Postdoctoral Fellowship in Climate Adaptation & Resilience

University of the Free State; Bloemfontein; Sur place; ZAR 243 000 - 297 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

R 270,000 annual fellowship

R 30,000 research expenses fund

Résumé du poste

The University of the Free State invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in the Disaster Management Training and Education Centre for Africa (DiMTEC). The successful candidate will conduct interdisciplinary research on climate adaptation within a Northern Cape project and contribute to policy-relevant outputs.

Applicants should have a PhD awarded within the last five years and demonstrate potential for independent research and publication.

Qualifications

• PhD in a relevant discipline awarded within the last five years.
• Open to South African and foreign nationals for full-time research.
• Demonstrated potential for independent research and scholarly publication.
• Experience in quantitative and/or qualitative research methods, data analysis, policy research, and interdisciplinary research advantageous.

Responsabilités

• Conduct interdisciplinary research and advanced quantitative and qualitative analysis relating to climate adaptation, disaster risk reduction, resilience, environmental sustainability, and climate-related development challenges.
• Support the Northern Cape project through data management, literature synthesis, research coordination, and analysis of project data.
• Assist in preparing technical reports, policy briefs, stakeholder reports, and research dissemination materials.
• Participate in DiMTEC research seminars, postgraduate research activities, academic writing initiatives, and capacity-building activities.
• Contribute to research proposals, collaborative projects, funding/grant applications, and tender applications aligned with DiMTEC priorities.
• Develop collaborative research networks and contribute to DiMTEC's national and international research visibility.
• Produce at least two DHET-accredited peer-reviewed journal articles per annum, subject to satisfactory performance.
• Register and reside as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of the Free State and participate in relevant DiMTEC academic and research activities.

Description du poste

The University of the Free State invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in the Disaster Management Training and Education Centre for Africa (DiMTEC). The successful candidate will conduct interdisciplinary research on climate adaptation within a Northern Cape project and contribute to policy-relevant outputs.

Applicants should have a PhD awarded within the last five years and demonstrate potential for independent research and publication.