NRF/DSTI/Wits SARChI Chair in Electrochemistry and Energy Technologies (MEET) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Who can apply: South African citizens only, and the Chair states that preference will be given to female candidates. You need a PhD in chemistry, materials science, electrochemistry or a closely related field obtained within the last five years, demonstrated research experience in battery science, electrochemistry or energy storage… What is funded: A postdoctoral research fellowship in the NRF/DSTI/Wits SARChI Chair in Electrochemistry and Energy Technologies, on the EU-collaborative ERAMIN project HETMOLION, which processes waste battery scrap into high-entropy metal oxides for next-generation lithium-ion batteries. The stipend is a tax-free R320,000 a year… Deadline: 10 September 2026. Wits prints no cut-off time and no timezone against the date, so treat it as the whole of that day in South Africa and submit early..
Read the full call and apply on the official page: University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, official page.
Who can apply
- South African citizens only, and the Chair states that preference will be given to female candidates. You need a PhD in chemistry, materials science, electrochemistry or a closely related field obtained within the last five years, demonstrated research experience in battery science, electrochemistry or energy storage, strong experimental and analytical skills and a publication record. Wits notes across the whole noticeboard that a postdoctoral fellow may not hold employment elsewhere and that fellowships are for people without a long-term contract or permanent academic role.
Stage dates
Documents emailed to Prof. Kenneth Ozoemena by 10 September 2026. Only shortlisted candidates are contacted and invited for interview.10 September 2026
Dates come from the funder's page for this round. When a round closes, the next round's dates replace these once the funder publishes them.