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Junior Associates
My visit to the ICTP as a Junior Associate was very productive. It allowed me to utilize the center’s vast and up to date scientific materials that are essential for my research. The environment is very stimulating and vibrant. My visits to the ICTP always leave an inspiration and energy that pushes me to work harder to uplift the scientific situation in my country.
Darwin Barayang Putungan, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines
Junior Associates are young scientists - up to the age of 35 at the time of application - who hold a PhD and are working in developing countries.
The Associate Programme enables them to maintain long term formal contacts with the stimulating and active scientific environment of the Centre by supporting their visits to ICTP where they are exposed to the most modern aspects of their scientific fields.
Associates are expected to play a major role in building their scientific communities, enhancing physics and mathematics education at all levels, and planning research projects related to the specific needs of their home regions.
In addition to the research fields listed below, we are also welcoming applications in the new field of Scientific Computing, AI and Data Science (ICOMP).
Fields of research
Science, Technology and Innovation
- Advanced Scientific Instrumentation
- Digital Fabrication and Science Dissemination
- Ionospheric Physics, Ionospheric Modelling, Space Weather
- Optics
- Wireless ICT and Internet of Things
ICTP International Consortium for Scientific Computing (ICOMP)
The ICTP International Consortium for Scientific Computing (ICOMP) aims at closing the gap between rich and disadvantaged regions of the world in harnessing the potential of computational sciences through several actions:
- implementing higher education and career programs in modern and interdisciplinary computational sciences;
- enhancing international research collaborations in the field of computational science, building a community of scientists from developing countries working with modern computational tools to extend scientific frontiers in fields of direct impact for sustainable development;
- establishing an international network of key players in the area of high-performance computing (HPC) to ensure to this community the access to world-class facilities for cutting-edge scientific research.
ICOMP is meant to close the circle between all fundamental components (education, resources, technical skills and scientific insight) required in modern research, with the objective to establish structured research initiatives, fostering the birth of world-class research initiatives that would consolidate after a few years.
Who can apply
All applicants must hold a PhD and have their main affiliation in a scientific institute in a developing country.
Candidates should request two senior scientists (preferably from an institute other than their own) who are well acquainted with their work to send a recommendation letter in support of their application. The online application tool provides a dedicated section for soliciting and receiving recommendation letters.
The age limit for Junior Associates is 35 at the time of application.
Entitlements
Junior Associates are entitled to three fares during the six-year period of their award for visits, which must have a minimum duration of 30 days (in order to obtain travel entitlement) and a maximum of 60 days, up to a total allocation of 180 days for the six-year period of the award.
Contacts
Phone: (+39) 040 2240 4554/4624
Email: assoc@ictp.it
Organizers
Associates Programme
Scientists up to age 35 working in developing countries.
for Developing countries
Trieste
6-year appointment, during which associate visits ICTP three times for stays of between 30 and 60 days each
Deadline
31 Jan 2027
ICTP