CLINICAL SCIENTIST

CLINICAL SCIENTIST - RESEARCH PROFESSOR (AC.05.3) Join to apply for the CLINICAL SCIENTIST - RESEARCH PROFESSOR (AC.05.3) role at Southern Centre for Inequality Studies (SCIS) Wits University Job Title: CLINICAL SCIENTIST - RESEARCH PROFESSOR (AC.05.3). Location: Johannesburg, ZA. Organization: School of Clinical Medicine, Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand. Research Professor in The Faculty of Health Sciences (fixed‑term, 5 years, renewable based on performance) – AC04/AC05. Scope of Research Cardiology with special focus on Hypertension and Cardiovascular Prevention. Endocrinology with a special focus on Obesity and Diabetes. Immunology, with a focus on cellular immunity in relation to infectious diseases or more broadly. Lung disease: including focus on childhood and/or adult acute or chronic respiratory diseases. Oncology, preferably with a focus on nexus of Cancer and Infectious Diseases. Maternal and Child Health including focus on addressing stillbirths and premature labour. Infectious Diseases: including focus on antimicrobial resistance and hospital acquired infections; emerging infections and pandemic threats. Other health‑care priorities in South Africa (excluding HIV and TB) will also be considered. Duties and Responsibilities Research in the field of expertise, including publication and academic dissemination. Research leadership, including guidance and supervision of PhD and Masters of Medicine students and other researchers, including joint staff employed by the Gauteng Department of Health. Teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students (maximum of 15% effort). Academic assessments. Qualifications Applicants must hold a specialist degree in their relevant field of study. A sub‑specialty qualification is preferable. A PhD, although not essential, will be given appropriate weight. Applicants must be at the level of, or meet the requirements to be appointed at least at, the level of associate professor based on Faculty Staffing and Promotion criteria. South African applicants should be registered by the Health Professional Council of South Africa. Non‑South Africans will also be considered, although they will be exempt from patient service. Applicants should be eligible for appointment at the level of a Full Professor at the University of the Witwatersrand (or on track to be promoted within a three‑year period). Applicants must document a high degree of original academic production at an international level, including considerable contributions to the development of the academic discipline. Applicants should be able to manage research and other management functions, e.g., engage in the university’s external academic activities, as well as knowledge and technology transfer. Applicants should possess good interpersonal and exceptional communicative skills. Procedure After the expiry of the deadline for applications, the HR Department will embark on a selection process, in line with the University policy, upon which, an appropriately constituted appointments committee will screen applicants and conduct interviews for the appointment of the candidates. Conditions of Employment Salary and conditions of employment will be based on the University of the Witwatersrand terms and conditions of employment. The appointee will receive a pensionable annual salary at the level of a Senior Consultant in GDoH. The clinical professors will receive secretarial or technical support by a core secretariat employed by the University. Additional support and details on the working conditions will be negotiated with the Academic Head of Department and the Clinical Heads of the respective Department that the candidate will be linked to. Applicants will be responsible for raising funds for their planned research activity; some seed funding will be provided in the first two years of the tenure. Applicants will need to restrict any clinical practice to the equivalent of a maximum of one day per week, with the understanding that this will not impact on their research productivity. Terms of Employment The position is a fixed‑term position, limited to a period of five years. This will be renewable subject to demonstrating success in research throughput (including a minimum of an average of six manuscripts per annum in international peer‑reviewed journals reporting on original research as the primary or senior author), supervision of postgraduates, and success in obtaining significant grants to support the research activities, including the possibility of self‑funding of the applicant’s salary at the end of the five‑year period. Closing Date Rolling applications; the next closing date is 14 November 2025 . Contact For further information, please contact: Seniority level Mid‑Senior level Employment type Full‑time Job function Research, Analyst, and Information Technology Industries Higher Education Employment Equity Statement The University is committed to employment equity. Preference may be given to appointable applicants from the under‑represented designated groups in terms of the relevant employment equity plans and policies of the University. The University retains the right not to make an appointment and to verify all information provided by candidates. Please note that correspondence will only be entered into with shortlisted candidates. The University reserves the right not to make an appointment or to re‑advertise. #J-18808-Ljbffr