Fellowship for Post-doctoral Researchers in the Internet of Things from ICTP

The Abdus Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) is offering funded fellowships in the Internet of Things for a period of two years starting in May 2022 in Italy. The program targets outstanding young scientists with a strong post-doctoral research record. The research has a regional focus on southern Africa in collaboration with the UNESCO regional office and is connected to the recently launched Be-Resilient project, which includes in it aims the improved monitoring and understanding of climate variability and trends in an array of establish biosphere reserves across the region. The candidate will help to develop and install a set of in situ a series of low-cost weather stations and related instrumentation in-region, which will be supplemented by gridded climate data and made freely available to in-region scientists via a dedicated web server at ICTP.

• The take-home monthly salary will be in the range of 2,100 - 2,700 EUR (depending on experience).
• Additional benefits include health insurance, a pension contribution, and special allowances for family members. 

• Fellows must have completed a PhD in Physics, Computer Science or Engineering or related disciplines prior to the start of their fellowship.
• They must have prior practical experience in the deployment of Internet of Things platforms and solutions and be able to carry out active, independent and multidisciplinary research.
• Candidates who have experience in above mentioned research/focus areas and who obtained their PhD after 2015 will be given priority.

About Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics:

For more than 50 years, the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) has been a driving force behind global efforts to advance scientific expertise in the developing world. Founded in 1964 by the late Nobel Laureate Abdus Salam, ICTP seeks to accomplish its mandate by providing scientists from developing countries with the continuing education and skills that they need to enjoy long and productive careers. ICTP has been a major force in stemming the scientific brain drain from the developing world.

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