Senior Researcher

**Main purpose of the job**:

- To design and implement research projects, analyze the research data, and publish scientific articles

**Location**:

- **Wits RHI -7 Esselen Street, Hillbrow, Research Centre - Johannesburg**:

- **On the 3rd,4th, and 5th Floor**

**Key performance areas**:

- Participate in discussions regarding the future direction of research strategies and plans for WRHI
- Obtain ethical approval from relevant regulatory bodies
- Write research protocols and SOPs for studies
- Develop and design research tools
- Conduct fieldwork (data collection, interviews, etc.)
- Monitor the progress of the research project
- Write progress reports to stakeholders including networks and funders
- Stay abreast with relevant research findings and collaborate closely with other investigators on related studies
- Conduct data analysis (with input from the statistical team) and write up the results
- Publish scientific publications
- Compile conference presentations
- Disseminate research findings internally and to universities and other stakeholders such as the community, CAGs, and media
- Write research and funding proposals
- Advise WRHI leadership on research opportunities
- Contribute towards policy development
- Train Team and other relevant staff
- Supervise postgraduate students where appropriate (1/year)
- Attend to all staffing requirements and administration
- Supervise and manage the duties of subordinates to ensure optimal staff utilization and maintenance of sound labor relations
- Perform and facilitate performance development and assessments
- Identify substandard performance by team members and take necessary corrective action
- Coach and train subordinates and team members to ensure the acquisition of knowledge and skills required by the organization
- Promote harmony, teamwork, and sharing of information
- Take ownership and accountability for tasks and demonstrates effective self-management
- Follow through to ensure that quality and productivity standards of own work are consistently and accurately maintained
- Maintain a positive attitude and respond openly to feedback
- Take ownership of driving your own career development by attending training and development sessions and relevant forums/meetings
- Maintain and update knowledge of developments in the field and expertise

**Required minimum education and training**:

- **Master's and PhD in Social Sciences or Biochemistry**:

- **OR**:

- **MBBCH with a Public Health Higher Degree**

**Required minimum work experience**:

- **Minimum 5-8 years of research experience**:

- **Management of a research program with a research record of an ongoing output evidenced by at least eight published refereed papers**:

- **Prior lecturing, tutoring, or postgraduate supervision experience**:

- **Membership of Professional/School/Faculty/Department Committees and/or taking leadership roles in the Public Health domain within the Public or NGO sectors**

**Desirable additional education, work experience, and personal abilities**:

- Experience in public health will be an advantage
- Certification in good clinical practice
- Experience working in a low
- or middle-income country
- Experience in implementing independent projects
- Experience working on clinical trials or in large collaborative networks
- Familiarity with data analysis software
- Ordered, systematic, and analytical in approach to research
- Tactful, respectful, and non-judgmental
- Good administrative skills with working knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Able to work under pressure and adhere to deadlines
- Self-motivated, able to work independently and work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Assertive, confident, and adaptable
- Able to show proof of publication records and conference presentations
- Experience with local SA regulatory guidelines

**TO APPLY**:

- Only if you do meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV.
- Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position.
- Note AJ Personnel is fully POPI compliant.
- Note WHC, in accordance with their Employment Equity goals and plan, will give preference to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto.

**Please note**:

- **AJ PERSONNEL is only responsible for the advertising of the advertisement on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium.**:

- **AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position.