Posdoctoral Fellowship Community-Based Educational Research (COMBER) Research Focus Area (Re - advertisement) at North West University

Job description

• COMBER defines research as a partnership of students and community members who collaboratively engage in research to solve a pressing educational problem to generate knowledge, skills and processes that will enhance sustainable learning and development.
• As such, the methodology that is most suited is action research that allows us to do research with people, rather than on them. It is crucial for university partners to listen to a community and learn how they explain the problem and envisage solutions.
• Research conducted in this way becomes educative in that participants in the process also learn how to communicate effectively, and improve their self-esteem and confidence and ability to collaborate with others to creative ways to enhance their own lives.

Minimum requirements

The postdoctoral fellow:

• should hold a doctoral degree in education research, obtained within the past five years from a university other than North-West University, with a focus on learner support, inclusivity, learner diversity, psychosocial issues, and technology integration;
• must be willing to significantly contribute to the research outputs related to the central scholarly focus of the sarea;
• must demonstrate evidence of scholarly performance including a relevant publication record preferably ISI-listed or IBSS-listed journal articles; and
• must demonstrate English language proficiency, as well as sound conceptual and writing skills.

Apply by: 31  August 2025