Dear all,

 

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The University of Stirling has four British Council funded Early Academic Fellowships available for Women in STEM disciplines from South Asia (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka). The Early Academic Fellowship Grants are for women that have recently been awarded their PhD (0-12 months postdoctoral) and wish to have a research experience at a UK university or research institution, converting their doctoral work into publications or other academic outputs, and establishing new research relationships. The scholarships are to run during academic year 2022/23 and will be 6-12 months in duration. The funding awarded will include salary and separate research expenses.

There are four possible academic supervisors available:

 

Dr Jen Dickie: Energy access & vulnerability, water-energy-food nexus, energy transitions, biogas and sanitation, sustainable livelihoods.

 

Dr Margaret Crumlish: Microbial safety in seafood, aquatic disease diagnosis, and improved aquatic animal health & welfare

 

Dr Armanda Marino: Invasive aquatic plant monitoring, aquatic ecosystem health

 

Prof. Dave Little: Sustainable intensification of pond-based aquaculture, nutrition sensitive aquaculture strategies; value addition within aquaculture value chains.

 

To find out more about the eligibility criteria and how to apply, please go to the following website: https://www.stir.ac.uk/scholarships/natural-sciences/british-council-scholarships-for-women-in-stem-post-doctoral-level/

 

Deadline: March 31st 2022

 

Best wishes,

Jen

 

Dr Jennifer Dickie (she/her)

Senior Lecturer in Environmental Geography

Biological & Environmental Sciences

School of Natural Sciences

University of Stirling

Stirling, FK9 4LA

UK

 

t: +44 (0)1786 467762

Twitter: @JenDickie