2027 CSSR Quantitative Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Cape Town, South Africa
Job Description
The Adolescent Accelerators Research Hub at UCT’s Centre for Social Science Research seeks a fellow to analyse quantitative evidence on adolescent health and interventions in resource-limited settings. Work includes analysis of longitudinal and cross-sectional data, methodological support, mentoring, data collection and publications, with collaborators at Oxford. The appointment runs from January 2027 to December 2028, with start-date flexibility.
The fellowship is worth up to ZAR 350,000 annually, depending on experience and qualifications. Apply by 25 September 2026 with one PDF containing a suitability letter, CV and two academic referees, and a published quantitative writing sample. Follow the official call for submission details.
Requirements
- Doctorate in public health or social science
- including health economics
- completed within five years
- no previous full-time permanent academic or professional post. Quantitative adolescent-health or HIV research in lower- and middle-income countries
- including sub-Saharan African data collection
- statistical software
- preferably Stata and R
- publications
- mentoring and willingness to travel.
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