Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (one year, renewable up to three years)

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**Overview** This is a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at the University of the Free State, initially for one year and renewable up to three years. The fellowship requires full-time, residential research at the university, focusing on interdisciplinary research and advanced quantitative and qualitative analysis related to climate adaptation, disaster risk reduction, resilience, environmental sustainability, and climate-related development challenges. The role contributes to DiMTEC's priorities and involves supporting a Northern Cape project. **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 suitable for South African and foreign nationals who have been awarded a PhD within the last five years in fields such as Disaster Management, Environmental Science, Agricultural and Environmental Economics, Climate Change, Sustainability Science, Agricultural Sciences, Development Studies, Geography, or Environmental Management. Ideal candidates will demonstrate strong potential for independent research and scholarly publication, and must be able to relocate to and reside at the University of the Free State for 80% of the fellowship period. Applicants should not hold full-time salaried employment during the fellowship. Experience in quantitative and/or qualitative research methods, data analysis, policy research, and interdisciplinary research is considered advantageous. **Deadline** 23rd October, 2026 **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/postdoctoral-research-fellowship-one-year-renewable-up-to-three-years-university-of-the-free-state-1 Source: myjobmag

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