Opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa:
University of the People – Bilingual Arabic and English Course Developers
Dedicated to opening access to higher education globally, University of the People is designed to help qualified high school graduates overcome financial, geographic, political, and personal constraints keeping them from collegiate studies.
The university has an immediate need for bilingual Arabic/English course developers for the following introductory college level areas/courses: Humanities – Introduction to Philosophy; Social and Behavioral Sciences – Introduction to Psychology and Introduction to Sociology; Mathematics – Introduction to Statistics; Natural Sciences and Technology – Introduction to Biology; Writing – Composition, communications, and/or technical writing.
Opportunities in North America:
Specialized programs with ACCES Employment include: Support for Syrian newcomers to Canada; Job Search for Women; Language and Business Communications.
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs Fellowships
Harvard University’s Belfer Center offers fellowships in the fields of science and international affairs.
National Academies of SEM Fellowships & Postdocs
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine provide opportunities for experts in science, engineering, and medicine.
Fellowships for persecuted and at-risk scholars, artists, and writers from around the world.
Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program
The Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program provides five month fellowships in Washington DC to democracy activists, scholars, and journalists.
The Simons Foundation provides funding opportunities in the areas of mathematics and physical sciences, life sciences, autism research, and outreach & education.
Employment Search website for positions in Canada.
Opportunities in Europe:
The ADAPT Centre, which is funded by Science Foundation Ireland, seeks scientists from all over the world to help develop new digital technologies.
Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Foundation
AvH promotes academic collaboration among global scientists and scholars through research fellowships hosted in Germany. There are a variety of awards and programs for scholars in different fields and career levels.
Council for At-Risk Academics (Cara)
The Council for At-Risk Academics (Cara) partners with universities and research institutions to provide assistance to academics and scientists fleeing from discrimination, persecution, suffering, and violence in some of the world’s most dangerous places. In the UK, Cara has partnerships with 65% of all higher education institutions, and the number of international partners is growing.
Center for Research and Interdisciplinarity Research Fellowship
The Center for Research and Interdisciplinarity (CRI) is a research unit of INSERM and the University of Paris. Based in Paris, France, CRI encourages scientists at all experience levels to apply for relevant research fellowships.
COST is an EU-funded programme that enables researchers to set up their interdisciplinary research networks in Europe and beyond. They provide funds for organizing conferences, meetings, training schools, short scientific exchanges or other networking activities in a wide range of scientific topics.
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
The DFG facilitates research opportunities for scientists and academics who have been forced to flee from their home countries.
The Einstein Foundation provides temporary programs for researchers and scientists who are experiencing constraints in their ability to continue their academic work. These programs are located in Berlin, Germany and offer scholars the ability to continue to pursue their research.
ELITE-S Programme – Marie Skłodowska-Curie COFUND Action Fellowship
ELITE-S Fellowships are for experienced researchers of any nationality, seeking a prestigious career developing position. ELITE-S Fellows will be researchers who are technically strong in their own discipline, and capable of performing high-value, interdisciplinary research, complementing and supporting their peers. ELITE-S welcomes applications from candidates who have had career breaks, such as researchers at risk, and are looking to return to a research-based career, and from candidates who have had a non-traditional career path, including those who have built up research experience but who may not have gained a doctoral qualification.
This grant is for scholars 2-7 years beyond their PhD. This grant is intended to set up research groups, and can award up to 1.5 million euros for up to 5 years.
EURAXESS is an EU Commission program to enhance researchers’ mobility in to the European Research Area (ERA). The portal offers links to jobs and funding, career development, and European employment resources.
INRAE, located in France, conducts research on agriculture, food, and the environment
The Irish Research Council supports research across multiple disciplines.
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research Fellowship Programme
The Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions (MSCA) provides grants to researchers at all stages of their careers and across all disciplines. The MSCA grants include a restart option for refugee researchers.
Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies Fellowship
The Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies (MPIfG) provides an attractive environment for postdoctoral researchers to pursue their own research projects within the scope of the Institute’s research program in the fields of political economy or economic sociology. The Institute invites suitable candidates to apply for postdoctoral positions which will be awarded for two years. Applicants must hold their doctoral degree or be scheduled to receive it before the contract begins.
Programme national d’aide à l’Accueil en Urgence des Scientifiques en Exil (PAUSE)
Based in France, PAUSE was launched to provide support for higher education institutions and research organizations committed to hosting at-risk researchers from abroad. The mission of PAUSE is to facilitate the hosting of scientists in crisis situations for sufficiently long periods to enable them to integrate and to ensure continuity in their research.
Philipp Schwartz Intiative (PSI)
PSI helps researchers who have fled their countries continue their work at German universities and research institutions. Hosted by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, it is one of the most important new initiatives in Europe in terms of funding and supporting refugee researchers.
As part of the European Commission’s EURAXESS initiative, Science4Refugees provides job information to refugee students and researchers.
University Vacancies in Ireland
The Volkswagen Foundation offers refugee researchers opportunities to engage in ongoing research projects funded by the Volkswagen foundation. A German residency permit is required.
Global Opportunities:
The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
Organization For Women In Science For The Developing World OWSD
Scholars at Risk (SAR) protects scholars suffering grave threats to their lives, liberty, and well-being by arranging temporary research and teaching positions at institutions in their network. They also provide advisory and referral services.
