IAI SteP Fellowship Program 2023

Deadline: February 15, 2023

The Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), an intergovernmental organization
with 19 Parties in the Americas, promotes transdisciplinary research and the enhancement of
capacities to improve public awareness and provide information to governments for the
development of public policy relevant to global environmental change (GEC) based on scientific
excellence, international and intersectoral cooperation, and the open exchange of knowledge.
The IAI Directorate hosts the Belmont Forum (BF) Secretariat, whose mandate is to facilitate
international transdisciplinary research providing knowledge for understanding, mitigating, and
adapting to global environmental change.
In 2019, the IAI launched the Science, Technology and Policy (STeP) Fellowship Program, an
innovative and strategic international program placing scientists in public or private host
institutions to inform and advise decision-making on global environmental change and sustainable
development issues of national priority. Through the STeP program, the IAI provides professional
development training and international networking opportunities for Latin America and the
Caribbean (LAC) policymakers and scientists to value and incorporate science as part of the
decision-making process and to become active leaders and agents of systemic change in their
countries. In addition to the scope of work, the selected fellow will participate in the IAI STeP
professional development training program in science diplomacy, communication and
transdisciplinary leadership designed to foster the development of future science advisors and
the uptake of science to public and private policy in the Americas. The science diplomacy training
program brings together unique Inter-American platform fellows through partnerships with the
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) & Technology Policy Fellowships
(STPF) and Mitacs Canadian Science Policy Fellowship programs. More information on the STeP
Fellowship Program can be found here: http://www.iai.int/en/step
This is a joint call for STeP Fellows between the IAI Directorate and BF Secretariat. Detailed
descriptions of the two available positions are listed below.

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Skills and Eligibility Criteria

Collaborative team member
● Excellent oral and written communication skills
● Education and experience related to global environmental change (GEC)
● Interest/ability to work with groups of researchers from diverse disciplines related to GEC
and policy practitioners
● Working proficiency in English is required. Fluency or working proficiency in another
language of IAI member states is desirable (Spanish, Portuguese, French).
● Knowledge of, and interest in, the science-policy interface, processes and the uptake of
scientific knowledge to support evidence-based decision-making in the Americas.

Early career researcher (currently in the final year of PhD candidacy or within seven years of
completing a PhD degree or equivalent such as DrPh, EdD, DVM, MD, JD). Early career
individuals with graduate degrees (master’s degree equivalent) and ~5 years of relevant
professional experience will also be considered.
● Priority will be given to citizens and residents from IAI member states and considered on
a case-by-case basis (https://www.iai.int/index.php/en/structure/focal-points#)
● Ability to work remotely with a flexible schedule to accommodate working hours in Uruguay
(the main IAI and Belmont Forum office) and availability to travel internationally when
necessary.

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Application Registration Deadline: 15th February 2023

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