POST-DOCTORAL /
SENIOR POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS
RESEARCH &
DEVELOPMENT (2 Positions, in Gaborone or Maun)
VACANCY NO.: DRD
1/2013
Duties: The Post-doctoral / Senior Post-doctoral
Fellows will carry out programmes of research in any aspect of the research
priority areas of the University listed below.
Research Areas:
(i)
Culture,
the arts and society: encompasses the analysis of cultural structures,
discourses and phenomena, including particularly African languages, arts, media
and epistemologies. It also includes the creation of new images, performances,
artifacts and designs.
(ii)
Economic
diversification and entrepreneurship: focuses on the study of the
economy and the particular issues involved in the diversification of
resource-based economies. It gives special attention to small and medium
enterprises and to the role of entrepreneurship in business development.
(iii)
Environmental
systems and natural resources management: studies environmental issues
at the local, national, regional and global levels, emphasizing the
inter-relationship of human and ecological concerns in achieving sustainable
development, including the management of natural resources and ecosystems.
(iv)
Health: research utilizes the biomedical, behavioral
and social sciences to generate new knowledge about human health, study
applications in clinical and community settings as well as sport, and develop
strategies for the prevention, treatment and care of illness, particularly in
developing countries.
(v)
Indigenous
knowledge systems: are the specific historically-developed systems of
knowledge and practice of a particular cultural group and region and this
research theme considers their value for contemporary practices and innovation
in areas such as human and animal health, agriculture and food production,
natural resources management and conservation, and local economic development,
as well as social policy.
(vi)
Minerals,
water and energy: research includes scientific analysis of these key
resources as well as engineering studies on the technologies for their
sustainable utilization and studies of the policy and socio-economic dimensions
of the choice, development and application of technologies.
(vii)
Social
and political development: research addresses issues of social policy,
such as poverty, education, social welfare, gender equity and the status of
minorities, and the key dimensions of political development, including
citizenship, security.
Requirements: Applicants should (i) be in possession
of or have acquired a PhD by the start date; ii) have excellent potential for
research and publication.
Remuneration: The University offers a competitive
salary and benefits commensurate with experience and qualifications.
How To Apply: Letters of applications are to address
the stated qualifications and provide any other information to assist the
University to determine your suitability for the position. You should quote the
vacancy number of the post applied for provide current C.Vs (including
telephone, telex and telefax numbers and e-mail), certified true copies of
educational certificates, transcripts and names and addresses of three
referees. Send your application to: The
Centre Administrator Office of Research & Development, Private Bag UB 00708
Gaborone-Botswana, Telephone: (267) 355 2904; Fax: (267) 395 7573.
All fellows are appointed initially on a 1-year contract.
Postdoctoral Fellows can be appointed for a maximum of two years, while Senior
Fellows can be appointed for a maximum of three years.
Applicants should inform their referees to (i) Quote the
Vacancy Number(s) and Position(s) applied for and (ii) submit their
references directly to the above address, before the stipulated closing
date.
NB: Only shortlisted
applicants will be contacted
CLOSING DATE: Open Until Filled
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