Research Fellow: Senior Research Specialist Level - Cape Town, South Africa - HSRC Recruitment

HSRC Recruitment

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Cape Town, South Africa

1 week ago

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Thabo Mthembu

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Job Advert Summary:

The Impact Centre, a unit in the HSRC draws on diverse perspectives, skills and partnerships that assess, measure and communicate impact of interventions and research on critical challenges facing South Africa, Africa and the world at large.

The Impact Centre undertakes research on defining, assessing and measuring impact(s) of policy decisions, interventions and other public decision and actions and how these affect the quality of life of individuals and communities.

Minimum Requirements:

A PhD in one of the following; Environmental Law, Governance and Policy Analysis, Climate and Disaster Management policy or other appropriate policy related qualification.
At least 6 years' experience working on government policy and policy evaluations.
Postgraduation training experience (teaching and supervising post graduate students, Masters and/or PhD students).
Experience working on multidisciplinary projects
A strong record of published research in both local and international journals, and/ or a strong record of public policy analysis (at least 7 publications in peer reviewed journals).
Intellectual and personal integrity, imagination, and drive.

Advantages

Membership of a recognise professional, community of practice bodies/bodies
Fluency in an African language spoken in Southern and/or East Africa
Experience working in the Southern and/or Eastern region
Working experience in government, regional bodies such as SABC, AU on policy issues.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Undertaking baseline studies on the laws and policies that governing the relation between humans and the land (broadly defined) for participating countries and the region(s).
Undertake research to critically look at these laws and policies and how they related to local thinking and knowledge about the land, seas, life, science, politics and quality of life.
Design case studies of local knowledge and indigenous systems and critique how these related to laws and policies on soil use.
Support the CzASE training programme for Masters and PhD interns by developing learning material on law, policy,
Facilitating and/or conducting workshops on laws, policies, critical thinking and local systems with different stakeholders (government officials, regional body officials, researchers, research fellows, civil society, pressure groups etc) In delivering 'social science that makes a difference', the Research Programmes of the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) initiate and undertake policyoriented research projects and programmes. Its publicpurpose mandate is set out in the Human Sciences Research Council Act of 200
Support evidencebased policy making engaging with policy makers by providing appropriate research papers, tools and or evaluation of policy decisions.
Lead research on communication of science in policy making and the public, including the use of local knowledge at national and regional level.
Contribute to research outputs, publications in peer reviewed journals, policy briefs, books and other appropriate publications that are evidence based but more accessible to the public.

The appointee will be part of an active and lively team committed to developing an African environmentalism in a project spanning six African countries, with partners at the universities of Addis Ababa, Dar es Salaam, Zimbabwe, Cape Town, Eduardo Mondlane and the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

The appointee should be able to work with mínimal levels of supervision.