THE SOPHIE GERMAIN FELLOWSHIP
The Lagrange Institute, Paris, has recently launched a fundraising campaign creating a postdoctoral fellowship, “The Sophie Germain Fellowship”, dedicated to supporting outstanding women scientists in cosmology, fundamental physics and particle physics.
Women have made major contributions in fundamental physics and cosmology, but face many barriers to their success and, as a consequence, are strongly underrepresented, especially in senior positions. Solving the mysteries of the Universe and fundamental physics demands the best brains from more than just half of humanity. We cannot afford to lose a large percentage of the available talent pool. Just as important, women deserve the same opportunities as men to have stimulating and rewarding careers in physics. The dearth of women in physics is an urgent concern, and the Lagrange Institute, Paris, wants to help restore the balance.
Thanks to this campaign to bring outstanding early-career women physicists and astronomers to the Lagrange Institute as Sophie Germain Fellows, support is offered at a critical career stage, when building the research portfolio in the competition for permanent positions.
Links
To find out more on the fundraising campaign and support the initiative:
https://www.fiatphysica.com/campaigns/the-sophie-germain-fellowship A collaborative art project is also being created thanks to your support: http://ilp.upmc.fr/sophiegermain.phpWriting and contact
- Olivia Leroy
Institut d’astrophysique de Paris, CNRS, Université Pierre et Marie Curie
olivia [dot] leroy [at] iap [dot] fr
Layout: Jean Mouette
November 2015