Postdoc researcher in innovative approaches for forest landscape restoration and climate adaptation in africa

Organization

University of Cape Town

Department

African Climate and Development Initiative

Organization URL

Job Location Type

IN_OFFICE

Job Location

Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa    

Applicant Location Requirements

No Applicant Location Requirements Specified.

Application Deadline

Until Filled

Requirements

  • A PhD, awarded within the previous five years, in a related discipline (e.g., forestry, climate change, ecology or socio-ecology, agricultural economics, economics).
  • Strong understanding of climate change, restoration policies and international initiatives such as the Bonn Challenge, AFR100 and other international and regional policy frameworks.
  • Experience in synthesizing and managing large datasets.
  • Experience in econometric analysis
  • Excellent technical ability to code in R, Python, and/or other statistical programming language,
    ideally including analysis of socio-economic data, geophysical (ecological) as well as and/or other
    geospatial datasets.
  • Experience in working in a virtual and interdisciplinary research team setting.
  • Demonstrated ability to produce peer-reviewed research articles in international journals.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and French.
Special Requirements
Familiarity with the specific socio-economic and environmental contexts of the target countries (Ethiopia, Togo, Madagascar). ● Knowledge and experience in working with gender-sensitive approaches. ● High interest and experience in creative science communication. ● Interest and experience in transdisciplinary collaborations; particularly engagement with decisionmakers. ● Experience in giving international oral presentations and interest in public communication of science to an international audience. ● Excellent data visualization skills.

Apply online or via email

farai.kapfudzaruwa@uct.ac.za