Two post-doctoral fellowships are available to conduct research on biological invasions through the South African National Biodiversity Institute’s Biological Invasions Directorate
One of the post-doctoral positions must be on a topic of direct relevance to the National Status Report on Biological Invasions (for the 2017 report that was released in 2018).
The other position must be:
- on a topic relevant to one of SANBI’s focus areas (status report and monitoring; incursion detection and response planning; eradication planning and co-ordination; taxonomy). For details of the types of projects that can be considered see Wilson et al. 2013 South African Journal of Science; and Wilson et al. 2017 Bothalia African Biodiversity and Conservation; https://doi.org/10.4102/abc.v47i2.2207, both free to download and
- based either at a historically disadvantaged tertiary institution or campus or at one of the new public universities.
For more details and potential projects see. Please contact us before submitting an application to check if your proposal is suitable.
Biological Invasions Post-Doc Project for work on the National Status Report 2019
Bursary value: R 300,000 p.a. for 2 years to cover living expenses
Running costs: Project running expenses are covered separately to the bursaries and vary depending on the project.
Requirements: Candidates must be pro-active, enthusiastic, and interested in doing excellent research that will help improve our understanding and management of biological invasions, and willing to assist with human capacity development. Post-doctoral research bursaries are open to anyone who has completed their PhD in the last five years. The successful post-doctoral fellows must register at a South African university.
Application procedure: Each application is to be accompanied by a standard bursary application cover sheet (see attached). Applications must include a full CV; certified copies of ID and academic record; two letters of academic reference; an agreement from a prospective academic supervisor; a two-page project outline; and two journal publications if applicable. Send all documents to students@sanbi.org.za cc: sanbi.dbi.bursaries@gmail.com with “SANBI Biological Invasions Post-doc application” in the subject line. E-mails must be <9MB.
Contact details
For academic queries: Prof John Wilson (jrwilson@sun.ac.za)
For questions about the application process: Ms René du Toit (r.dutoit@sanbi.org.za)
SANBI reserves the right not to fill these bursaries.
If no response has been received within 28 working days of the closing date, candidates may assume that their applications were unsuccessful.
Closes: Friday, 29 March 2019
successful candidates will be notified by late April
Location: South Africa