Postdoctoral Scholar, Mining and Local Development in Zambia
The Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA), headquartered at the University of California, Berkeley, seeks an outstanding Postdoctoral Scholar (postdoc) to support a multi-year research initiative evaluating the social and economic impacts of the exploitation of KoBold’s Mingomba copper mine in Chililabombwe, Zambia—the largest high-quality copper mine in the world.
Application deadline: November 3, 2025
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