Applications are invited for one (1) postdoctoral fellowship within the SHELTERS: Sustainable Homes Enabling Long Term Empowerment of Refugees Project that focuses on engineering more effective, inclusive, affordable, socially suitable, and empowering shelters for refugees in South Africa, Jordan, Kenya and Zimbabwe. The postdoctoral fellow will be involved in multidisciplinary research related to the social suitability and acceptability of the MAKAZI shelter prototype (winner at the UK 2019 RISE Awards) in South Africa. The postdoctoral fellowship is for a fixed-term of 12 calendar months. The successful applicant will be expected to engage in full-time postdoctoral research, with opportunities to participate in interdisciplinary research and postgraduate student supervision in the School of Applied Human Sciences at the University of KwaZulu-Natal ( Howard College campus) in South Africa during the duration of the fellowship. Minimum Requirements Applicants must have completed a doctoral degree (within the last five years) in Social Development, Social Work or related field; Evidence of advanced knowledge of both qualitative and quantitative research approaches; Evidence of good scientific writing skills through peer-reviewed journal publications; Prior migration research experience will be advantageous
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