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Opportunities

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Postgraduate and postdoctoral opportunities are listed below. Click on the title of the opportunity that interests you for more details. While many opportunities are associated with bursaries, students are encouraged to pursue funding independently. While South African citizens and permanent residents will enjoy preference, international candidates with outstanding academic performance and/or independent funding will also be considered.
All research undertaken in the department falls within one of our research groups. Supervisors’ profiles and research interests can be viewed here.

 

CategoryResearch groupTitleDate postedClosing dateAssumption date
PostdocData Science & Green Hydrogen
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship: Data Science & Green Hydrogen Engineering Research
2025-05-232025-07-25As soon as available
PostdocBioresource Engineering
Pilot-plant processing of lignocellulosic biomass through pyrolysis and hydrothermal methods
2025-05-232025-07-31No later than 15 January 2026
PhD & MEngBioresource Engineering
Pilot-plant processing of lignocellulosic biomass through pyrolysis and hydrothermal methods
2025-05-232025-07-31Between July 2025 and January 2026
PostdocExtractive Metallurgy
Investigating the economic performance, material flows and reverse logistics of hydrometallurgical recycling of metals from electronic waste
2025-03-282025-04-13May 2025
PhD & MEngExtractive Metallurgy
Research opportunities in Extractive Metallurgy & Geometallurgy
2025-02-21 May-June 2025
MEngBioresource Engineering
Mitigating and sequestering of CO2 emissions through biochar production
2025-02-20 No later than January 2026
PhDBioresource Engineering
Optimization of bioprocesses for the production of valuable chemicals and innovative food products from sugarcane
2024-07-032024-11-30July 2025 or January 2026
MEngBioresource Engineering
Optimization of bioprocesses for the production of valuable chemicals and innovative food products from sugarcane
2024-07-032024-11-30July 2025 or January 2026
PhD & MEngBioresource Engineering
Multidisciplinary research with the SAGWRI – Grape4Green: From grape waste to delivery devices for improved biocontrol application
2024-07-03 January 2025