Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (One Year, Renewable up to Three Years) (Job ID: 6627)

University of the Free State · Bloemfontein, Free State

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Duties and responsibilities

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.

Competencies Eligibility criteria

Open to South African and foreign nationals for full-time research at the University of the Free State.
Applicants must hold a PhD in a relevant discipline, awarded within the last five years.
Relevant fields may include Disaster Management, Environmental Science, Agricultural and Environmental Economics, Climate Change, Sustainability Science, Agricultural Sciences, Development Studies, Geography, Environmental Management, or another closely related interdisciplinary field.
Applicants should demonstrate strong potential for independent research and scholarly publication.
Experience in quantitative and/or qualitative research methods, data analysis, policy research, and interdisciplinary research will be advantageous.
Successful applicants may not hold full-time salaried employment during the fellowship.
Successful applicants must be able to relocate to the UFS for the duration of the fellowship. This is a residential fellowship, and the successful applicant is required to spend 80% of the postdoctoral period at the UFS.