Women for Africa Foundation is launching a call for applications to the programme Science by Women, aimed at selecting 2 senior African women scientists to be integrated for 6 months in the Spanish Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB-CSIC) in the following areas: health, agriculture and food security, water, energy and climatic change.

The programme´s ultimate goal is to enable African women researchers to play a leading role in the transition of Africa to a knowledge-based and innovation-led economy.

Deadline for proposal submission: 15 June 2015

Applications will be subjected to a rigorous selection process, evaluating the scientific merits and leadership of the applicants as well as the scientific quality and expected impact of their research projects. Selected candidates will receive training and integration in a dynamic, multidisciplinary and highly competitive working team, where they will be able to develop their research projects and acquire complementary skills, empowering them to transfer their research results into tangible economic and social benefits.