The Human Sciences Research Council and the Strategic Partnerships Unit are excited to present the One Food Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme in partnership with the UK’s Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science ( CEFAS), and in collaboration with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).
The implementing partner and coordinator of the One Food Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme is the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research.
The fellows hosted by the Human Sciences Research Council and the Agricultural Research Council, will lead the development of a One Food risk analysis tool for South Africa. Once appointed, the postdoctoral fellows will also co-supervise postgraduate students with other academics.
Research Focus Areas:
- Aquatic Animal Health (CSIR): Develop and implement methods to integrate aquatic animal
health into the One Food Risk Tool. May include research on aquatic animal hazards,
combining plant and animal health measures and economic models to link food yield to the
Risk Tool requirements. - Terrestrial Animal Health (ARC): Develop and implement methods to integrate Terrestrial
animal health into the One Food Risk Tool. May include research on Terrestrial animal
hazards, combining plant and animal health measures and economic models to link food yield
to the Risk Tool requirements. - Food Safety (CSIR): Look at food safety risks, chemical and microbiological, to integrate into
the One Food Risk Tool. This may include consideration of the impact on the quality of food
and risks to the consumer. - Nutrition (CSIR / ARC): Conduct research to embed food nutrition into the One Food Risk
Tool. Consider methods and metrics to represent elements of nutrition and hazards to
nutrition. - Plant Health (ARC): Develop and implement methods to integrate plant health into the One
Food Risk Tool. May include research on plant hazards, combining plant and animal health
measures and economic models to link food yield to the Risk Tool requirements. - Biodiversity (SANBI): Test and implement methods to integrate biodiversity into the One
Food Risk Tool. May also consider pollution and other relevant environmental concerns. - Climate (ARC / HSRC): Test and implement methods to integrate climate resilience into the
One Food Risk Tool. May also consider pollution and other relevant environmental concerns. - Socio-cultural (HSRC): Conduct research to embed social science into the One Food Risk
Tool. May consider socio-cultural hazards, methods, and metrics to represent elements of
access to food, equity, and other aspects of physical and mental wellbeing.
