Applications are invited for a Post-doctoral researcher to undertake research on the drivers of woody encroachment and the impacts on ecological functioning and ecosystem services, through combining broad-scale remotely sensed products, environmental GIS, field, and citizen science bird atlas datasets. The successful applicant will be registered at the University of the Witwatersrand and assume research within the School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Science (APES) in collaboration with researchers from the Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and University of Stellenbosch (and others). The successful applicant will work closely with Drs Nicola Stevens, Jolene Fisher and Chevonne [...]

Climate Resilient African Landscapes (CRAL)  The University of Cape Town invites black South Africans interested in working as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow (PDRF) with a focus in climate change and resilience to apply for the ARUA-CD Postdoctoral Research Fellowship position. The value of the fellowship is ZAR 250,000-300,000 depending on experience and is tenable for 12 months with the possibility of extension for further years subject to satisfactory progress. We aim to attract exceptional scholars who are academically capable and are committed to serving South Africa and the continent in the environmental and development field. Application Deadline: 15 March [...]

From January 2019, PECS will be jointly hosted by the Centre for Complex Systems in Transition (CST) at Stellenbosch University in South Africa, and the Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University in Sweden (SRC). PECS is a Future Earth core project which aims to integrate research on the stewardship of social-ecological systems, the services they generate, and the relationships among biodiversity, ecosystems, human wellbeing, livelihoods, inequality and poverty. The CST has a longstanding and close collaboration with the SRC, and is an obvious choice as an additional regional node to broaden the networks and reach of PECS. The [...]

Together with their partner, Commonland, Living Lands is motivated to develop and employ a relevant monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) approach. Their aim is to improve the means of measuring the real impact of the work being done on the landscapes. The Baviaanskloof and Langkloof catchments will be the study sites for this first iteration. The current MEL approach which is used by Commonland and Living Lands, aims to measure 4 Returns (social capital, financial capital, natural capital and inspiration) in 3 landscape zones over 20 years. The PhD opportunity will be integrated with Living Lands’ activities on [...]

The African Climate and Development Initiative has two scholarships available for 2019: one 1-year Coursework, and one 2-year Dissertation Masters in Climate Change and Development. Please see advert below for: ARUA-CD scholarship advert Coursework ARUA-CD scholarship advert Dissertation Closing date: 31 October 2018 No late, incomplete or inappropriate applications will be accepted. Please contact the course convener, Marieke Norton: marieke.norton@uct.ac.za

The Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM) at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) seeks applications for a postdoctoral fellowship on African city food systems. The research forms part of an international collaborative project under the auspices of LEAP-Agri and includes researchers from South Africa, Uganda, Netherlands and Belgium. The project aims to promote sustainable and nutrition-secure city food systems by developing knowledge and tools for local and national development planning. The research will be undertaken in two case studies (Cape Town and Kampala) and includes: characterizing city food systems through identifying key food system activities, drivers, feedbacks and outcome indicators; modeling [...]

The vision of Living Lands is ‘Collaborations working on living landscapes’, which encapsulates the building of relationships amongst landscape stakeholders, through a process of social learning, that ultimately leads to collective action towards a healthy and resilient landscape. This is done by means of employing a social change approach as a way to engage stakeholders. Research and trial experimentation form part of the knowledge created for supporting stakeholders’ decision making. They are currently a team of 20, with offices in the Baviaanskloof, Langkloof and Cape Town. They are a young and dynamic bunch who like to do things [...]