A number of Postdoctoral Research Fellowships are offered for one year (renewable for another) in the Department of Public Governance, University of Johannesburg (UJ), South Africa. Areas of specialization in the department include Public Management and Governance Theory and Methodology, Public Policy, Ethics, Human Resources and Financial Management, Local Government, Sustainable and e-Governance. Candidates’ research can be in any of the above areas or another area within Public Management and Governance approved by the Head of the Department. The final choice of candidate will not be influenced by the choice of research topic.
Candidates are only eligible if they have been awarded a doctoral degree within the last five years; and, if they have yet to receive the degree, they must have it in hand by the time they take up the position, or preferably by the end of 2011.