POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN THE DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY, UNIVERSITY OF
STELLENBOSCH, SOUTH AFRICA
RESEARCH THEME: GATED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR 2008
A postdoctoral fellowship is available to do research on gated community
developments in small towns in the Western Cape province of South Africa
with intake 1 January 2008 or as soon as possible thereafter. The
successful candidate will be expected to do limited teaching
(approximately 3 weeks per year), and present findings of your research
at faculty and departmental seminars.
The application is open to any post-doctoral academic/researcher,
preferably candidates who have graduated less than 5 years ago and
ideally have worked on gated development research before.
Applications will be competition-driven. Evaluation of the available
fellowship will be based on the academic merit of the applicant.
Fellowships are awarded for a maximum of 2 years (renewable by
motivation from the host) and a minimum of 1 year. A fellowship must be
taken up within 9 months after it has been awarded to the host.
Fellowship value: R90 000 per postdoctoral fellow for 2008. The
successful scholar will have office space, but the scholarship or other
sources will have to pay for accommodation, travelling and other
expenses.
Interested persons should email a complete curriculum vitae and research
record of the past 5 years to Prof Ronnie Donaldson
([log in to unmask]) by the latest 17 September 2007. Applicants
should also indicate availability to take up the fellowship in
2008-2009.
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