Deadline: 31 March 2025
The European Molecular Biology Laboratory in partnership with United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization are seeking applications to promote greater collaboration in the areas of open science, capacity building in developing countries, sharing of scientific resources and the promotion of gender equality in science.
The current call targets advanced female PhD fellows, postdoctoral scholars, and tenure-track group leaders holding a primary affiliation with a research group/programme based in Africa. Applications are especially welcomed from eligible candidates among the fellows of the UNESCO’s Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD), and the L’Oreal-UNESCO For Women In Science (FWIS) awardees, who have demonstrated research excellence, and intend to use this placement opportunity to simultaneously expand their research program and contribute to capacity building in their home institution/region/country.
The successful candidate(s) will be hosted by an EMBL research group leader within the Infection Biology Transversal Theme for up to three months and participate in an ongoing project within the team. The candidate(s) will have the opportunity to acquire new wet lab and/or computational skills relevant to their own research and benefit from EMBL’s state-of-the-art infrastructure and its vibrant scientific community to build an international scientific network beyond borders.
EMBL provides financial and logistic support to the successful candidates through the Scientific Visitor Programme Office, covering the costs for visa, travel and accommodation for the duration of their stay.
Eligibility Criteria
- This call is open to female scientists working in the area of Infection Biology:
- Scientists must be primarily affiliated with an African institution
- Advanced PhD researchers, Postdoctoral fellows and tenure-track group leaders (5 years or less)
- Support letter from supervisor/mentor.
For more information, visit EMBL.
