Phd Research Trainee

2 weeks ago

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa HSRC Recruitment Full time

Job Advert Summary:


DCES seeks to appoint a PhD Research Intern who has studied and has an interest in the field of human and social sciences particularly in areas of democracy, governance, citizenship, developmental state, sustainable human security, and sustainable development.

The appointment is for a period of three years and is based in Cape Town/Pretoria.


Its public-purpose mandate is set out in the Human Sciences Research Council Act of 2008,required to balance day to day duties and responsibilities in DCES and the HSRC with PhD related work and complete their PhD qualification within 3 years.

Time is set aside for this purpose - 60/40 split.

Minimum Requirements:

  • Applicants must be in possession of a Master's degree in a field of human and social sciences, and should be registered for, or about to register for, a PhD with a registered South African University;
  • Experience in and understanding of the concepts of the developmental, capable and ethical state (democracy, governance, citizenship, peace, human security (economic, social, health, political, food, and environment) and sustainable development, etc.);
  • Sound knowledge of data management, qualitative and quantitative analysis skills will be very advantageous;
  • A sound academic record;
  • Experience in the preparation of research reports and manuscripts for publication, whilst having peer reviewed articles in recognized journals will be advantageous;
  • Experience in communicating research findings at conferences;
  • Curiosity, enthusiasm and interest in a research career that includes working with statistics and data analysis;
  • Ability to work independently and in a team environment, good communication and leadership skills are required;
  • Proficiency in or working experience with some or all of the following programmes: Atlas T, NVIVO, MS Access, Excel, Word, SPSS, STATA

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Working as required on all aspects of a developmental, capable and ethical state which includes research projects, technical advisory to government, dissemination of results at various fora, and stakeholder engagements;
  • Writing reports, fact sheets and policy briefs from survey work and other projects;
  • Making demonstrable progress towards the achievement of a Doctoral degree;
  • Producing peer reviewed research articles that appear in accredited journals;
  • Writing up research results for workshops/conferences/presentations;
  • Developing own personal academic competencies through formal and informal training activities;
  • Compilation of all specific duties and deliverables assigned in an individual performance based contract.

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