Postdoctoral Research Fellowship: Department of Politics and Philosophy at University of Fort Hare

Description: 

• We seek to recruit a postdoctoral researcher to work at the intersection of philosophy and political science, with specific reference to the relation between public governance and subjective agency within digitally mediated and globally networked socio-political realities.

Preferred areas of research are preferably two (or more) of the following:

• Philosophy of Technology
• Political Science
• Phenomenology / African Phenomenology
• Critical Theory
• Posthuman / Post-Anthropocentric Approaches
• Cognitive Science
• We may consider applications outside of these specified areas of research. African, or broadly Global South approaches, are welcomed.

Requirements:

• The successful candidate will preferably have a doctorate, completed in the last five years, in philosophy and / or political science at a higher education institution in South Africa or abroad.
• If not yet in possession of a doctoral degree, they need to submit a written statement from the Registrar (or equivalent) at the issuing University confirming that they satisfactorily fulfilled the University’s requirements for a doctoral degree at the time of application for a postdoctoral research fellowship. Details of the qualification and expected date of graduation should be included in the statement.
• The successful candidate may not be in the employment of UFH (including Time on Task) at the time of taking the postdoctoral fellowship.
• The successful candidate may not be employed in any other institution/company during their postdoctoral fellowship.
• The successful candidate may be of any age, gender or nationality (subject only to the visa regulations of the Department of Home Affairs)
• Preference will be given to South African females.

Conditions:

• By the end of their first year, the PDRF is expected to have submitted papers amounting to 2 units for review on the topic of their postdoctoral research which meets the following minimum requirements
• PDRF extending into their second and subsequent years are expected to have published (or have in-press) 2 units. All papers must be on the topic of the postdoctoral research and details of the papers must be submitted by the host to the PGS office by the end of each renewal year.