Postdoctoral Research Fellowship renewable

The University of the Free State (UFS) invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for postdoctoral fellowship in the UFS Business School. Candidates interested in pursuing an academic or professional career in (research) Entrepreneurship, with special research interest in student entrepreneurship, women entrepreneurship, gender and small business development, are encouraged to apply.

• Author/co-author at least three (3) publication outputs 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.

• Initiate projects and seek funding for them.

• Register and reside as postdoctoral research fellow at the UFS and participate in relevant activities of the School of Postgraduate Studies and the Directorate of Research.

Eligibility requirements:

• Open to all South African and foreign nationals for full-time research at the University of the Free State.

• Graduated with a PhD degree in a relevant discipline within the last five years.

• Successful applicants may not hold full-time salaried employment during the fellowship.

• Successful applicants must be able to relocate to the UFS for the duration of the fellowship. This is a residential fellowship: the successful applicant is required to spend 80% of her/his postdoctoral period at the UFS.

Value of the fellowship:

• R 270 000 annual fellowship

• R 30 000 additional research expenses fund