African Physical Society no http://www.africanphysicalsociety.org/en/rss African Physical Society http://www.africanphysicalsociety.org/tresources/en/images/icons/tendenci34x15.gif http://www.africanphysicalsociety.org/en/rss Copyright 2012 African Physical Society Tendenci Association Software by Schipul - The Web Marketing Company en-us noemail@africanphysicalsociety.org(Webmaster) africanphysicalsociety noemail@africanphysicalsociety.org Sat, 19 May 2012 03:48:51 GMT Jobs http://www.africanphysicalsociety.org/en/jobs/v/138 Title: 3x Senior Astronomers - SKA Africa Description: The South African SKA Project (SKA SA) is a project of the Department of Science and Technology, administered by the National Research Foundation. SKA SA is responsible for South Africa's bid to host the Square Kilometre Array Radio Telescope, the design and construction of the Karoo Array Radio Telescope (MeerKAT) and the development of high-level capacity in radio astronomy and the engineering disciplines relevant to radio astronomy. The MeerKAT site also hosts the Precision Array For Probing The Epoch Of Reionization (PAPER) instrument, as well as the C-band All-Sky Survey (C-BASS) South instrument. SKA SA is looking to appoint 3 x Senior Astronomers for the Radio Astronomy Research Group (RARG). RARG has been established with the aim of embedding world-class radio astronomy expertise within the MeerKAT project and promoting collaboration with major observatories and institutions... http://www.africanphysicalsociety.org/en/j/?138 Thu, 17 May 2012 06:00:00 GMT Jobs http://www.africanphysicalsociety.org/en/jobs/v/137 Title: Entrepreneurship for Scientists and Engineers in East Africa Description: Addis Ababa University and the Institute of Physics (IOP) are jointly organising the 2012 workshop Entrepreneurship for Scientists and Engineers in East Africa to be held at Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia from 5 to 9 November. This one-week intensive workshop is designed for scientists and engineers from different parts of East Africa who are interested in learning entrepreneurial skills to commercialise their scientific inventions. Participants will benefit from the international perspective and profitable insights of leading experts and fellow delegates from the East Africa region and the rest of the world. PURPOSES AND NATURE The purpose of this workshop is to introduce scientists and engineers in the region to the process of innovation, generation and protection of intellectual property, technology transfer and commercialisation of inventions. The workshop will consist... http://www.africanphysicalsociety.org/en/j/?137 Fri, 09 Mar 2012 06:00:00 GMT Jobs http://www.africanphysicalsociety.org/en/jobs/v/3 Title: Visiting Professor Description: The African University of Science and Technology in Abuja (AUST – Abuja) was established by the Nelson Mandela Institution (NMI) in 2007 as the first of a Pan-African Network of Institutes of Science and Technology and Centers of Excellence to be located across the African continent, www.AUST-abuja.org. AUST Abuja, accredited by the Nigerian Universities Commission in December 2007, intends to become a world class research-oriented institution with the ultimate goal of training and developing the next generation of talented African Scientists and Engineers who can profoundly impact the continent’s socio-economic development through excellence in science and technology research and development. AUST is an independent, not-for-profit university with a transparent governance system whose parent, NMI, is a private charity incorporated in the USA. Strong partnerships have already been established with the African Institute of Mathematical... http://www.africanphysicalsociety.org/en/j/?3 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:00:00 GMT