[DATAGOV Core] update: hiring South African case

[Stefania Milan]

Dear all

After many meetings, the UvA kindly agrees with me, that hiring a postdoc locally to do work in SA is not a desirable proposition.
We are therefore allowed to recruit a postdoc who will work from SA, on a deliverable basis (in ERC language, this is subcontracting). It allows us to involve someone for a longer stretch of time.
Now, this will happen from January 2027, but we need to already start thinking about WHOM that person might be.
Many of the practicalities are still being worked out (duration, budget, etc) but I would like to already ask you to think along and send my name potential names of great people to work with: people who can work independently, who are enthusiastic and willing to collaborate with a remote team, and above all, fine human beings. Probably there will be no public call (still to be decided). We should also start thinking about potential interesting development to be studied in SA, although of course the expectation is that someone on the ground will have better insights (but we know the potential comparisons and synergies…)

Keep your eyes open!
Cheers, st.
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