WISER Africa Co-Production Fellowship

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About WISER Africa Co-Production Fellowship

Are you an early career researcher or professional based in East, West, or Southern Africa, with a strong interest in the transdisciplinary co-production of weather and climate services?

Apply now for the Weather and Climate Information Services (WISER) Africa co-production fellowship, funded by the UK government’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) through the Africa Regional Climate and Nature (ARCAN) programme.

Three fellowships are being offered through this call — one in each of the following regions: East, West, and Southern Africa. They are seeking talented, early-career professionals with expertise or interest in co-production to serve as co-production champions.

Each fellow will collaborate with local and regional organisations to enhance climate services and support the WISER programme’s goals. Fellows will bridge the gap between research and community-led outcomes and champion innovative co-production practices to enhance climate resilience.

Fellowship objectives

• Provide co-production expertise in their region, supporting Regional Climate Centres and/or National Meteorological and Hydrological Services.
• Engage with stakeholders to co-design priorities that inform future climate-focused development funding.
• Conduct research on co-production, stakeholder engagement, indigenous knowledge, or communication strategies.
• Contribute to WISER-wide learning on co-production practices.
• Fellows will receive support from regional and international co-production experts, including training and peer learning sessions across all three regions.

• Sponsor Organisation: Met Office

Benefits of WISER Africa Co-Production Fellowship

• Fellows will receive support from regional and international co-production experts, including training and peer learning sessions across all three regions.

WISER Africa Co-Production Fellowship Requirements

Applicants must be nationals of a listed eligible African country. Fellows may be based at their current academic institution, provided it is in a WISER-supported country and meets due diligence requirements. Those without a current affiliation must confirm hosting arrangements before applying. West Africa fellows will be based at AGRHYMET in Niamey, Niger.

East Africa

• Eligible host countries: Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Southern Africa

• Eligible host countries: Angola, Botswana, the Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

West Africa

• The fellowship will be hosted at the Agriculture, Hydrology, Meteorology Regional Centre (AGRHYMET) in Niamey, Niger.
• Eligible nationalities: Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and Senegal.

Application Date and Process

• Applications will be assessed by a panel comprising representatives of the Met Office (UK) WISER programme and international experts

• Interviews: Weeks of 1 and 8 September 2025

• Results: Successful applicants notified by mid-September 2025

Apply Here

Once completed, please email it to [email protected] along with the necessary documents listed at the end of the form.  

Application Deadline

08 August, 2025

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