What is it about?
Applications should be submitted on or before 30 April 2016 at the latest with advance copy by email.
With a view to promoting human resource capacities in the developing countries and to enhancing international understanding and friendship among nations and the people of Poland, the Polish National Commission for UNESCO and the UNESCO Chair for Science, Technology and Engineering at the AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow are placing at the disposal of UNESCO thirty-five (35) fellowships of six (6) months duration starting on 1st October 2016 for the benefit of Member States listed in Annex I. Beneficiaries of these fellowships will be given the opportunity to undertake an individual research programme in the field of Science, Technology and Engineering. For more information please visit also http://www.unesco.agh.edu.pl/en/ .
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Field of Research (Please refer to the list of invited Member States entitled to submit applications hereunder)
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| Drilling Engineering (2) | Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean | no more than 40 years of age | B.Sc or M.Sc degree in engineering preferably in petroleum, earth engineering, physics, mathematics or computer sciences. |
| Geophysics or Physics (1) | Africa, Asia and the Pacific | no more than 35 years of age | B.Sc degree |
| Decision Engineering. (2) | Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean | no more than 40 years of age | B.Sc or M.Sc degree |
| Automation in Mining Devices (4) Mining devices automation | Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean | no more than 40 years of age | B.Sc or M.Sc degree in automation, mining devices |
| Mining devices (4) | Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean | no more than 40 years of age | B.Sc or M.Sc degree in engineering, mining devices. |
| Transport Engineering (4)
| Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean | no more than 40 years of age | B.Sc or M.Sc degree (06) Be able to write computer programs, for example, be familiar with CAD/CAM/CAE; A general knowledge related to transportation programmes, including safety and reliability problems. (07) Candidates should have degree in mechanical/ transport engineering/ automation; be familiar transport telematics; be able to analyse reliability, maintain ability and availability of machine maintenance as well as modelling. |
| Manufacturing Transport Engineering (2) | Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean | no more than 40 years of age | B.Sc or M.Sc degree |
| Sensor Engineering (1) | Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean | no more than 30 years of age | B.Sc or M.Sc degree |
| Economic Sociology and Economics (1) | Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean | no more than 35 years of age | B.Sc or M.Sc degree in humanities or Social sciences or economy |
| Foundry Engineering (1) | Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean | no more than 25 years of age | B.Sc degree |
| Foundry Engineering (3) Evolution of chemical composition of non-metallic precipitates generated in the process of the de-oxidization and modification of lanthanum steel (1). Influence of the neodymium on the morphology of non-metallic inclusion in steel (1). | Asia and the Pacific and Europe | no more than 40 years of age | B.Sc or M.Sc degree General knowledge in steel metallurgy materials engineering, physics and mathematics. |
| Geology (6)
| Africa, Asia and the Pacific
| no more than 30 years of age
| B.Sc or M.Sc degree Basic knowledge on mineral deposits. General knowledge in geology is required; and optical mineralogy is welcome. Basic knowledge on mineral deposits; general knowledge in geology is required; knowledge in optical mineralogy is welcome. |
| Computer Vision (2) | Asia and the Pacific | no more than 25 years of age | B.Sc or M.Sc degree Very good background in mathematics, interest in computer science, particularly in computer vision and robotics. General knowledge of programming C/C++, Matlab or Python; basic knowledge of image processing and analysis technics. Strong background in mathematics particularly in linear algebra. |
| Materials Science (6) | Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean | no more than 30 years of age | B.Sc or M.Sc degree in materials science or chemistry. General knowledge in materials science, (especially in ceramic technology of porous materials). Be able to work in a group, good communication skills, be highly motivated, innovative with some experimental and process development skills and an open-minded approach to new ideas and concepts. B.Sc or M.Sc degree in Chemistry, Physics or material engineering. |
| Nanotechnology (1) | Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean | no more than 30 years of age | B.Sc or M.Sc degree in Physics, chemistry or material engineering. |
| Composite Materials (1) | Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean | no more than 40 years of age | B.Sc or M.Sc degree in Materials Science/Materials Engineering/Metallurgy or similar subjects. |
| Computer Vision (2) | Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean | no more than 30 years of age | B.Sc or M.Sc degree |
| Geology and Mining (1) | Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean | no more than 40 years of age | B.Sc or M.Sc degree |
| Gas Engineering (8) Optimization of the gas-condensate reservoir exploitation in the recovery of ethane and LPG (2) | Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean | no more than 35 years of age | B.Sc or M.Sc degree in petroleum engineering, geoscience, gas engineering or mechanical engineering. |
| Geoturism (2) | Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean | no more than 40 years of age | B.Sc or M.Sc degree in geology geophysics and environmental protection. |
| Total positions: 53 |
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List of invited Member States entitled to submit applications
AFRICA
(46 Member States)
•Angola •Benin •Botswana •Burkina Faso •Burundi •Cameroon •Cape Verde •Central African Republic •Chad •Comoros •Congo •Côte d'Ivoire •Democratic Republic of the Congo •Djibouti •Equatorial Guinea •Eritrea •Ethiopia •Gabon •Gambia •Ghana •Guinea •Guinea-Bissau •Kenya •Lesotho •Liberia •Madagascar •Malawi •Mali •Mauritius •Mozambique •Namibia •Niger •Nigeria •Rwanda •Sao Tome and Principe •Senegal •Seychelles •Sierra Leone •Somalia •South Africa •Swaziland •Togo •Uganda •United Republic of Tanzania •Zambia •Zimbabwe
ASIA & PACIFIC
(35Member States)
•Afghanistan •Bangladesh •Bhutan • Brunei Darussalam Cambodia •China •Fiji •India •Indonesia •Kazakhstan •Kiribati •Kyrgyzstan •Lao People's Democratic Republic •Malaysia •Maldives •Mongolia •Myanmar •Nauru •Nepal •Niue •Pakistan •Palau •Papua New Guinea •Philippines •Samoa •Sri Lanka •Tajikistan •Thailand •Timor-Leste •Tonga •Turkmenistan •Tuvalu •Uzbekistan •Vanuatu •Viet Nam
EUROPE
(9 Member States)
Armenia •Azerbaijanp •Bosnia and Herzegovina •Croatia •Georgia •Republic of Moldova •The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia •Turkey •Ukraine
LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN
(31 Etats membres)
•Argentina •Barbados •Belize •Bolivia (Plurinational State of) •Brazil •Chile •Colombia •Costa Rica •Cuba •Dominica •Dominican Republic •Ecuador •El Salvador •Grenada •Guatemala •Guyana •Haiti •Honduras •Jamaica •Mexico •Nicaragua •Panama •Paraguay •Peru •Saint Kitts and Nevis •Saint Lucia •Saint Vincent and the Grenadines •Suriname •Trinidad and Tobago •Uruguay •Venezuela(Bolivarian Republic of)
Qualifications Required
The required qualifications for each field of research (project) are as per the attached annexes to this letter of announcement (see Annex III).
Facilities offered by Polish Authorities
(i) Free tuition and access to the university facilities based on the local regulations.
Accommodation at the AGH UST Student Campus organised for fellows by the UNESCO AGH Chair.
(ii) Monthly allowance of 1350 PLN (1 USD = approximately 3.9 PLN) corresponding to the salary of a local junior research fellow. Thus, all living expenses and accommodation in Poland are to be borne by the fellow with this allowance; and;
(iii) A one especial allowance of 1350 PLN to be paid upon arrival in Poland, this sum will cover different activities related to your stay in Krakow, such as an obligatory medical check-up upon arrival (in accordance with the internal regulations for all students); cultural, historical and/or touristic visits, conferences, workshops, and seminars related to your studies.
No provision to finance or lodge family members is made.
At the end of the research studies, the beneficiaries will receive a certificate attesting to their attendance at the host institution, this certificate will be given after receipt of the requested reports and financial clearance from the Institution.
Facilities offered by UNESCO
(i) International travel expenses: (by the most direct, economical route) from the beneficiary’s country to and from Poland will be covered by UNESCO under its Regular Programme Budget.
(ii) Health insurance for fellowship beneficiaries who are declared medically fit: UNESCO fellowship holders may be covered by a health insurance policy, taken-out by the Organization for the duration of fellowship. The costs of this health insurance is subscribed to and covered by UNESCO on behalf of awarded fellows.
*ONLY THE SELECTED CANDIDATES WILL BE REQUIRED TO SEND TO THE PARTICIPATION PROGRAMME AND FELLOWHIPS SECTION A COMPLETE MEDICAL DOSSIER, THE PRESCRIBED FORM OF WHICH WILL BE SENT ALONG WITH THE LETTER OF AWARD.
Submission of applications
Candidatures should be submitted by the invited Member State. Original applications in duplicate must be channelled through the National Commission for UNESCO of the candidate’s country and communicated to Mr Stoyan Bantchev, Chief, Participation programme and Fellowships Section, by 30 April 2016 at the latest (GMT +01:00) to UNESCO mailing address. An advance copy of the application should be sent by fax (33.1) 45.68.55.03 or by e-mail unesco3(at)agh.edu.pl; s.bantchev(at)unesco.org; b.qin@unesco.org and l.zas-friz@unesco.org. Applications should have imperatively the following attachments in DUPLICATE:
(i) UNESCO fellowships application forms, ALL four (4) pages duly completed in English using capital letter (illegible documents will be eliminated from the procedure, hand writing form must include capital letter only);
(ii) Two photographs attached to the applications (4x6 cm);
(iii) Certified copies (in English) of Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree obtained; and,
(iv) UNESCO certificate of language knowledge, duly completed by a relevant authority, if the mother tongue of the candidate is not English.
(v) Two letters of recommendation from someone related to the candidate’s work, as well confirming the candidate’s qualifications.
(vi) The endorsed candidates should register themselves to the Fellowship e-registration system available on the page: www.unesco.agh.edu.pl/en/ .
Deadline 30 April 2016 at the latest
IMPORTANT
It is the National authority’s responsibility to ensure that all candidates are duly informed of the above-mentioned conditions prior to the submission of applications.
Files which are incomplete or which are received after the deadline as well as candidatures that do not fulfil the requirements will not be taken into consideration.
Only the selected candidates will receive a letter through their respective National Commissions for UNESCO.
All application should be endorsed by the National Commission from the country of the candidate.
All correspondence should be in English.
Visas
Fellows, from countries where Polish Embassies or Consulates exit, will have to obtain their entry visa to the country of study prior to their departure. Fellows, from countries where no such Embassy or Consulate exists, must secure their visa through the nearest Embassy of the Republic of Poland.
UNESCO and the Government of the Republic of Poland provide no allowance to defray passport and visa expenses. Selected beneficiaries will have to secure their own visas themselves.