Fellowships noticeboard
Here you'll find the latest available postdoctoral fellowship opportunities at UCT.
| Description | Research Field | Closing date | Contact |
| NRF Fellowship-Holders Travel Grant Call 2023 | NRF Freestanding, Innovation and Scarce Skills Postdoctoral Fellowships | Internal Closing Dates:
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Enquiries to: Mr Emile van Wyk pdocs@uct.ac.za +27 (0)21 650 5065 |
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Postdoctoral Conference Travel Grants 2023
In-person Conference Participation - There are four windows during which applications may be submitted, between: |
All faculties |
Virtual conference participation: at least two months prior to the conference date.
In-person Conference Participation: |
Enquiries and application submission to: Mr Emile van Wyk pdocs@uct.ac.za +27 (0)21 650 5065 |
| 2024 URC Postdoctoral Research Fellowship | All faculties | 15 September 2023 | Enquiries and application submission to: Mr Emile van Wyk pdocs@uct.ac.za +27 (0)21 650 5065 |
| Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Policy Research in International Services and Manufacturing (PRISM) | PhD in Economics (or related field) in the field of Industrial Policy, International Trade, Green Industrialisation, Climate Policy, or a related field | 18 September 2023 | Website: http://www.prism.uct.ac.za/ To apply, please e-mail the documents in a single pdf file clearly indicating “PRISM Postdoctoral Fellowship” in the subject line to Ashy Kiego Ashy.Kiego@uct.ac.za |
| SDG Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Focussing On Transdisciplinarity And Engaged Scholarship Applications need to be written such that they are aligned with the Transdisciplinarity and Engaged Scholarship thematic track. |
One of seven “SDG fellowships”. This cohort of postdoctoral fellowships centre on research towards the SDGs and Agenda 2063 which, together, form a core focus for the research portfolio aligned with UCT’s Vision 2030. | 21 September 2023 |
Explore the seven thematic tracks |
| POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP School of Management Studies |
We invite applications for a postdoctoral fellowship positions in the School of Management Studies to work on a project to build knowledge on low-income households in SA. The purpose of this work will be to inform practitioners, policy makers and the management community on household consumption, financial inclusion and sustainable energy consumption. | 30 September 2023 |
Enquiries should be forwarded to James Lappeman (j.lappeman@uct.ac.za).
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| Smuts Memorial Botanical Postdoctoral Fellowship: 2024 | Undertake study and research in systematic botany and geographical distribution of South African flora | 30 September 2023 | Applications must be submitted electronically in a single PDF file to the Head of Department, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town (head.biologicalsciences@uct.ac.za) and copied to Natalie.Jodamus@uct.ac.za |
| 2024 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early Career Women Scientists in the Developing World | PhD in a scientific discipline relating to to the area of water, sanitation and hygiene. | 8 October 2023 | Application guidelines and a sample application form can be found here Applications must be made online |
| Postdoctoral Fellowship In Behavioural Finance & Financial Planning | College of Accounting in the Faculty of Commerce in behavioural finance and financial planning | Once post has been filled | Enquiries and application submission to: to Michaela Madurai MDRMIC002@myuct.ac.za |
| Postdoctoral Fellowship in Heterogeneous Catalysis | Chemical Engineering | Once post has been filled |
Enquiries and application submission to: |
| 24 Month Postdoctoral Fellowship - Experimental Tuberculosis Research Group Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology |
Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology | Once post has been filled | Enquiries and application submission to: Prof Muazzam Jacobs Muazzam.Jacobs@uct.ac.za |
| Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Observations and Modelling of Polar Aerosols at (MARIS) Marine and Antarctic Research Centre for Innovation and Sustainability | Oceanography | Once post has been filled | Enquiries and application submission to: Dr. Katye Altieri katye.altieri@uct.ac.za |
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Postdoctoral Fellowship in the High Energy Physics, Cosmology & Astrophysics Theory (HEPCAT)
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Mathematics and Applied Mathematics | Once post has been filled |
Queries to be sent to shajid.haque@uct.ac.za Interested candidate to information required to melissa.largier@uct.ac.za |
| Wellcome Trust - Humanities and Social Sciences funding schemes | Humanities and Social Sciences | Specific to various applications | Wellcome Trust |
| Georg Forster Research Fellowship (HERMES) for postdoctoral researchers | All faculties | See notice | HERMES Alexander von Humboldt Foundation |
| The World Academy of Science Fellowships (TWAS) | See notice | See notice | TWAS and partner contact |
| Off-campus student accommodation services (OCSAS) | See notice | See notice | OCSAS +27 (0)21 650 4934 |
| Postdoctoral research and scholarships at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) | See notice | See notice | Postdoc team: IIASA |