VACANCY 1: POST DOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW – SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL CONSTRAINTS OF NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS (Closing Date: 31 January 2021)
The African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI) based at the University of Cape Town (UCT) wishes to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to support the social, economic and political research component of the TES-NbS (Towards Equitable and Sustainable Nature-based Solutions in Southern Africa’s Water Towers) project. The successful candidate will unpack the social, economic and political processes and trade-offs that shape which Nature-based Solutions are adopted and who benefits in the region. There will be a focus on landscape restoration and protection in strategic catchments important for water supply and on scale and gender dimensions. For more information on the position and how to apply please see here. For more information about ACDI and UCT please visit www.acdi.uct.ac.za and www.uct.ac.za.
VACANCY 2: POST DOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW – PROCESS-BASED BIOGEOCHEMICAL, LAND SURFACE AND/OR HYDROLOGICAL MODELLING (Closing Date: 31 January 2021)
The African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI) based at theUniversity of Cape Town (UCT) wishes to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to support the integrated land surface and hydrological modelling component of the TES-NbS (Towards Equitable and Sustainable Nature-based Solutions in Southern Africa’s Water Towers) project. The successful candidate will model global carbon versus regional/local water trade-offs of Nature-based Solutions under a changing climate with a focus on landscape restoration and protection in strategic catchments important for water supply. For more information on the position and how to apply please see here. For more information about ACDI and UCT please visit www.acdi.uct.ac.za and www.uct.ac.za.
