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POST-DOCTORAL FIXED-TERM CONTRACT POSITION (3 YEARS) CLOSING DATE: 2 December 2015   Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) wishes to appoint a post-doctoral fellow, specializing in the social-ecological concept of “People-centred learning” for improving small-holder irrigation practice. This position forms part of a team of scientists funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), managed through the Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA). The initial focus countries are Malawi and Tanzania, although this will widen to other countries in Eastern and Southern Africa over [...]

LAND NEGOTIATOR R349 596 (Total cost to company per annum) Contract position (Salary increases subject to performance) Contract period: 1 February 2016 – 31 September 2018 Stewardship and Land Purchase Negotiation Based in Kamieskroon / Springbok / Garies or surrounds This position will be responsible for negotiation of new Stewardship Contracts and the negotiation of the purchase of land for conservation purposes. This position will also seek to provide professional management support for the new sites which contribute to critical habitat as outlined in the Leslie Hill Succulent Karoo Trust [...]

STEPS Centre Summer School 2016 16-27 May 2016 at the Institute of Development Studies in Brighton, UK The STEPS Centre Summer School aims to bring together an exceptional group of people who are exploring ideas and research methodologies for pathways to sustainability. Through a mix of lectures, walks, discussions and public events, participants will challenge the STEPS team and each other on questions of science, society and development. Who should apply? Applications are invited from highly-motivated doctoral and postdoctoral researchers, working in fields around development studies, science and technology studies, innovation [...]

SARChI Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (2016-2017) DST/NRF SARChI Research Chair in The Sociology of Land, Environment and Sustainable Development Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology Stellenbosch University, South Africa A postdoctoral fellowship, tenable for two years, is attached to the SARChI Chair in the Sociology of Land, Environment and Sustainable Development, recently awarded to Prof Cherryl Walker at Stellenbosch University. Applications are invited from suitably qualified researchers who are keen to contribute to this new research programme through an individually designed research and publication programme as well as their active participation [...]

SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS VACANCY:  SCIENTIST (ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIAL SCIENCE) PATERSON GRADING D3 SCIENTIFIC SERVICES, RONDEVLEI, GARDEN ROUTE NATIONAL PARK   Closing date:  14 October 2015   A vacancy exists in the Conservation Services Division in the Scientific Services Unit, based at Rondevlei in Garden Route National Park, for a Scientist (Environmental Social Science). The successful candidate will be expected to conduct monitoring and research on interrelations between humans and both marine and natural terrestial environments. The Garden Route National Park, which includes the former Tsitsikamma and Wilderness Parks, and Knysna [...]