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CERI is looking for a Senior Project Accountant to support the financial management of our growing research portfolio. This three-year fixed-term role is based at Stellenbosch University and is open to candidates with 5+ years' experience in research funding and international grants. Applications close 13 May 2026.
For decades, Oropouche virus has caused outbreaks in the Amazon region. Spread by a tiny biting midge rather than a mosquito, it was largely restricted to communities within the Amazon Basin. In 2024, it expanded beyond that boundary for the first time at this scale.
The launch of the Social Science Unit (SSU) at CERI marks a strategic shift toward integrating social science into epidemic response and health research in Africa.
A conversation at SWEAT Africa 2026 explored both the promise of AI and the profound uncertainties that come with increasingly autonomous systems.
SU has joined a leading global network shaping how emerging technologies are understood, governed and applied. Through its Policy Innovation Lab, SU is strengthening international collaboration on AI and digital policy while positioning South Africa within key global conversations.
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