The Sustainable Livelihoods Foundation (SLF) is a non-profit company. SLF prides itself in ground-breaking research, policy engagement and the development of appropriate innovation strategies in order to contribute towards the improvement of livelihoods in poor urban communities. SLF works across many cross-cutting themes including Informality, Health Participation, Citizen Action, Ecology and Society and Enabling Youth. To find out more about the variety of SLF projects visit: https://livelihoods.org.za/. SLF is recreating a dynamic researcher to support our research and engagement activities within the theme of informality. The researcher will undertake research (and allied support services) on a range of topics related to [...]

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, RHODES UNIVERSITY Senior lecturer/Associate Professor/Professor Rhodes University’s Department of Environmental Science is looking for a senior lecturer/associate professor or professor to join our team. We are a small department dedicated to advancing inter- and trans-disciplinary science and learning aimed at understanding and managing complex human-environmental/social- ecological systems, with a focus on Africa.  Our vision is to lead and advance knowledge development, capacity building, and communication for sustainable human-environmental systems. For more information about the position, and to apply, visit https://goo.gl/ndBYw7 Deadline for applications: 23 May 2016  

Call for Abstracts Transformations2017: Transformations in Practice 30th August - 1st September 2017   Abstract submissions are invited for the 3rd Biennial International Conference on Transformations to Sustainability, taking place at the University of Dundee, Scotland. The main theme of the conference is 'Sustainability transformations in practice' The six sub themes are: Conceptualising sustainability transformations Designing transformation and transformative forms of design Conditions and practice for transformation Research for transformation Creativity and innovation for enhancing thinking and practice of transformation Linking practice with policy   Submissions are invited for : Presentation of papers Practice sessions Transformation Labs (workshops) The intention is to [...]

The African Doctoral Academy runs bi-annual training courses which are aimed at both expanding and adding depth to the knowledge pool and skillset of doctoral and post-doctoral academics across the African continent and beyond. For more information on the 2016 Winter School, please visit the website and register before the 1st of June 2016. Courses are filling up slowly but surely. Here is an outline of the courses on offer:  

Call for Applications: Postdocs (2) The SARChI Chair in Interdisciplinary Science in Land and Natural Resource Use for Sustainable Livelihoods in the Department of Environmental Science at Rhodes University, Grahamstown (South Africa) is currently held by Professor Charlie Shackleton. The broad focus of the Chair’s is interdisciplinary research into understandings of natural resources in rural and urban livelihoods for poverty alleviation. Applications are currently open for two post-doctoral positions from ecological, social or economic scientists. Interested applicants must be able to demonstrate their prior work and expertise in, or application of such to, any one of the three research areas: [...]

11th ALTER-Net Summer School "Biodiversity, ecosystem services and sustainable management of socio-ecosystems" 7-17 September 2016 Peyresq, Haute-de-Provence, France Fee: €800 Open to young graduate and post-graduate scientists from both within and outside the network partners, the ALTER-Net Summer School provides an innovative atmosphere for thinking about and resolving the sustainability challenges that society is currently facing. The Summer School aims at contributing to the durable integration and spread of excellence within and beyond the network, with a view to promoting interdisciplinary approaches. ALTER-Net Summer Schools have been running since 2006 and offer students a unique opportunity to learn about current issues [...]

Summer School on Modelling Environmental Resilience *Climate, (Agro)-Ecology, Ocean, Society* 19-25 June 2016, Paris (France)   The summer school takes place at the Ecole Normale Supérieure, 19-26 June 2016 in the heart of Paris, France, and is supported by PSL Research University Paris. This summer school aims to bring together a group of 25 participants with a strong interest in environmental science and with backgrounds in quantitative sciences from across a range of disciplines (ecology, geosciences, physics, agronomy, economics, geography, etc). The objective is to expose the group to a number of views on the concept of “resilience" of environmental [...]

Volkswagen Foundation's has announced Calls for postdoctoral fellowships under the Initiative “Knowledge for Tomorrow – Cooperative Research Projects in Sub-Saharan Africa”. The funding initiative aims at extending and strengthening research in the regions of Sub-Saharan Africa.   Objective The funding initiative is open to all disciplines and aims at the development and sustainable reinforcement of research in Sub-Saharan Africa. Research projects, developed and carried out by African scholars and scientists in close cooperation with their German partners, shall provide junior researchers in Africa with an opportunity to enhance their skills and academic qualifications. Special emphasis is put on the development, [...]

How can Sustainability Science help tackle some of the pressing sustainability challenges that Africa is facing? This is the main question that ICSS2016 will aim to answer, treating topics as diverse as agriculture, food security, biodiversity conservation, mining resources, urban sustainability, green economic transitions and transdisciplinary research in the African context. ICSS2016 will bring together a group of leading international experts from academia and practice representing a rich diversity of disciplinary perspectives. The conference will take place 2-3 March, and is hosted by the Stellenbosch Institute of Advanced Studies (STIAS), University of Stellenbosch. For more information, please visit the conference website.   [...]

One Masters level bursary (R80 000 pa) and one PhD level bursary (R120 000 pa) are available for an exciting interdisciplinary project in the Eastern Cape, and based at Rhodes University in Grahamstown.   Project title: A place to belong: urban planning, housing and greening We seek motivated and enthusiastic students to conduct Masters and PhD research as part of an interdisciplinary team to investigate the worldviews and experiences of nature and use of natural resources and elements in the context of urban residents and its implications for urban planning, housing and greening. This research project forms part of a collaboration [...]