AAS Call for Applications: AAS Affiliates 2021

The African Academy of Sciences (AAS) invites applicants to be part of the cohort of AAS Affiliates Programme 2021.

The AAS Affiliates Programme seeks early and mid-career scientists who demonstrate excellence in their development and application of science in Africa. These individuals become ‘Affiliate of the AAS’ for a period of five years during which they receive individualized professional development support and join a wider community of science leaders on the African continent

Why become an Affiliate?

1. You will be recognized for your scientific excellence as ‘Affiliate of the AAS’ alongside The AAS Fellows;
2. You will receive individualized professional development planning support;
3. You will be enrolled into the AAS Mentorship Scheme during the five years;
4. You will benefit from a range of career development activities including but not limited to grant writing, publishing, science communication, ethical conduct of research, intellectual property issues, collaborative research, scientific entrepreneurship, etc.
5. You will join a platform for networking and collaborating among early and mid-career researchers regionally and globally;
6. You will benefit from other AAS opportunities as they become available.

Requirements:

• Must be an African national;
• Must have obtained their PhD in the last ten years;
• Must have substantial postdoctoral research experience;
• Must be aged 40 years and below by the 31st December of that year. Individual considerations will be made for female candidates above 40 years who have had career interruptions;
• Must be residing in or affiliated with an African higher education or research institution;
• Female candidates and candidates from under-represented disciplines and countries are especially encouraged to apply.

Read more here. 

Applicants deadline July 23, 2021.