The fellowship will enable an outstanding doctoral graduate to obtain experience in research and innovation at a higher education institution under the mentorship of established researchers. The fellowship is awarded on a competitive basis, considering the applicants’ academic achievements and research potential, as well as the relevance of prior experience and expertise. The fellowship is available for a period of two years (2025–2026).
Benefits
Value of the fellowship: R 300,000 annual fellowship.
Requirements
Eligibility criteria
• Graduated with a PhD in a relevant discipline within the last five years. Relevant disciplines include but are not limited to translation studies; news translation; news/media and language; ethnography; digital humanities; discourse analysis; pragmatics; and/or sociolinguistics
• Fluent in at least English and French.
• May not hold full-time salaried employment during the fellowship.
• Must be able to relocate to the UFS for the duration of the fellowship. This is a residential fellowship: the successful applicant must spend 80% of her/his postdoctoral period at the UFS.
• Have a strong socio-political knowledge of Africa.
Recommendations
• Knowledge of and experience in qualitative research methodologies.
• Qualitative data analysis software.
• Prior experience in presenting research papers at conferences and/or seminars.
• Authored/co-authored academic publications.
Selection Process
Duties and responsibilities:
• Conduct innovative research as part of a research team.
• Travel to conduct fieldwork and collect data from two news agency bureaux on the African continent and the African desk of Agence France Presse (AFP) in Paris.
• Prepare conference papers and present at international conferences.
• Author/co-author at least one (1) publication output per year in the form of DHET–accredited scholarly journal articles or books/chapters in books. The renewal of the fellowship beyond the first year depends on satisfactory performance and the submission of an annual progress report.
• Register and reside as a postdoctoral research fellow at the UFS and participate in relevant activities of the Department of Linguistics and Language Practice at the UFS.
Application Documents
- Motivation letter, including a 1-2-page outline of relevant expertise and experience.
- Full CV including a list of research publications, conference papers and other scholarly outputs demonstrating relevant experience and expertise.
- Full transcripts of academic records and copy of doctoral degree certificate.
- Copy of ID document (or copy of passport in the case of foreign applicants).
- Contact details of two academic referees who have taught/supervised the candidate (one referee must be your lead PhD supervisor)
Method of Application
To apply, please email the required document by 6 October 2024 to Dr Marlie van Rooyen at vanrooyenm1@ufs.ac.za
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Application Deadline: October 6, 2024.
