Emerging Clinician Scientist and Emerging

2 weeks ago

Johannesburg, South Africa University of the Witwatersrand Full time

**Emerging Clinician Scientists and Emerging Scientists in The Faculty of Health Sciences (fixed-term, 5 years, renewable based on performance) - AC05.**

The Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, seeks to appoint a Clinician Scientist or Scientist with a strong clinical research focus. The focus of the researcher can be in any of the following fields:
i. Cardiology with special focus on Hypertension and Cardiovascular Prevention.

ii. Endocrinology with a special focus on Obesity and Diabetes.

iii. Oncology, preferably with a focus on nexus of Cancer and Infectious Diseases.

iv. Immunology, with a focus on cellular immunity in relation to infectious diseases or more broadly.

v. Lung disease: including focus on childhood and/or adult acute or chronic respiratory diseases.

vi. Maternal and Child Health including focus on addressing stillbirths and premature labour.

vii. Infectious Diseases: including focus on antimicrobial resistance and hospital acquired infections;
emerging infections and pandemic threats.

viii. In addition, applicants who are involved in research, excluding HIV and TB, on other health-care

priorities in South Africa will be considered.

The focus of the Position is to build leadership in clinical research and teaching (undergraduate and post-graduate level), and to give enthusiastic emerging researchers the opportunity to further their skills and expertise in their research niche with the objective of becoming independent and internationally recognized within a five year period.

**ABOUT THE FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES**

The Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand is the largest Health Sciences Faculty in South Africa, with the highest number of Medical Doctor (MBBCh) graduates (~340 annually) and post-graduate specialists (approximately 35% of all specialists graduating nationally annually). The faculty is ranked among the top 151-200 in the field of Medicine globally, and aspires to continue strengthening its research focus, especially in diseases considered to be of priority in South Africa. There are approximately 5,000 in-patient beds across the four major Academic Hospital Complexes where the faculty operates, with a diversity of pathology being managed.

**DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**

The individuals responsibilities will primarily consist of:
- Research in the field of expertise, including publication/academic dissemination.- Supervision of PhD and Masters of Medicine students and other researchers, including Joint staff

employed by the Gauteng Department of Health (GDoH).- Teaching of under-graduate and post-graduate students (maximum of 15% effort -only applicable if

100%FTE).- Academic assessments

The position is open to internal and external applicants.

**QUALIFICATIONS**

Applicants must hold a PhD or have a publication record which would be at the level of Medical

Doctorate. For Clinician Scientists, a sub-specialty qualification will be preferable.
- Applicants must be at the level of or meet the requirements to be appointed at the level of senior

lecturer/researcher based on Faculty Staffing and Promotion criteria.- Applicants should be registered by the Health Professional Council of South Africa. Non-South Africans

will be considered, although will be exempt from patient service.- Applicants should be on track to be promoted to Reader/Associate Professor within a three-year period

if not already holding such a position.

The criteria (research, teaching, societal impact, organisational contribution, external funding and leadership) for eligibility of a Senior Lecturer/Researcher, Reader and Associate Professor at the University of the Witwatersrand are available here: Promotion Criteria.pdf

Furthermore, each applicant must be able to:

Document the beginning of original academic production and plan on how this will be developed further,

including contributing to the development of the academic discipline.- Provide research-based teaching.

**APPLICATION.**

applicant is qualified as a Scholar/researcher/teacher, Professional, Communicator, Collaborator,

Manager/administrator/organizer.- Curriculum vitae, including information about external funding, using the Faculty of Health Sciences CV

template.- Copies of the authorization certificate for specialist training if a Clinician Scientist- PhD and other relevant certificates- Evidence of post-graduate mentorship- Collaborations which have been established- A complete list of publications, stratified by original research and other.- A description of previous grants secured as a Principal Investigator- Research plan (3-5 pages)- A maximum 10 publications (pdf) to be considered in the assessment.

**PROCEDURE**

**CONDITIONS**

Salary and conditions of employment will be based on the University of the Witwatersrand terms and conditions of employment.

For the Clinician Scientist, the appointee will receive a pensionable annual salary at the level of a Junio

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