Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunities: by DRD Communication

Division of Neurosurgery

su_research — 2025-09-29 12:25:51 UTC

Scope of Research: Neurosurgery, paediatric neurosurgery and neurotrauma research coordination and oversight with publications as measurable target.

Gibela Engineering Research Chair & The School for Data Science and Computational Thinking

su_research — 2025-09-29 12:33:03 UTC

Project Focus: Digital services where rail models are coupled to operational measurements and data logs to support maintenance information and decisions.

Physiotherapy Division

su_research — 2025-09-29 12:34:00 UTC

Scope of Research: The Epidemiology of functioning among persons with long-term spinal cord injuries in South Africa.

Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies (CRSES)

su_research — 2025-09-29 12:35:46 UTC

Research Focus: Conducting scientific research in fields related to bioenergy and biohydrogen production from organic waste.

Eco-evolutionary modelling of biodiversity changes in open adaptive communities.

su_research — 2025-09-29 12:37:21 UTC

Scope of Research: This project aims to use mathematical and statistical tools to monitor and predict the dynamics and patterns of community transitions when facing cross-scale stressors, such as habitat loss, biological invasions, and climate change. It brings together advanced mathematical models and statistical methods with real biodiversity data to create in-depth understanding of how ecological communities and interaction networks assemble and operate in changing environments.

Power system planning and operation under high shares of renewable energy.

su_research — 2025-09-29 12:40:01 UTC

Scope of Research: The research pertains to ongoing work within the Power Systems Research Group (PSRG) in the Electrical and Electronic Engineering department at Stellenbosch University, in close collaboration with the Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies. PSRG’s focus areas include understanding sources of uncertainty and variability in the modern power system, developing appropriate energy and network models, and evaluating the associated techno-economic impacts. Additionally, the group endeavours to develop computational tools to support the planning and operations of power systems with high penetration of renewable energy resources.

Science Communication for Social Justice

su_research — 2025-10-10 09:06:31 UTC

We invite applications for one postdoctoral fellow who will work closely with the Prof Iqani (DST-NRF SARChI research chair in Science Communication) to advance knowledge and analysis under the theme “science communication for social justice”.

Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Pharmacology

smzizi — 2026-04-15 12:36:22 UTC

Scope of Research: The postdoctoral research will focus on the development, optimisation, and application of highly sensitive analytical methodologies for the detection and quantification of pesticides and their metabolites in complex biological, food, and environmental matrices. Beyond analytical method development, the research will address real-world human exposure and chemical risk assessment, with direct relevance to public health and regulatory decision-making.

Division of Nuclear Medicine

smzizi — 2026-04-17 09:22:03 UTC

We invite applications for a full-time postdoctoral researcher to join an NIH-funded project exploring the pathophysiology of childhood tuberculous meningitis (TBM) with a particular focus on ischemic injury (iThemba); and a Wellcome Trust-funded project exploring the immunology and morbidity of adolescent pulmonary tuberculosis (DEFIANT). The selected candidate will contribute to imaging arms of the studies, including design, acquisition, processing, analysis, and interpretation of imaging data from pediatric patients with suspected or confirmed tuberculous meningitis (TBM) or pulmonary tuberculosis.

Department of Physiotherapy (Pain management)

smzizi — 2026-04-29 11:48:08 UTC

Scope of Research: The postdoctoral fellow will focus on conceptualising, designing and publishing existing and new projects within the field of contextualised/tailored pain management strategies. The focus of the project will be on exploring needs and developing strategies for pain management, relevant to rehabilitation sciences.

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering - Radio Astronomy Instrumentation

smzizi — 2026-05-18 18:04:48 UTC

We seek passionate, a highly driven and organised postdoctoral fellow to join our team in the Electromagnetics Microwaves Antennas and Computational Systems group to manage a range of radio astronomy related instruments hosted by the group (and international collaborators) and perform leading edge research within the broad field of radio astronomy instrumentation.

Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies

smzizi — 2026-05-19 11:41:50 UTC

We are seeking a passionate, highly motivated, and well-organised Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join our multidisciplinary team. The successful candidate will lead the techno-economic modelling of renewable energy technologies within the Water-Waste-Energy-Food (WWEF) Nexus and the ARUA CoE in Energy. The role involves evaluating waste-to-energy pathways, bridging engineering efficiency and agricultural market strategies. The Fellow will work in a dynamic, diverse research environment, collaborating with national and international industrial and governmental partners to transform complex data into practical decision-making tools. This position offers an excellent opportunity for a researcher committed to optimising supply chains and advancing the circular bioeconomy across the continent.

Department of Psychiatry

smzizi — 2026-06-08 07:31:13 UTC

The fellowship will focus on investigating how environmental and neighbourhood-level exposures, including air pollution, green space, climate-related variables, and socioeconomic factors, interact with molecular markers to influence PTSD and related mental health outcomes. The postdoctoral fellow will contribute to geocoding and environmental data processing, variable selection and covariate planning, and the integration of biological and environmental datasets for statistical analysis. They will also support the development and execution of qualitative lived-experience components, contribute to capacity-building activities such as student training workshops, and collaborate closely with project partners at Stellenbosch University, SAMRC and Duke University

Stellenbosch Business School

izel9 — 2026-06-23 19:14:51 UTC

The project will be conducted jointly by collaborators based at SBS and Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH), Switzerland. Broadly, the project aims to deepen the understanding of entrepreneurship in different contexts, focusing on value creation. The postdoctoral fellow will be involved at every stage of the research project, with the support of the more senior project team members. He/she will play a leadership role during the data collection phase of the project, coordinating and planning activities, ensuring that the project timelines are adhered to. He/she is expected to dedicate 90% of their time to this project.

Microbial Ecology Group - South African Grape and Wine Research Institute (SAGWRI)

izel9 — 2026-06-26 06:06:54 UTC

The microbial ecology group in the South African Grape and Wine Research Institute (SAGWRI) at Stellenbosch University is looking to fill a Postdoctoral Position in Microbiome, Bioinformatics, and/or Computational Biology.

We are looking for a postdoctoral fellow to join the laboratory of Prof. Evodia Setati at SAGWRI on a project to study the microbiomes of various drought tolerant plant species, and their role in stress tolerance. The project forms part of an Africa-Japan collaboration with partners from Stellenbosch University, University of Limpopo, Botswana International University of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology as well as University of Yamanashi.

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