adapted) land use
sustainability of tree savannahs and forests
water security and water resources

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Details

  • Deadline
Deadline:
14 September, 2020
  • In general, the program has a total of four calls of application between 2019 and 2021. Coming calls for applications: 14th September 2020 14th December 2020 – 15th February 2021
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  • Funding type

  • Duration

More than year

  • Start date

1 February, 2021

  • End date

1 February, 2023

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ELIGIBILITIES

  • Age

Not specific

  • Gender:

Male, Female

  • Nationality

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  • Required languages
  • English
  • Specific requirements
  • Return to your home country after your program has ended
  • Have Doctorate Degree
  • Other requirements
  • Selection Criteria
  • The research plan should detail the preliminary work undertaken and the relevance of the topic for research and explain why the chosen institutions are especially suitable. The strategy for the investigation of the scientific problem should be readily understandable and the choice of methods and work equipment be adequately established. The quality of the proposed project. The relevance of the research topic for the understanding of climate change. The fit of the facilities and the support offered by the host institution. The coherence of the applicant’s ideas to start an alumni working group.
  • Working groups
  • ClimapAfrica postdoc fellows will be assigned to a consisting working group based on their expertise and they should provide an outline for: Three activities for your working group and specify how you would implement them with your working group. Two challenges that you might be facing and how to overcome them when coordinating and motivating experts from all over Africa to perform joint activities.

Benefits

  • Flight
  • A flat-rate travel allowance to your target country and back
  • Stipend/Allowance
  • A monthly allowance of EUR 800 to cover your living costs such as rent/accommodation, provision and board.
  • Grant
  • A research lump sum of max. EUR 10,000
  • Others
  • An accident, personal liability and health insurance
  • Others
  • Additionally, support for the following activities can be granted (subject to availability of funds): Short-term research stays in Germany (2 to 6 months) Mobility fellowships for the active participation (poster or talk) in relevant international conferences in the field of climate change/ climate Research
  • Others
  • Short-term research stays in Germany (2 to 6 months). It's optional to conduct research in Germany, an application for a stay in Germany will be possible.

Required Documents

  • Application Form
  • duly filled (available in the DAAD portal).
  • CV/Resume
  • (please use the Europass specimen form at http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu).
  • Doctorate Degree Certificate
  • PhD certificate – only accepted as a true copy. Certified transcript of records and certified letter of completion, if awaiting PhD degree before beginning of funding
  • Master Degree Certificate
  • only accepted as a true copy
  • Other
  • List of publications (if applicable) The list should be categorized according to (a) publications in peer review journals, (b) specialist books, and (c) conference proceedings. It should indicate the type of publication (original paper, review etc.). For each publication the state of publication (published, in print, accepted, submitted) and complete bibliographical information (including the first and last page number) must be provided. Where available, please include electronic links. You are also welcome to upload max. 2 abstracts of two publications.
  • Valid passport
  • Copy of passport (needs to be uploaded as a separate document under the category “miscellaneous”!).
  • Research proposal
  • A detailed and independently prepared research proposal upon which both the applicant and his/her host institutions have agreed on. Please provide a precise description and a clear presentation (including a detailed workplan and the methodological approach). Please also describe the connection of your proposal to climate change and to Germany. The total length of the research proposal should be between 5 and 8 pages.
  • Other
  • Time schedule for the realization of the planned work (e.g. in the form of a bar chart).
  • Other
  • A detailed Outline of ideas for setting up a postdoc-alumni working group (upload needs to be done as a separate document under the category miscellaneous)
  • Recommendation letter/Reference Letter
  • Two letters of recommendation by academic referees via post or fax. German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) ST32, Mariane Michels, Kennedyallee 50 53175 Bonn or via fax: (+49 228 882 98143)
  • Other
  • Letter of invitation by hosting institution – only accepted with stamp of institution. from the host institution in western-/southern Africa (including current date and stamp of the institution). This letter should detail why the host institution is particularly suitable for the execution of the research project, as well as the support that will be provided.

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Deadline:
14 September, 2020
  • In general, the program has a total of four calls of application between 2019 and 2021. Coming calls for applications: 14th September 2020 14th December 2020 – 15th February 2021
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More than year

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1 February, 2021

  • End date

1 February, 2023

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