Postdoc researcher in building climate – resilient education systems

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
  • A PhD, awarded within the previous five years, in a related discipline (e.g. climate change, environmental science, education). In special circumstances, such as post-PhD caring duties or health-related issues, longer periods will be considered.
  • Experience of, or genuine interest in, assessing the impact of, and the mechanisms by which, climate change affects student learning outcomes and education systems in sub-Saharan Africa.
  • Experience of, or genuine interest in, improving targeting of climate interventions and understanding of the feasibility and effectiveness of adaptation options for education, with a focus on school infrastructure.
  • Excellent technical ability to code in R, Python, and/or other (statistical) programming languages.
  • Experience using geospatial software (e.g., QGIS, ArcGIS), for climate/weather forecasting and/or use other geospatial datasets.
  •  Experience of handling large datasets.
  • Excellent data visualization skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to conduct systematic literature reviews and familiarity with various systematic review methodological approaches.
  • Demonstrated ability to produce peer-reviewed research articles in international journals.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
  • Desire and ability to work in an interdisciplinary, multinational, hybrid research team setting.
  • Ability to work with cloud-based tools (such as Google Workspace)
Special Requirements
● Experience in machine learning, and interest in using new AI tools and software ● Interest and experience in engagement with decision-makers, including in education. ● Familiarity with, or interest in, analysis of education data. ● Ability or interest in using collaborative software development tools (such as Visual Studio). ● Experience in giving oral presentations and interest in public communication of science. ● Experience of, or interest in, source control of software and working in collaborations using GitHub and RStudio. ● Familiarity with OpenStreeMap data, the Humanitarian Data Exchange, and https://globaldatalab.org/. ● Interest in co-supervising a new PhD at the University of Dar es Salaam in the area of primary data collection/analysis of indoor environmental data using low-cost sensor networks.

Apply online or via email

farai.kapfudzaruwa@uct.ac.za