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The Machine Intelligence & Neural Discovery (MIND) Institute at the University of the Witwatersrand invites expressions of interest from outstanding early-career researchers for Postdoctoral Fellowships in the following focus areas:

• Embodied AI & Reinforcement Learning
• African AI Governance, Ethics, and Leadership
• Artificial Intelligence & Procedural Content Generation

These two-year, full-time postdoctoral fellowships, based in Johannesburg, offer a unique opportunity to conduct high-impact, interdisciplinary research at one of Africa’s leading AI institutes, working closely with academic hosts across Computer Science, the Social Sciences, and the Digital Arts.

Fellows will be expected to:

• Conduct original, high-quality research aligned with the specified project themes
• Publish in leading international journals and conferences
• Contribute to postgraduate supervision and the research culture of the Institute
• Engage with interdisciplinary teams addressing both technical and societal dimensions of AI

Funding: R350,000 per annum for a fixed, consecutive two-year period.

Eligibility:

• PhD awarded within the past five (5) years
• Applicants must be 35 years or younger
• May not hold full-time salaried employment during the fellowship

The fellowship will remain open until filled.

Detailed project descriptions and requirements can be found below:

• Artificial Intelligence: Procedural Content Generation
• Reinforcement Learning: Embodied AI
• African AI Governance, Ethics, and Leadership

Interested candidates should complete the . 

For queries, please contact the relevant academic host listed in the project profile, or the MIND Office at info.mind@wits.ac.za.

The School of Mining Engineering at the University of the Witwatersrand invites expressions of interest from outstanding early-career researchers for Postdoctoral Fellowships in research areas in both surface and underground mining such as:

• Mine planning and optimisation
• Operations research applications in mining
• Data science and AI in mining
• Drilling and blasting optimisation
• Mine transportation systems (fleet optimisation)
• Mineral economics and valuation
• Mine ventilation and climate control
• Deep mining technology
• Just energy transition
• Critical minerals
• Environmental management, health and safety aspects in mining

The two-year, full-time postdoctoral fellowships, based in Johannesburg, offer a unique opportunity to conduct high-impact, interdisciplinary research at one of Africa’s leading mining schools, working closely with academic hosts across various disciplines and expertise.

Fellows will be expected to:

• Develop quantitative and empirical reasoning through application of scientific and mathematical principles in solving problems in the extractive industry.
• Carry out original, high-quality research projects and present findings in scientific conferences apart from publishing in scholarly leading international
• Present and communicate effectively through written, oral and use of visual communication aids when unveiling research findings or project results to mining professionals.
• Contribute to postgraduate supervision and the research culture of the school.
• Engage with interdisciplinary teams in addressing challenges in mining industry.

 
Funding: R350,000 per annum for a fixed, consecutive two-year period.

Eligibility:

• PhD in Mining Engineering and other engineering disciplines, Computer Science and any other related degree, awarded within the past five (5) years.
• Skills in any computer programming language (such as Python, MATLAB, R, etc.) is an added advantage.
• Candidates must have demonstrated evidence of strong scholarly performance, including a strong record of publications.
• May not hold full-time salaried employment during the fellowship.

The fellowship will remain open until filled.

Interested candidates should complete the .

For queries, please contact the Head of School of Mining Engineering at Paseka.Leeuw@wits.ac.za.