{"id":79154,"date":"2025-07-17T10:35:38","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T08:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/?p=79154"},"modified":"2026-06-04T16:26:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T14:26:41","slug":"call-for-applications-postdoctoral-fellow-2025-2026-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/call-for-applications-postdoctoral-fellow-2025-2026-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Applications: Postdoctoral Fellow 2025-2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"79154\" class=\"elementor elementor-79154\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a86504 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a86504\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53cb064\" data-id=\"53cb064\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cb6f38 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1cb6f38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sol Plaatje University\u2019s (SPU)<\/span><\/a> Research Office is calling for applications for two Postdoctoral Research Fellowships for 2025-2026.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Postdoctoral fellows play a vital role in advancing SPU\u2019s research initiatives, contributing significantly to our growing research stature.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fields of Study:<\/p><ul style=\"text-align: justify;\"><li>Entrepreneurship and Innovation<\/li><li>Logistics and Operations Management, Supply Chain Management<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Applications, along with supporting documents, must be submitted to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"mailto:post.doctoral@spu.ac.za\">post.doctoral@spu.ac.za<\/a><\/span>. Please include \u201cResearch Office Postdoctoral Fellowship + Reference No\u201d in both the subject line and on the cover letter. The deadline for submissions is 21 July 2025.<\/p><p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/POST-DOCTORAL-RESEARCH-FELLOWSHIPS-POSITION-AT-THE-FACULTY-OF-ECONOMIC-AND-MANAGEMENT-SCIENCES-2025-2026-1.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/a> to view the full call and application requirements.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For any questions related to the application process, specific projects, or academic enquiries, kindly email <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"mailto:post.doctoral@spu.ac.za\">post.doctoral@spu.ac.za<\/a><\/span>.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We further encourage you to share the attached poster widely within your networks.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sol Plaatje University\u2019s (SPU) Research Office is calling for applications for two Postdoctoral Research Fellowships for 2025-2026. 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