Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

4 days ago

Bloemfontein, South Africa University of the Free State Full time

Job Title
- Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (1-year contact, renewable up to 3 years)
- Organizational Unit
- University of the Free State -> Faculty of Law -> Office of the Dean: Faculty of Law
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Occupational Level
- Junior Management
- Location
- Bloemfontein Campus - Bloemfontein, FS ZA (Primary)
- Closing Date
- 31/1/2025
- Description

**Duties and responsibilities**:

- Assist the disability rights unity in terms of research, administration and other tasks.
- Work in collaboration with the dean’s office when it comes to research, administration and other tasks.
- Conduct interdisciplinary research on the relationship between disability rights, human rights and transformation.
- Collaborate around shared interdisciplinary themes related to disability rights, institutionally, nationally, and internationally.
- Assist in postgraduate supervision.
- Participate in teaching in the faculty.
- Author/co-author at least 3 publication outputs per year in the form of DHET-accredited scholarly journal articles or books/chapters in books.
- Register and reside as a postdoctoral research fellow at the UFS and participate in relevant activities of the Faculty, the Free State Centre for Human Rights, the School of Postgraduate Studies and the Directorate of

Research Development.
- Prepare and present papers during seminars and other research events.

**Eligibility Criteria**:

- Open to all South Africans and foreign nationals for full-time research at the University of the Free State (UFS).
- Graduated with a doctoral degree in human rights in general and disability rights in particular within the last five years.
- Successful applicants may not hold full-time salaried employment during the fellowship.
- Successful applicants must be able to relocate to the UFS for the duration of the fellowship. This is a residential fellowship thus the successful applicant is required to spend 80% of her/his post-doctoral period at the UFS.

**Value of the fellowship**:

- R240 000 annual fellowship (not taxed).
- R30 000 additional research expenses fund (not taxed)
- Competencies

**Closing date**:
31 January 2025

**Commencement of fellowship**:
03 February 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter.

**For enquiries, please contact**:
**General**:
**The UFS is a designated employer and is committed to the pursuit of excellence, diversity, and redress**
- **Application**:

- Motivation letter, including a 1- to 2-page outline of relevant expertise and experience; and of the research project proposed for the fellowship.
- Full CV including a list of research publications, conference papers, and other scholarly outputs.
- Certified copies of full transcripts of academic records and doctoral degree certificate.
- A SAQA Certificate for qualifications obtained outside South Africa.
- Certified copy of ID document (or copy of passport in the case of foreign applicants).

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