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Science opportunities this month

Vacancy announcement for Media Relations and Communications Manager at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), As part of a dynamic team, the Media Relations and Communications Manager will play a crucial role in shaping and executing communication strategies that enhance the institute’s visibility and reputation. Deadline: 21 April.

Call for experts – The World Health Organization is seeking experts to serve as members of the Technical Advisory Group on Behavioural Sciences for Better Health. Behavioural scientists who will investigate the psychological, social, and environmental drivers and barriers that influence health-related behaviour are encouraged to apply. Deadline: 21 April.

Calls for applications for the 2024 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Young Talents Programmes, supporting young women researchers around the world to pursue their scientific careers in their home countries or abroad. Deadline for Levant: 21 April.

✅ Vacancy announcement for Project Manager, National Open Research Forum (NORF) at the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) located at the Royal Irish Academy. The project manager will support the implementation of Ireland’s National Action Plan for Open Research. Deadline: 25 April.

Submit feedback on recent policy briefings regarding important topics in relation to data ethics produced by CODATA’s Data Ethics Working Group. Deadline: 25 April: (1) Data Ethics and Research Integrity; (2) Data Ethics and Privacy; (3) Data Ethics and Structural Inequities in Science

✅ Call for nominations for the 2024 Grand Chemistry Prize “Le Grand Prix de la Fondation de la Maison de la Chimie” to reward original work in chemistry that is of benefit to mankind, society or nature. Deadline: 30 April.

Calls for applications for the 2024 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Young Talents Programmes, supporting young women researchers around the world to pursue their scientific careers in their home countries or abroad. Deadline for Germany: 30 April.

Calls for applications for the Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean (POGO) and the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) Fellowship programme. Deadline: 30 April.


May 2024 deadlines

Call for nominations for the 2024 Falling Walls Science Breakthrough. Deadline: 1 May.

Call for nominations for the 2024 TÜBA (Turkish Academy of Sciences) Academy Prizes awarded in 1) Basic and Engineering Sciences, 2) Health and Life Sciences and 3) Social Sciences and Humanities. Deadline: 3 May.

Call for nominations for the Olusegun Obasanjo prize for Scientific discovery and/or Technological innovation open to all African scientists. Deadline: 3 May.

Call for expressions of interest by the UN Decade of Ocean Science for potential Decade Programme proposals aimed at addressing any of the 10 Decade Challenges and contributing to the priorities identified in the Barcelona Statement. Deadline: 10 May.

Calls for applications for the 2024 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Young Talents Programmes, supporting young women researchers around the world to pursue their scientific careers in their home countries or abroad. Deadline for Türkiye: 15 May.

✅ Call for nominations for the Scientific Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Physics (SCOSTEP) Distinguished Scientist and Young Scientist Awards recognizing the societal importance of studies in the field of solar-terrestrial physics. Deadline: 15 May.

Call for nominations for the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research Medals, recognizing excellence in Antarctic and Southern Ocean research and outstanding service to the international Antarctic community. Deadline: 15 May.

Call for working groups of the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research. Deadline: 17 May.

Call for contributions to the Global Research Programme on Inequality’s project “Imaging Illiberalism” inviting visual artists to capture and reflect on its manifestations through their creative expressions and shed light on the multifaceted nature of illiberalism and its impact on societies. Deadline: 17 May.

✅ Call for nominations for the The John Maddox Prize – Standing Up for Science 2024 are now open, you are encouraged to put forward a researcher who is standing up for science and advancing public discourse. Deadline: 20 May.

✅ Apply for the Pathways Autumn School 2024 “Transformative Research for a Just World and a Habitable Planet”. Deadline: 22 May.


June 2024 deadlines

Apply for the Michelson Prizes – Next Generation Grants of $150,000 supporting early-career investigators who are working to significantly advance human immunology and vaccine and immunotherapy research for major global diseases. Deadline: 9 June.


July 2024 deadlines

Calls for applications for the 2024 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Young Talents Programmes, supporting young women researchers around the world to pursue their scientific careers in their home countries or abroad. Deadline for Egypt: 31 July.

Call for submission of applications for the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Fellowships Programme for early career scientists and researchers. Deadline: 31 July.

Sign up for a course of the European Consortium for Political Research’s virtual Methods School. July – August.



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