Associate Professor / Senior Researcher / Researcher at Stellenbosch University

Duties/Pligte        

• Providing conceptual, strategic, and visionary leadership for the energy research team, with special reference to research that is aimed at publications;
• Publication of research in recognised, peer-reviewed journals, as well as in chapters of books;
• Developing joint research proposals with members of the energy research team and research partners in South African, African, and international research institutions;
• Co-leading project reports and reporting;
• Participating in the teaching programme, including guest lectures, and (co-)convening one of the one-week modules that forms part of the CST's teaching programmes;
• Contributing to the supervision of postgraduate students; 
• Contributing at least 10% of the time to supporting CST institutional functions and participating in CST seminars, events, and staff meetings; 
• Leading and supporting processes that foster interactions with a variety of stakeholders in the energy sector concerned with issues of Just Energy Transition, energy governance, energy poverty and energy policy in Southern Africa, including researchers, practitioners, decision makers from the private and public sector, and community members across multiple scales;
• Collaborating with local and international research partners to conduct research and deliver multi-country energy studies that will facilitate cross-learning and policy-influencing evidence;
• Collaborating with University colleagues from other departments to strengthen multi-disciplinary research and overall institutional outputs.
   

Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes        

• PhD  in energy studies or a related field, with a strong social sciences background;
• Specialist knowledge about renewable energy policies and technologies in Southern Africa;
• An extensive publication record in the areas of energy access and use, energy poverty, energy policy implementation and energy transitions;
• At least five years' experience in energy research;
• Experience in compiling fundraising proposals;
• Experience in report writing;
• Experience in coordinating and managing international research teams;
• Experience and a desire to work in participatory interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary environments;
• Willingness to secure ongoing funding to support the position; as well as those of more junior researchers at CST;
• A track record of being involved in projects / research that seeks to advance actionable research, especially in relation to enhancing more equitable outcomes of sustainability interventions;
• Experience in academic teaching at a range of levels, including engagement with course development;
• A track record of involvement in community and policy service rendering in a wider community.

Minimum Requirements: Researcher

• An established academic career;
• At least one co-authored publication;
• PI, Co-PI or collaboration with a PI to submit funding proposals to raise research funding;
• Some experience in  teaching assistance and course coordination support;
• Experience in convening or co-convening courses or training activities in environmental science, sustainable development, social-ecological systems, and related subjects at undergraduate and postgraduate level;
• Experience in running stakeholder workshops or policy engagement processes;
• National recognition, e.g., NRF rating or serving on national scientific boards.

Minimum Requirements: Senior Researcher

• An established academic career;
• At least ten publications with some as first/only author;
• PI (or Co-PI) on one or more grants (small or large), or de facto PI (i.e., assistant to a PI) on a large grant;
• Having at least one Master's graduate, and one or more PhDs enrolled;
• Some teaching experience as, e.g., (co-)convenor of a course, course moderator, and/or in delivering lectures on one or more modules;
• Evidence of institutional leadership and services activities (both internal and external), e.g., thesis examination, course moderation, journal reviewer, service on institutional committees;
• Experience in running stakeholder workshops or policy engagement processes;
• National recognition, e.g., NRF rating or serving on national scientific boards.

Minimum Requirements: Associate Professor

• An established academic career;
• At least 20 publications with some as first/only author;
• PI on a large research grant involving multiple team members, or on multiple smaller grants, plus co-PI or collaborator on raising other grants;
• Multiple completed Master's and one or more PhD's;
• Leadership experience in teaching and training in, e.g., programme leadership, course evaluation, as well as in delivering lectures at undergraduate and postgraduate levels;
• Substantial institutional leadership and services activities (both internal and external), e.g., serving on University committees, institutional leadership roles, editorial boards of journals, lead roles in conference organisation;
• Substantial experience in running stakeholder workshops or policy engagement processes, including media contributions and policy work;
• National and international recognition, e.g., NRF rating secured, serving on national or international scientific advisory boards.