The Sustainability Research Unit (www.nmmu.ac.za/sru) at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) has opportunities for post-graduate students at PhD and Master’s level with a keen interest in transdisciplinary research at the interface between society, ecosystems and sustainability in the Garden Route.
Examples of topics include: risk, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change; incentives and motivations for ecosystem stewardship; collaborative management of watersheds; conceptualizing and modelling human-nature relationships; perceptions of ecosystem degradation and restoration; framings, mental models and mind-sets about nature; management decision making about natural resources, and especially the management of invasive species and / or water-linked ecosystems.
Innovative proposals for projects on social-ecological sustainability in the Garden Route will also be considered. Successful applicants will be based at the George Campus of NMMU.
For more information, contact:
Prof. Christo Fabricius
NMMU Sustainability Research Unit
P/Bag X 6531
George, 6530
South Africa
Tel +27 – 44 – 801 5111/ +27 – 836318828
Email christo.fabricius@nmmu.ac.za
