Call for Applications: full-time Postdoctoral Fellow at the SARChI Chair: Cities, Law and Environmental Sustainability, housed in the Faculty of Law, North-West University, Potchefstroom
Commencement date: May 2026.
Fellowship amount: R320 000-00 per annum (three hundred and twenty thousand rands per annum).
Where: Potchefstroom campus of the NWU.
Duration: One year (renewable up to three years on satisfactory progress).
Minimum requirements: An LLD/PhD degree in Environmental Law / Local Government Law / Constitutional Law; or any other field related to the cities and sustainability interface, such as Urban Planning, Political Science, and Public Administration.
The doctoral degree must have been completed within the last five years; and a prospective applicant must be younger than 42 years of age. Good publishing track record with a minimum of two articles in accredited journals, book chapters, or conference proceedings. The topic of the publications must be related to the work of the chair (cities / local government / municipalities). Prospective applicants who have already held a postdoctoral fellowship in the past must have published a minimum of two articles per year.
How to apply:
Submit a detailed CV, two reference letters, a copy of your LLD/PhD certificate, and copies of or a link to your publications.
E-mail: Dr Lourens Erasmus (lourens.erasmus@nwu.ac.za).
Deadline: 20 April 2026.
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