Radiographer (Wits Health Consortium)

2 weeks ago


Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa University of the Witwatersrand Full time
The MRC/Wits Agincourt Research Unit is an exceptional health and population research center providing an extensive data resource resulting from years of longitudinal health and socio
- demographic surveillance. It currently nests a number of observational and intervention studies
- all undertaken with an interdisciplinary network of leading international scientists in the Agincourt sub-district in rural north-east South Africa.


As part of an ongoing nested trial, the Unit seeks to appoint a qualified radiographer on a 6 months contract for the Ntshembo project.

The project, which undertakes ground-breaking work to address risk for metabolic disease in adolescent girls and young women, involves dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and ultrasound to investigate body composition and abdominal fat.


Key Performance areas:

  • Responsible for study data collection involving DXA and / or ultrasounds, scan analysis.
  • Archiving and backups, quality control, and equipment maintenance.
  • Preparation of study reports for researchers.

Desirable additional education, work experience, and personal abilities

  • Tertiary qualification in radiography and registration with the Health Professions Council of SA as a Radiographer is essential.
  • Experience with DXA and ultrasonography.
  • A minimum of two to three years' radiography experience.
  • Research experience prior involvement in research projects will be an advantage.
  • A welldeveloped work ethic, capacity to work under pressure and after hours are required.
  • Advanced computer literacy MS Office (Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint, Outlook) will be an advantage.
  • Willingness to relocate to the Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga area, essential.
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A detailed CV including three contactable referees.
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