Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at University of the Free State

Closing Date 31/3/2026

Duties and responsibilities:

• Conduct innovative research in the Early Childhood Development and Learning area.
• Participate in a transdisciplinary and community mapping multi-stakeholder approach to early childhood development (ECD) for sustainability 
• Co-author at least three (3) publication outputs per year in the form of DHET–accredited scholarly journal articles. The renewal of the fellowship beyond the first year depends on satisfactory performance and submitting 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 Department of Childhood Education, Faculty of Education, Centre for Graduate Support, and the Directorate for Research Development.

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 must be able to relocate to the UFS for the duration of the fellowship. 
• This is a residential fellowship: the successful applicants are required to spend 80% of their postdoctoral period at the UFS.