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POSITION OFFERED: Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology – Senior Lecturer
Faculty of AgriSciences | Stellenbosch University Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology Senior Lecturer / Lecturer Two-year contract appointment Ref. AW02/156/0622 The Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology is a forward-thinking and dynamic department that brings together a considerable body of teaching and research in the rapidly growing and important field of the conservation of biodiversity in utilised landscapes and their surrounds. In principle, our aim is to sustain agricultural and forestry production without compromising the natural viability of the agricultural land mosaic. Our range of expertise includes integrated pest management, [...]
Call for applications: Masters and PhD bursaries for 2023 (Deadline extended to 23 June)
The Centre for Sustainability Transitions (CST) invites applications for NRF-funded Masters and PhD bursaries for studies starting in 2023. The deadline for applications is 23 June 2022. The CST builds on a strong history of transdisciplinary research and complexity studies at Stellenbosch University, providing a vibrant hub for solution-oriented sustainability science that hosts leading scientists and students from diverse disciplinary backgrounds in a state-of-the-art research centre. The primary objective of the CST is to provide transformational knowledge on the dynamics of multi-scale social-ecological change, and strategic insights into the new modes of [...]
Multiple opportunities for research towards a master’s degree at the University of Cape Town in 2023
Three opportunities for research towards Master’s degrees are available for 2023 under the Eco-ACE Project: “Building adaptive capacity to ocean change at multiple scales through promoting ecosystem-based adaptation and community engagement”. The overarching aim of the Eco-ACE project is to facilitate and improve the adaptive capacity of vulnerable groups in coastal communities (including small-scale fishers, women, children and youth) to change (including climate change) using a variety of tools and approaches including ecosystem modelling and participatory art-based research approaches. Project 1: Incorporating small-scale fisheries into ecosystem models of the southern [...]
GRIN Meeting: 2nd Announcement and Call for Abstracts
The 4th Garden Route Interface and Networking (GRIN) Meeting will take place from 11-13 October 2022 (2 nights, 3 days) at Pine Lake Marina, Sedgefield, South Africa. A post-GRIN Spring School on social-ecological systems research will take place from 14-19 October 2022, in the Garden Route. GRIN provides a space for sharing experiences and latest insights related to the management, research and sustainability of social-ecological systems (e.g. protected areas, working landscapes, estuaries and catchments) from around the world. GRIN aims to be practitioner relevant and specifically cater for managers, rangers [...]
Nature-based ‘solutions’ and social equity – TES NbS
Please take a moment to complete an online survey (link below) about nature-based ‘solutions’ and social equity in Southern Africa. Click here to complete the survey: https://forms.gle/CjmUr1gC56VB4uH67 (time to complete: ~30 mins) This online survey is for you, if you are a researcher, policy maker, project/programme coordinator/manager or consultant working broadly in the fields of protection, restoration and sustainable management of natural and semi-natural ecosystems and working/cultural lands (which fall under the umbrella of nature-based solutions) in the Southern African region. Examples of the wide range of nature-based solutions include [...]
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PART-TIME POSITION: Research Coordinator and Project Manager
The Environmental Learning Research Centre at Rhodes University is seeking to appoint a dynamic research co-ordinator and project manager who is an early career researcher with an aptitude for research project management and co-ordination, OR an experienced project manager keen to work in an academic environment, interested in transdisciplinary sustainability sciences and education, based in Makhanda and who is able to work in person at the ELRC at Rhodes University mornings only, and is able to work co-operatively with enthusiasm and flair in a fast-paced environment. The appointee will work [...]
POSITION OFFERED: Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology – Senior Lecturer
Faculty of AgriSciences | Stellenbosch University Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology Senior Lecturer / Lecturer Two-year contract appointment Ref. AW02/156/0622 The Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology is a forward-thinking and dynamic department that brings together a considerable body of teaching and research in the rapidly growing and important field of the conservation of biodiversity in utilised landscapes and their surrounds. In principle, our aim is to sustain agricultural and forestry production without compromising the natural viability of the agricultural land mosaic. Our range of expertise includes integrated pest management, [...]
Call for applications: Postdoc fellowship
Seeds of Good Anthropocenes: Managing invasive species in South Africa Deadline for applications: 12 July 2021 Project background We live in the Anthropocene, an era of escalating global challenges such as climate change, food and water security, biodiversity loss, socio‐political conflict and economic volatility. It is increasingly recognized that meeting these challenges demands new approaches to governing our environment and societies - approaches that recognize the complex inter‐relationships between human well‐being and ecological sustainability. Developing new governance and management approaches may be helpfully informed by successful examples of alternative ways [...]
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: USAID’s Resilient Waters Program
USAID’s Resilient Waters is a five-year program (June 2018- June 2023), implemented by Chemonics International in collaboration with a consortium of partners. The Resilient Waters Program is seeking full grant applications from eligible entities for implementation of activities designed to address a multi-faceted program whose goal is to build more resilient communities and eco-systems through improved management of trans-boundary natural resources and increased access to safe drinking water and sanitation services. In contributing towards strengthening the resilience of institutions and communities to respond to impacts of climate change, Resilient Waters Program [...]
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: PhD bursaries for 2022 (DEADLINE 12 JUNE)
The Centre for Sustainability Transitions builds on a strong history of transdisciplinary research and complexity studies at Stellenbosch University, providing a vibrant hub for solution-oriented sustainability science that hosts leading scientists and students from diverse disciplinary backgrounds in a state-of-the-art research centre. The primary objective of the CST is to provide transformational knowledge on the dynamics of multi-scale social-ecological change, and strategic insights into the new modes of research and governance that can bring about a just transition to a more equitable and sustainable society, in southern Africa and globally. [...]