Postdoctoral Research Fellowship 2026 (2 Years, Renewable up to 3 Years) (Job ID: 6618) Job at University of the Free State

Duties and responsibilities:

• Conduct innovative research in Public Health.
• Author/co-author of at least three (3) publication outputs per year in the form of DHET-accredited scholarly journal articles or books/chapters in books. Renewal of the fellowship beyond the second year depends on satisfactory performance and submission of an annual progress report.
• Initiate projects and seek funding for them.
• Register and reside as a postdoctoral research fellow at the UFS and participate in relevant activities of the Division of Public Health (negotiable).

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 are 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. 

Closing date:

• 19 October 2026