Senior Scientist (S) (R782A) needed at The South African Medical Research Council

Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage research projects, including ethics submissions, data collection, report writing and working within timelines and budgets
• Proposal writing
• Development of study protocols including laboratory SOPs
• Conduct quantitative analyses and write-up for scientific publication.
• Present research results to funders and/or collaborators at local and/or national meetings and conferences.
• Work collaboratively with internal and external scientists.

Core Requirements:

• Master’s degree related to environmental chemistry, chemistry or similar
• Proficiency in methods like chromatography, mass spectrometry, and spectroscopy for analyzing environmental samples
• At least five years research experience working on environmental health issues within a research institute or related environment
• At least 2 – 3 years’ experience in project management within environmental health
• One 1st authored publication in a national/international peer-reviewed journal.
• Ability to write successful grant proposals
• Experience with capacity building
• Ability to present a local and international conferences

Advantageous:

• Progress towards PhD
• 6 years’ experience