{"id":50321,"date":"2019-11-27T13:32:37","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T11:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/?p=50321"},"modified":"2019-11-27T13:32:37","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T11:32:37","slug":"conservation-south-africa-latest-available-job-opportunity-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/conservation-south-africa-latest-available-job-opportunity-3.html","title":{"rendered":"Conservation South Africa Latest Available Job Opportunity"},"content":{"rendered":"

Conservation South Africa is committed to helping society to adopt a more sustainable approach to development, one that considers and values nature at every turn.<\/p>\n

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Job Title:\u00a0<\/strong>Post – doctoral Research Fellow<\/strong>
\nLocation:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Matatiele \u2013 Eastern Cape
\nPosition type:\u00a0<\/strong>Full time
\nSalary:\u00a0<\/strong>ZAR Equivalent of\u00a0 \u00a333,208 per annum
\nReference number<\/strong>: REQ007457
\nFixed Term for 16 months<\/strong>
\nSouth Africa Based Role \/ Split between UK and South Africa<\/strong>
\nRequires a PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Evaluating people-environment trade-offs through low-tech intensification of livestock management in communal grazing systems in South Africa. Coventry University has a vacancy for a Research Fellow (1 FTE, 16 months) at Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience (CAWR).\u00a0 The RF will be working with Dr James Bennett as part of this two-year project, funded through a BBSRC-GCRF Agri-systems award (https:\/\/www.coventry.ac.uk\/research\/research-directories\/current-projects\/2019\/evaluating-people-environment-trade-offs-through-low-tech-intensification\/<\/strong><\/a>).<\/p>\n

The project is a collaboration between CAWR, Rothamsted Research and three partner organisations in South Africa (Conservation South Africa, Stellenbosch University and Rhodes University), which aims to work with local stakeholders in South Africa to explore alternative rangeland management strategies that yield livelihood benefits for local people as well as improved ecosystem outcomes.<\/p>\n

The primary role of the RF will be to coordinate between CAWR and the three partners in South Africa in the delivery of the fieldwork.\u00a0 Each partner is responsible for a different work package within the project, linked to three key strands of the biophysical fieldwork, namely: (i) Evaluating livestock grazing and corralling as tools to restore degraded rangelands; (ii) Quantifying improved water availability after removing woody invasive plants; (iii) Testing the feasibility of woody invasive plants as a livestock feed and biochar.<\/p>\n

Key Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n

The successful candidate will be expected to spend at least half of their time in South Africa and will: –<\/strong><\/p>\n