The Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) is calling for
applications from suitably qualified and highly motivated individuals to be considered for
the Postdoctoral Research Fellowship under the Sustainable and Healthy Food Systems
in Malawi (SHEFS-Malawi) Project tenable at the University.
The successful candidate will contribute to cutting-edge research in the areas of AntiMicrobial Resistance (AMR), pesticides, and heavy metals in Malawi’s aquaculture systems
and natural water bodies, framed within the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem-Health (WEFEH)
Nexus.
The Sustainable and Healthy Food Systems-Southern Africa (SHEFS-SA) consortium is a
partnership among institutions in Malawi (MUBAS and LUANAR), South Africa (University of
KwaZulu-Natal and the Institute of Natural Resources), Zimbabwe (University of Zimbabwe)
and the United Kingdom (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of
Aberdeen, Royal Veterinary College and University of London).
The consortium is working to catalyse the transformation of Southern African food systems
(focusing on Malawi, South Africa and Zimbabwe) and communities towards systems and
communities that are healthy and resilient to climate risks. This will be achieved by:
• Undertaking SHEFS transdisciplinary research to shi the understanding of complex
climate change challenges for health, as mediated by food systems, within particular
contexts, translated into scalable solutions and policy recommendations with high
impact;
• Developing a transdisciplinary Community of Practice (CoP) led by the Global South,
that contextualizes and applies systems thinking within an expanded climatesensitive SHEFS Framework to improve food security, food safety, nutrition, and
health, including mental health; and
• Developing a Global South-led cohort programme to train emerging scholars and
practitioners in transdisciplinary research approaches at the intersection of Climate
and Health.