Research Manager

7 days ago


Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa The South African Medical Research Council Full time
Job title : Research Manager (R826A)Job Location : Western Cape, Cape TownDeadline : March 07, 2025Quick Recommended Links
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Key responsibilities:

  • The design and implementation of strategies to effectively disseminate research findings to local, regional, and international stakeholders.
  • Developing and supporting high-quality publications that enhance the visibility of SAMRC within national, regional, and global discussions.
  • Engage in dissemination activities by creating user-friendly summaries and communication materials that synthesize research for diverse audiences.
  • Supporting training and capacity strengthening of staff and students across the SAMRC, including reviewers in South Africa and the continent more broadly.
  • With supporting research programmes and internal unit activities, the job holder may be required to deliver presentations and represent the SAMRC at selected meetings, conferences, workshops, or seminars.

Core Requirements:

  • PhD in health sciences, epidemiology, or related discipline
  • 3-5 years working experience in a research environment
  • Presenting at postgraduate level / Contribution to student supervision
  • Working knowledge of Publication database searching such as Pubmed
  • Presenting at workshops/meetings
  • Contributing author of conference presentation output
  • Quantitative research methods / Epidemiology concepts

Advantageous:

  • Interest in Non-communicable diseases
  • Excellent writing skills/science communication
  • Capacity in Digital or social media tools
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