IBRO/IBE-UNESCO Science of Learning Fellowships

Deadline: April 28, 2023

IBRO and UNESCO’s International Bureau of Education (IBE) offer three annual IBRO/IBE-UNESCO Science of Learning Fellowships. This is part of our joint Science of Learning Initiative that aims to support and translate key neuroscience research on learning and the brain to educators, policymakers, and governments.

Applications will be considered from Senior and Mid-Career Scientists, preferably with ten years of experience in the neuroscience of learning field. IBRO/IBE-UNESCO will consider researchers from all regions of the world.

The fellows will be hosted at IBE–UNESCO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, so they can learn about international policymaking and receive support with policy vocabulary and messages. A separate contract with each fellow will be signed by the fellow and IBE–UNESCO to cover the duration of their IBRO/IBE-UNESCO Science of Learning Fellowship. If the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic impacts travel, the possibility of completing the Fellowship remotely will be considered.

IBRO and IBE–UNESCO cannot arrange accommodation, visas, insurance, travel or other related logistics. This will be the responsibility of the fellow to organize. Each fellow will be provided with his/her office, including a computer, desk and internet access.

Expected Deliverables

Six written briefs (max. five pages each; two every month) to re-articulate research on neuroscience in an accessible language, with explicit implications for policy and practice.
Give an IBE talk on your research project or any other relevant topic on neuroscience and education.
Liaise with the other IBRO/IBE fellows and the IBE staff.
Discuss possible participation in various UNESCO IBE and IBRO projects (e.g., Handbook on Curriculum and Learning, conferences and other events, etc.).

Application Procedure

Requests for references will be sent out automatically as soon as you submit this form. Please check in advance with your referees that they will support your application.

Please ensure all email addresses are entered correctly, as they will be used to request reference letters. You will need to submit a new application if there are any mistakes in the email addresses provided.

As an applicant, it is your responsibility to check whether your referees have received the reference form link and that they submit the necessary form. If your referees do not submit the form by the deadline, your application is considered incomplete and will not move forward to the evaluation stage.

If your referee does not receive the reference request, please ask them to check their spam folder. Any further enquiry should be sent directly by the referee to programs@ibro.org.

Application Registration Deadline: 28th April 2023

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