Post-doctoral fellowship

Automating decision-support tools to improve the management and regulation of biological invasions in South Africa.

A post-doctoral fellowship is available to conduct research as part of the South African National Biodiversity Institute’s work on biological invasions. In working at the interface of research, management, and policy, the post-doctoral researcher would both do high-quality research, producing results that have impact (e.g., on the regulations or on how plants are managed). The position thus provide opportunities for post-docs to develop their skills and bring new skills in the context of real-world problems. For details see the post-doc outline at: https://tinyurl.com/yck5tmx4

Requirements

Post-doctoral research funding is open to anyone who has completed their PhD in the last five years (not including any gaps in working or pro rata part-time positions) or can provide evidence that their PhD will be awarded shortly.

Application procedure

Send copies of the following documents as a single combined pdf

To: students@sanbi.org.za

Cc: sanbi.dbi.bursaries@gmail.com

Subject: SANBI Biological Invasions Post-Doc application 2027

1. a cover-sheet available at: https://tinyurl.com/yck5tmx4
2. a covering letter (~3 pages) explaining the interest in and suitability to the position;
3. a full CV;
4. two letters of reference from academic supervisors;
5. certified copy of academic marks for courses studied;
6. certified copy of highest qualification (certified translation if required);
7. a certified copy of ID or passport; and
8. pdfs (or an open-source link) to two journal articles demonstrating research to date.

E-mails must be <11MB.

For queries about the project please contact John Wilson jrwilson@sun.ac.za

For questions about the application process please contact Ms René du Toit (r.dutoit@sanbi.org.za)

SANBI reserves the right not to fill these fellowships. If no response has been received within 28 working days of the closing date, candidates may assume that their applications were unsuccessful.