Postdoctoral Research Fellowship: Agronomy

Requirements

• The successful candidate will preferably have a doctorate completed in the last five years in Agronomy/Crop Science/Plant Production/Plant Protection at a higher education institution in South Africa or abroad. • If not yet in possession of a doctoral degree, they need to submit a written statement from the Registrar (or equivalent) at the issuing University confirming that they satisfactorily fulfilled the Universitys requirements for a doctoral degree at the time of application for a postdoctoral research fellowship. Details of the qualification and expected date of graduation should be included in the statement. • Demonstrate evidence of research productivity through at least three (3) research articles in DHET-accredited journals. • Be proficient in statistical software such as GenStat, R, SAS, SPSS, or Statistica. • The successful candidate may not be in the employment of UFH (including Time on Task) at the time of taking the postdoctoral fellowship. • The successful candidate may not be employed in any other institution/company during their postdoctoral fellowship. • The successful candidate may be of any age, gender or nationality (subject only to the visa regulations of the Department of Home Affairs) • Preference will be given to South African females. Conditions :

• By the end of their first year, the PDRF is expected to have submitted papers amounting to 2 units for review on the topic of their postdoctoral research which meets the following minimum requirements • PDRF extending into their second and subsequent years are expected to have published (or have in-press) 2 units. All papers must be on the topic of postdoctoral research and details of the papers must be submitted by the host to the PGS office by the end of each renewal year. Duration:

• The fellowship is valid for 24 months from the month of arrival and may be extended with evidence of good progress. Application details:

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