Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (1- Year Contract) (Phytomedicine, Phytopharmacology, Toxicology And Pharmacology) (Job Id: 5692)

Duties and responsibilities:• Conduct innovative research in the following areas: Toxicology and Phytopharamacology. • Author/co-author at least three (3) publication units per year in the form of DHET– accredited scholarly journal articles or books/chapters in books. • The renewal of the fellowship beyond the first year depends on satisfactory performance and the submission of an annual progress report.• Initiate projects and seek funding for them• Register and reside as postdoctoral research fellow at the UFS and participate in relevant activities of the School of Postgraduate Studies and the Directorate of Research. Eligibility requirements:• Open to all South African and foreign nationals for full-time research at the University if the Free State, Qwaqwa campus. • 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, Qwaqwa campus for the duration of the fellowship.• This is a residential fellowship: the successful applicant is required to spend 80% of her/his postdoctoral period at the UFS. Value of the fellowship:• R 240,000 annual fellowship.• R 30,000 additional research expenses fund.