Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Climate Change Impacts on Africa Surf Conditions and Surf Economies
University of Cape Town is advertising a
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
focused on
climate change impacts
on
Africa’s surf conditions
and
surf economies
. This opportunity sits within a wider
Africa Climate Collaborative
postdoc call and is supervised by
Mark New
,
Marieke Norton
,
Emily Vosper
(University of Bristol), and
Chrisopher Trisos
(UCT / University of Stellenbosch).
The project will map known and emerging surf breaks across Africa, assess how local communities depend on surf tourism, and model how changing wind, swell, and sea-level rise may affect surf break quality, consistency, and persistence. It also includes community-based fieldwork at up to eight surf tourism destinations to study climate risk perceptions, adaptation barriers, and opportunities for climate-resilient surf economies.
Academic areas:
climate science, oceanography, physical geography, environmental science, geography, earth science, economics, statistics, and computational climate data analysis.
Required profile:
a recently graduated PhD researcher with a PhD in climate science, oceanography, physical geography, or a related field; or another relevant PhD plus supporting undergraduate/Masters/work experience. Applicants should be able to analyse large multidimensional datasets, ideally climate datasets such as CMIP, reanalyses, and satellite products, and be committed to interdisciplinary research.
Desirable experience:
gridded climate data access, Python or similar scientific scripting in Linux/Unix, climate libraries such as Xarray, Dask, NetCDF4, or Iris, econometrics, and socioeconomic data collection methods such as surveys, interviews, or focus groups.
Location:
South Africa (University of Cape Town).
Application:
follow the linked postdoctoral fellowship page for full instructions and application details.
