Fellowship calls from Germany: Announcement 2013

Centre for Science and Technology of the Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries (NAM S&T Centre)
Joint NAM S&T Centre – ZMT Bremen (Germany) Fellowship in Tropical Coastal Marine Ecology and Biogeochemistry Announcement for 2013

The Centre for Science and Technology of the Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries (NAM S&T Centre; www.namstct.org) is pleased to invite applications from suitable candidates from the developing countries for the Joint NAM S&T Centre - ZMT Bremen (Germany) Fellowship in Tropical Coastal Marine Ecology and Biogeochemistry for the year 2013.
This Fellowship scheme was initiated in January 2008 for affiliation of the scientists from the developing countries with the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Ecology (ZMT), Bremen, Germany [website: www.zmt-bremen.de; E-mail: corinna.harms@zmt-bremen.de] for a period of up to 3 months to work with its senior researchers and faculty members for upgrading research skills and undertaking short-term joint research projects in the fields related to Ecology and Biogeochemistry of Tropical Coastal Marine Systems. Depending on the research topic, the Fellows can also benefit from the ZMT’s association with the Marine Science Institute of Bremen University, Max Plank Institute for Marine Microbiology and the MARUM Research Centre in Bremen.
Under this scheme, the NAM S&T Centre sponsors up to five scientists in a given calendar year, of which only one scientist can be from any particular developing country. The Centre covers the international airfare to the selected scientists from its member countries, but applications from those developing countries, which are still not the member of the NAM S&T Centre, are also welcome subject to certain conditions. ZMT provides a monthly subsistence allowance of €1250 to meet the accommodation and other expenses in Bremen.
The selected scholars will have to obey the German VISA regulations according to which one can stay only for a maximum period of 90 days in Germany, beyond which the VISA regulations are more stringent.
Applications in the relevant format recommended by the parent institutions of the applicants may be submitted to the NAM S&T Centre electronically. Hard copies of applications sent by post or FAX will not be accepted.
The selection will be made strictly based on the professional details of the applicant, plan of work to be carried out and mutual research interests of the applicant and ZMT. Copies of the guidelines for the Fellowship scheme and the application form are attached (also available at the Centre’s Website www.namstct.org). The Guidelines may please be read carefully before making the application.
The last date for submitting application for the Fellowship is 31st May 2013. Please submit all the documents required as per the CHECK LIST at the end.