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

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**Overview** This is a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (Job ID: 6627) at the University of the Free State, initially for one year, with potential for renewal up to three years. The role involves conducting interdisciplinary research and advanced analysis focusing on climate adaptation, disaster risk reduction, resilience, environmental sustainability, and climate-related development challenges, aligning with DiMTEC priorities. The fellowship offers an annual value of R 270,000, plus an additional R 30,000 for research expenses, and requires the successful applicant to reside primarily at the University of the Free State for the duration of the fellowship. **What you will do** * 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. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * 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. **Who should apply** This fellowship is ideal for South African or foreign nationals who have recently completed a PhD (within the last five years) in a field relevant to disaster management, environmental science, climate change, or related interdisciplinary areas. Candidates should possess a strong aptitude for independent research, a track record or clear potential for scholarly publication, and ideally, experience with quantitative/qualitative research methods, data analysis, and policy research. Applicants must be prepared to reside at the University of the Free State for the majority of the fellowship period (80%) and cannot hold other full-time salaried employment during this time. **Deadline** 23 October 2026 **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/postdoctoral-research-fellowship-one-year-renewable-up-to-three-years-job-id-6627-university-of-the-free-state-1 Source: myjobmag

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