The Climate Risk Lab in the African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI) invites applications for the position of Senior Researcher in Climate Change and Health for appointment as soon as possible. ACDI is based at the University of Cape Town and supports research and training on climate change and sustainable development. If you have initiative and strong research leadership skills, and you meet the criteria as listed below, we invite you to apply for this fixed term 3-year Academic Research position (with potential for extension for a further 2 years depending on performance and funding availability).

The Senior Researcher, in coordination with the Climate Risk Lab Director, will lead a core research theme attributing human health impacts to climate change, predicting short-term and long-term climate change impacts on health, and informing adaptation responses. This role will include development and oversight of research, conducting individual research, advising postdoctoral fellows and postgraduate students, and actionable research activities such as supporting climate change policy and decision making at local, national, and international levels. This is an ideal opportunity for a researcher with an environmental health or public health background to work at the intersection of climate and health. The Senior Researcher will also be responsible for fundraising around the climate and health research theme, as well as the administration of funding and research activities, including research monitoring and evaluation, finance, and HR for research activities related to the research theme.