Post-doctoral fellows
Dr Farai Gwelo
Farai A. Gwelo鈥檚 interests and expertise sit at the intersection of digitalization, artificial intelligence, and socio-economic development. Her work engages with the dynamics that emerge when technology meets society, with particular attention to the evolving landscapes of small-scale and informal sectors. Her previous work within the development sector across the African continent provides a practical grounding for her interest in how society innovates, adapts, and navigates technological change within shifting socio-economic realities. Her current interests focus on the social and economic dimensions of digitalization and AI, including questions of technological transitions, systemic change, and the transformative processes that unfold as emerging technologies intersect with everyday economic life.
Hilda Jaka-Mabiza
Hilda Jaka-Mabiza鈥檚 interests and expertise lie in the interplay between climate resilience, sustainable livelihoods, and rural socio-economic development. Her work explores how communities navigate environmental stressors and resource insecurities, with particular focus on the lived realities of rural households and the gendered dynamics that shape adaptation. Drawing from extensive experience working in development contexts across Southern Africa, she brings a grounded perspective to understanding how communities innovate, cope, and build resilience within shifting ecological and socio-economic conditions. Her current work examines the social and environmental dimensions of sustainability transitions, including how water鈥揺nergy鈥揻ood interactions, local knowledge systems, and resource governance practices influence long-term development pathways.