University of Cape Town·Western Cape, south-africa·Full Time·Part-time
EducationFull TimePart-time
-Closes Nov 1, 2026
The Marine Resource Assessment and Management Group (MARAM) invites applications for the position of Part-time Research Officer. MARAM is based in the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics at the University of Cape Town and conducts research related to the sustainable use of renewable marine (mainly fish and especially South African) resources. Details of its activities can be found at https://science.uct.ac.za/maram .
If you meet the criteria listed below, you are invited to apply for this fixed term Academic Research position.
Requirements for the position:
At least a PhD degree in a related subject area (Applied Mathematics, Mathematical Statistics)
At least five years of relevant experience working on research projects in the field of renewable marine resource assessment
Skills in quantitative research and report writing
Skills in computer programming, including R and TMB
Experience in fitting complex population models to resource monitoring data and conducting simulation testing of "management procedures" to provide a basis for setting catch limits for a resource
Responsibilities:
Conduct assessments and management procedure simulation evaluations for renewable marine resources, and in particular for the South African hake resource
Develop technical reports on such analyses and present those to meetings of the scientific groups responsible for providing recommendations for resource management
Write scientific papers on analyses conducted for publication
Assist young post-graduates in the group in conducting resource assessments and management procedure simulations
Assist planning and conduct of activities including workshops etc. in the MARAM Group