Responsibilities:

• Publishing articles in peer-reviewed journals.
• To apply for research funding from national and international stakeholders.
• To supervise/co-supervise postgraduate students (Master’s and PhD).
• Principal investigator (PI) and Co-PI on research projects.
• Review for international peer-reviewed scientific journals.
• Review research grants and abstracts for conferences.
• Give special (invited) talks at national/ international conferences or seminars.
• Oral presentations.
• Effectively manage, train and develop students and staff.
• Assist with the management of the EHRU and involvement in SAMRC administrative/community engagement processes.
• To advance transformation by mentoring and building capacity in accordance with the SAMRC’s Employment Equity Plan
• To develop, implement and monitor progress of the Transformation Strategy of the Unit

Core requirements:

• PhD in field epidemiology, environmental science or medical / health sciences
• 2 years working experience of environmental health issues within a research institute or related environment.
• 2 years project management experience within environmental health
• A minimum of 5 peer reviewed ISI journal articles, 3 as first author.
• PI on a research project and working on 1 other project
• 2 oral presentations at international conferences.

Advantageous:

• 2 years in a research environment, research fieldwork, data analysis, data collection, report and article writing