National Science Foundation- Sri Lanka

The National Science Foundation  (NSF) is a state funded Institution under the purview of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Research, established by the Science & Technology Act No.11 of 1994. The NSF is committed to generate knowledge, dissemination and transfer of knowledge and more importantly, to ensure the effective utilization of knowledge, for the greater benefit of the people of Sri Lanka. The Foundation supports, and embraces research in all field of fundamental and applied science as well as in the social sciences.

Applications are invited from citizens of Sri Lanka for the following post.

      Post of Technical Assistant (On assignment basis)

Applicants who are not older than 35 years of age (at the closing date of the application) are eligible to apply.  Priority is given to interdisciplinary projects carried out in biosphere reserves designated under the Man and the Biosphere Programme or potential biosphere reserves, and which contribute to the implementation of the Lima Action Plan (LAP) for Biosphere Reserves and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In this regard, applicants shall identify in their applications if and how their research contributes to the research-related actions of the LAP and to the SDGs. Awards are set at a maximum of US $5,000 each.