Applications are invited for the post of Junior Research Fellow (JRF), based in the Climate System Analysis Group (CSAG) at the University of Cape Town (UCT)
Applications are invited for the post of Junior Research Fellow (JRF), based in the Climate System Analysis Group (CSAG) at the University of Cape Town (UCT)
The gross salary value is R658 000 per annum for three years.
Applications are invited for the post of Junior Research Fellow (JRF), based in the Climate System Analysis Group (CSAG) at the University of Cape Town (UCT)
Applications are invited for the post of Junior Research Fellow (JRF), based in the Climate System Analysis Group (CSAG) at the University of Cape Town (UCT). The position is offered as part of a broader JRF program by UCT which seeks to increase research productivity and strengthen the career-path of a next generation of researchers who are nurtured and well-networked into a community of scholars able to work in an interdisciplinary context.
The JRF is an exciting opportunity for an early career climate researcher to establish and advance their career by benefiting from mentorship and the opportunity of engaging with a world class research team that has broad international exposure.
The research focus of the JRF is grounded in the social sciences, particularly the climate-related social sciences. The position is framed within the broader Cascading Climate and Health Risks in Cities (CASCADE) project, which aims to advance Africa’s response to urban climate and health risk. CASCADE will achieve this aim through: (a) innovative research across natural and social sciences to build rich inter-disciplinary evidence; and (b) transdisciplinary research engagement that acknowledges the complexity of urban health challenges and will facilitate the necessary learning beyond the disciplines while building trusting and sustained relationships across the science-policy interface.
Through research and engagement activities, CASCADE will build understanding on urban climate-health risk pathways, urban climate-health interventions, appropriate messaging and decision support, and urban climate health governance. The JRF will contribute to disciplinary and inter-disciplinary research across these packages, and will contribute to designing, implementing and participating in transdisciplinary knowledge co-production activities in target cities.
CSAG offers a unique supportive research environment, and the JRF will be mentored to develop unique personal research foci aligned with the multiplicity of regional and international projects undertaken by CSAG. The successful candidate will be helped to develop their own research programme within the broad scope of climate research in CSAG.
DEADLINE: 29 February 2024
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