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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="xxxcontentpasted0"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">VACANCY:</span></b></span><span class="xcontentpasted0"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> </span></b></span><span class="xxxcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">POSTDOCTORAL
RESEARCHER</span></span><span class="xcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span class="xxxcontentpasted0"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">TOPIC:</span></b></span><span class="xcontentpasted0"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> </span></b></span><span class="xxxcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">MONITORING</span></span><span class="xcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span class="xxxcontentpasted0"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">NATURE-BASED
SOLUTIONS</span></b></span><span class="xcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span class="xxxcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">IN SOUTH AFRICA USING</span></span><span class="xcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span class="xxxcontentpasted0"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">EARTH
OBSERVATION</span></b></span><span class="xcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span class="xxxcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">INFORMATION</span></span><span class="xcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span class="xxxcontentpasted0"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">DURATION:</span></b></span><span class="xcontentpasted0"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> </span></b></span><span class="xxxcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">2
YEARS</span></span><span class="xcontentpasted0"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> </span></b></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span class="xxxcontentpasted0"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">CLOSING DATE:</span></b></span><span class="xcontentpasted0"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> </span></b></span><span class="xxxcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">19
June 2023</span></span><span class="xcontentpasted0"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> </span></b></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxxmsonormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span class="xxxcontentpasted0"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://acdi.uct.ac.za/sites/default/files/media/documents/acdi_uct_ac_za/1205/ACDI-NbS_postdoc_advert-JUNE2023.pdf" target="loopstyle_link" data-loopstyle="link" title="https://acdi.uct.ac.za/sites/default/files/media/documents/acdi_uct_ac_za/1205/ACDI-NbS_postdoc_advert-JUNE2023.pdf">LINK
TO FULL ADVERT</a></span></b></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxxmsonormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span class="xxxcontentpasted0"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">SUMMARY:</span></b></span><span class="xcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span class="xxxcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">The</span></span><span class="xcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span class="xxxcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><a href="http://www.acdi.uct.ac.za/" target="loopstyle_link" data-loopstyle="link"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">African
Climate and Development Initiative</span></a></span></span><span class="xcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span class="xxxcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">(ACDI) is advertising for a postdoctoral
researcher to join an interdisciplinary team of researchers at ACDI working on the nexus of nature-based solutions (NbS) and climate change.</span></span><span class="xcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span class="xxxcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">The
successful applicant will investigate approaches to improving usability of earth observation information and product accuracy for monitoring key NbS in South Africa such as invasive alien plant management (amongst others).</span></span><span class="xcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span class="xxxcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">In
South Africa, there is a need for monitoring of NbS in the country leveraging on opportunities linked to the broad range of information gathered via earth observation. This includes being able to use spatially explicit information alongside artificial intelligence
to assess ecosystem degradation driving processes and monitoring change in these processes due to NbS.</span></span><span class="xcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span class="xxxcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">For
more information on the position and how to apply please see</span></span><span class="xcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;background:white"> </span></span><span class="xxxcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;background:yellow"><a href="https://acdi.uct.ac.za/opportunities"><span style="background:white">https://acdi.uct.ac.za/opportunities</span></a></span></span><span class="xxxcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;background:white">.</span></span><span class="xcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span class="xxxcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">For
more information about ACDI and UCT please visit</span></span><span class="xcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><a href="http://www.acdi.uct.ac.za/" target="loopstyle_link" data-loopstyle="link"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">www.acdi.uct.ac.za</span></a></span><span class="xcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span class="xxxcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">and</span></span><span class="xcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><a href="http://www.uct.ac.za/" target="loopstyle_link" data-loopstyle="link"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">www.uct.ac.za</span></a></span><span class="xxxcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">.</span></span><span class="xcontentpasted0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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