The latest application of the IAEA's Lise Meitner Programme is now officially open, offering career development and networking opportunities for women professionals in the nuclear field.
The IAEA Lise Meitner Programme (LMP), named after the Austrian-Swedish physicist instrumental in the discovery of nuclear fission, aims to boost technical skills of early and midcareer women professionals in the nuclear sector through visiting programmes hosted by IAEA member countries. The programme is additionally tailored to strengthen participants' soft skills, particularly in leadership and managerial abilities.
Interested early and mid-career women professionals from IAEA member countries with a nuclear-related background relevant to the three focus areas of the current LMP editions are encouraged to apply by 7 February 2025.
To be eligible for the LMP, applicants from an IAEA member country must either be currently employed with 3-10 years of relevant work experience in the nuclear field or in the final year of their PhD studies in the nuclear field with relevant prior working experience.
The first LMP professional visit in 2025 will be hosted by the Argentinian National Atomic Energy Commission from 4 to 17 May, 2025 and will focus on nuclear power programme development, while the second LMP visit will be hosted by the University of Tokyo and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency, under the coordination of the Cabinet Office of Japan, from 8 to 21 June 2025, and will focus on advanced nuclear technology development and Fukushima recovery efforts.
The third LMP visit will focus on research reactors and will take place from 13 to 25 July 2025, hosted by the McMaster University and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories.
The last LMP visit took place from 25 March to 5 April 2024 in the Republic of Korea and was focused on nuclear power.
''The Lise Meitner Programme provided me with a unique and invaluable opportunity to connect with women nuclear professionals from across the globe. Through engaging in technical workshops, presentations, professional development activities, and facility tours, I was able to build meaningful bonds and exchange knowledge and experiences with fellow professionals in the field," said Yasmine Balci, a 2024 LMP Visiting Professional from Türkiye.
"A nuclear odyssey! That's how I would describe the 2024 Lise Meitner Programme visit to the Republic of Korea. It was an insightful, rewarding, and holistic programme that has added immense value to my current and future endeavours in the nuclear field," said Farisha Panday, an LMP visiting professional from South Africa.
The IAEA works to address the underrepresentation of women in the nuclear field through the LMP and the IAEA Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme (MSCFP). The IAEA welcomes partnering opportunities with public and private sectors, academia and civil society to work together for more women in nuclear.
