University of Cape Town 20201 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Commercial Law (South Africa)

The DSI/NRF funded South African Research Chair in Intellectual Property Innovation and Development, at the Department of Commercial Law, University of Cape Town has one post-doctoral fellowship available for 2021.

The successful candidate must be capable of participating in the Chair’s research focus areas of intellectual property and innovation, within the context of South Africa’s National Development Plan Fellowships are awarded on a competitive basis, taking into account the applicant’s academic achievements and researcher potential. The applicant’s research outputs contribute significantly to his/her selection for an award. Applicants should ensure that a full list of their research
outputs, including publication records, are included in their CV.

• Table of Content
• About University of Cape Town
• UCT Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
• Aim and Benefits of UCT Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
• Requirements for UCT Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Qualification
• Documents Required for Application
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About University of Cape Town

The University of Cape Town (UCT) is South Africa's oldest university, and is one of Africa's leading teaching and research institutions. UCT was founded in 1829 as the South African College, a high school for boys. The College had a small tertiary-education facility that grew substantially after 1880, when the discovery of gold and diamonds in the north – and the resulting demand for skills in mining – gave it the financial boost it needed to grow. The College developed into a fully fledged university during the period 1880 to 1900, thanks to increased funding fro... continue reading

UCT Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

Aim and Benefits of UCT Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

The value of the fellowship for 2020 is R220,000. The fellowship does not include benefits or travel/relocation costs but the Chair will assist the fellow to seek funding for conference expenses, where required.
The release of funds is dependent on satisfactory progress reported. The fellow’s performance will be evaluated formally per semester, for which purpose the submission of progress reports will be required in June and October.

In addition to complying with the University’s policies , procedures and practices for the postdoctoral sector, the fellow will be expected, under the auspices of the Chair, to prepare at least three subsidy- bearing journal articles (or the equivalent) for publication over the course of the 12-month duration of the fellowship. The fellow will also be expected to support the operation of the Chair actively and will be given opportunities to develop his/her professional profile through teaching and/or postgraduate supervision experience. This is a full-time position, based in Cape Town, and fellows may not hold any other full-time or part-time job or undertake any other work for remuneration for the duration of the fellowship.

Requirements for UCT Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Qualification

Applicants must:

• hold a PhD in Intellectual Property Law, or a related field, awarded within the last five years; or must provide proof that their PhD examination process will be successfully completed by the time the fellowship is taken up.
• provide evidence of strong scholarly performance (e.g. publications, participation in research projects, networks, conference presentations)
• demonstrate willingness and ability to be both a team player and a team leader, and conduct research in an interdisciplinary environment
• demonstrate good organizational and management skills; and excellent written and oral communication skills
• Satisfy the relevant NRF criteria and comply with its rules and guidelines

Documents Required for Application

Applications should be sent to [email protected] and should include:

1. The applicant’s full curriculum vitae and list ofpublications;
2. The names and contact details of at least two academics who have taught, supervised or worked alongside the applicant and who should also be requested to submit their confidential reports to the above email address by the closing date;
3. Certified copies of all academic transcripts and degree certificates;
4. A specimen of the applicant’s writing, such as a journal article already
   published/ accepted for publication or a chapter from the applicant’s
   doctoral thesis; and
5. A proposal of the coherent body of research to emanate from the fellowship, indicating the overarching research pursuit, and the workplan that will result in the required number of publications, with
   potential topics.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

The Chair will consider only eligible and complete applications, submitted on or before 30 September 2020. The University reserves the right to disqualify ineligible and/or incomplete applications , and to change the conditions of award and/or to make no awards at all.

For more details, visit UCT website.