DSI/NRF SARChI Chair in Health Systems, Complexity and Social Change – Postdoctoral Fellowship 2023 – Learning Partnership Project for a Gender Transformative Approach (LP4GT)

The School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape (SOPH), is seeing to appoint a Postdoctoral Fellows attached to the SARCHI Chair in Health Systems, Complexity and Social Change (Prof Asha George) and her collaborators, beginning as soon as possible in 2023. Please read the eligibility requirements carefully before applying. The Chair is seeking applicants to contribute to building a gender and health systems portfolio at SOPH, among other research endeavours.

The postdoctoral fellow will be attached to the Learning Partnership Project for a Gender Transformative Approach (LP4GT) project., which is multidisciplinary project (led by Prof Asha George and Ms Nikki Schaay, in collaboration with colleagues from NACOSA and Hope Africa). The project aims to create a collaborative community-based learning platform to support dialogue, exchange, capacity strengthening, and other forms of learning on gender transformative approaches in adolescent and young people’s sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) in South Africa.

REQUIREMENTS

Eligible applicants are required to have:

• experience conducting participatory research linked to the lived experience of adolescent and young people in South Africa; and preferably within Cape Town.
• experience working with adolescents and young people, their families and communities, health service providers, and civil society organisations from disadvantaged communities.
• experience conducting participatory research, gender analysis, a focus on equity and/or human
• experience working as part of a
• completed a PhD in the last five years and may not have held prior permanent academic posts. For applicants who did not obtain their qualification in South Africa, a valid SAQA certificate should be in hand at the time of application.
• citizenship of a sub-Saharan African country or be an expatriate Preference will be given to South African citizens or permanent residents.
• have a strong academic record with evidence of research experience and peer-reviewed
• previous research experience in health systems approaches to sexual and reproductive, maternal and adolescent health.

Advantageous skills for all posts

• Project management
• Experience organising and facilitating online and face to face workshops and
• Experience with social media also

The Postdoctoral Fellows will be expected to contribute to research, teaching and supervision activities linked to these areas in the SOPH and participate in in-person and online meetings that are inclusive of all members at SOPH. Any teaching and supervision workload will be in accordance with relevant policies, including funder guidelines.

The fellowship is initially tenable for one year starting as early as possible in 2023, and is valued up to a maximum of R333,000 per annum (tax-free). Renewal for a second year will be considered depending on satisfactory progress and continued funding.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

Eligible candidates should apply using the Application Form, which requires the following:

• A cover letter motivating for the candidate’s suitability to the positions available
• A one-page summary outlining their research interest/project
• A CV including all conference attendance, publications and other scholarly research output
• Copies of PhD certificate or letter of completion; and an academic transcript
• Copy of ID or passport
• Copy of SAQA certificate (where applicable)
• Evidence of publication record and writing skills (which can be copies of or a link to a relevant peer- reviewed publication)
• An academic transcript
• Names and contact details of at least 3 referees who have supervised or worked with the candidate and can speak to their experience and skills.

Enquiries can be forwarded to Carnita Ernest, soph-recruitement@uwc.ac.za

Please Use subject heading: SARChI Postdoctoral Fellowship

Completed applications need to submitted through the Google Form, which is accessible at https://forms.gle/rFMiqMm2FHe4Xd3c8 by no later than 5pm on 28 February 2023. 

The University the Western Cape reserves the right to change the conditions of award, or to make no award at all. The award will be dependent on final approval of the applicant by the National Research Foundation.