2012 TWAS-NCP Fellowships for Visiting Scholarship at National Centre for Physics, Pakistan

TWAS-NCP Visiting Researcher Fellowships in one of the fields of physics are tenable for a minimum period of one month to a maximum of three months at the departments and laboratories of the National Centre for Physics (NCP)The fellowship is offered in one of the following fields of physics: Plasma Physics, High Energy Physics, Quantum Information, Applications of Ion Beam Techniques using Tandem Accelerator (5MV), Earthquake Studies, Atomic Physics & Spectroscopy, Modeling, Simulation & Computing, Astrophysics & Cosmology, Nano Sciences (Catalysis & Surface Sciences, Nano Material Fabrication & Applications, Nano Biotechnology, Nano Medicines), Vacuum Science & Technology (Vacuum Standards, Vacuum Coating & Material).

Applicants for these Fellowships must meet the following criteria: – be a maximum age of 55 years on 31 December of the application year; be permanent residents in a developing country (other than Pakistan); – must not hold any visa for temporary or permanent residency in Pakistan or any developed country; -must not hold any visa for temporary or permanent residency in Pakistan or any developed country; – hold a PhD degree in a field of the natural sciences and a regular research assignment with at least five years of postdoctoral research experience; -be regularly employed in a developing country (other than Pakistan) and hold a research assignment there; – provide a certificate of good health from a qualified medical doctor