Postdoctoral Fellowship: Communication
2 weeks ago
Eastern Cape, Eastern Cape
**FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES**
**POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN COMMUNICATION**
**PROJECT OBJECTIVES**
- The broader research centers primarily on how communication could improve pro-environmental behaviors within the context of addressing climate change-related issues and challenges around food security.
- To ascertain media salience and public exposure to climate change and food security issues.
- Determine public perception, knowledge and attitude toward climate change and food security issues.
- Establish the role of media accounts in forming public attitudes and beliefs about climate change and food security.
- Understand the links between media accounts and pro-environmental behaviors (climate change and food security)
- Explore the role of the media, particularly community radio, in galvanizing the silent majority, especially the rural population, to embrace climate change and food security efficiency behaviors.
**ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND CONDITIONS ARE**:
- Prospective fellows must be self-driven with a solid environmental communication research background, especially in the areas of climate change and food security
- Possess a doctoral degree not older than five years in Communication or a closely related discipline.
**THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL BE REQUIRED TO**:
- Produce at least three 2 units in DHET-accredited journals.
- Contribute to building the research profile of the Environmental Communication Research Group.
- The PDRF will actively participate in research activities within the Department of Communication and postgraduate students' supervision and mentoring.
**VALUE AND TENURE**:
- The annual stipend is R300,000 non-taxable and payable in four equal instalments
**HOW TO APPLY**:
Motivation letter addressing the above eligibility requirements (No more than two pages).
- A draft/proposal on any of the objectives indicated above.
- Copy of ID document (or copy of passport in the case of foreign applicants).
- A detailed CV with three referees' contact details, including a list of research publications and other scholarly output.
- Full academic transcript and copy of doctoral degree certificate.
**NOTE**:
**CLOSING DATE: 8 NOVEMBER 2024.**
For more information please contact:
Siyamthanda Sigodi
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