Responsibilities:

• Principal investigator and Co-investigator on research projects.

• Apply for research funding from national and international stakeholders.

• Publishing articles in peer-reviewed journals.

• To supervise/co-supervise postgraduate students (Masters and PhD), with the focus on building capacity in accordance with the SAMRC’s Employment Equity Plan

• Contribute to local and international science through reviews of journal articles and grant applications, for example.

• Present at national/ international conferences or seminars.

• Assist with SAMRC research, administrative and community engagement processes.

Core requirements:

• PhD in Medical/Health Sciences or similar relevant qualification or higher

• Five years of experience post qualification.

• Track record in publishing first, second and/or senior authored original research articles after obtaining PhD (Minimum of five post PhD peer reviewed journal articles - three as first author, excluding reviews).

• Track record of successful grant writing and leading research projects in the last 5 years

• Proven track record of clinically-oriented research and project management

• Proven skills in data and statistical analysis

• Track record of supervising and graduating recent Ph.D. and/or MSc students