Research Director

4 weeks ago

Durban, South Africa HSRC Recruitment Full time

**Job Advert Summary**:
The PHSB division is looking to appoint a suitably qualified researcher and specialist to take on the responsibilities of Research Director for the Identity and Belonging sub-division. The Director position supports and assists the Public Health, Societies and Belonging (PHSC)Divisional Executive (DE) in implementing the five-year strategic plan of the HSRC. The Human and Social Capabilities division conducts transdisciplinary, intersectional, policy and programme-relevant research to improve health, well-being and promote a socially just and cohesive society.

The HSC therefore seeks to appoint a Research Director on a permanent and indefinite basis. The suitably qualified incumbent, is expected to be a well accomplished scholar with experience in the research area in health policy, conducting research that is transdisciplinary, intersectional and is aimed at improving health and well-being; and the promotion of a socially just and cohesive society.

**Minimum Requirements**:
**Key requirements**:

- A **PhD** in either in **S**ocial Sciences or Humanities;**_ _**_such as Gender Studies, Psychology, Anthropology or Sociology_**_ or related areas;_
- Ten (10) years’ experience conducting, leading and managing research, team leadership preferably in a research institution or a university;
- An established research career as evidenced by at least **_twenty (20) publications_** (journal articles, reports, book chapters, books) of which several must be **international and first or sole authored**;
- Experience and strength in social sciences methods and design;
- Evidence of successful research fund raising;
- Evidence of existing funding and research networks at country and international levels;
- An interest and experience in one of the priority research areas of the HSC Division;
- Experience in supporting and managing the professional development activities of young researchers and PhD and Masters interns;
- Personal qualities that include intellectual and personal integrity, imagination, drive, and the ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines;
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment;
- Good communication and leadership skills;
- Proficiency in or working experience with some of the following data software packages: _STATA, Epi Info, SPSS, Nvivo, AtlasTI or other relevant statistical packages_;
- **ALL CANDIDATES who applied on the advert that closed on**:
**Duties and Responsibilities**:
**Key responsibilities**:

- Developing the work of HSC by providing leadership in a cluster of key areas of the **_identity and belonging_** sub-division’s research agenda;
- Networking with major national and international users and funders of social science and humanities research to understand their research needs, and build research links;
- Leading senior research specialist and teams in conducting high quality research, data analysis and evaluation (using qualitative and/or quantitative methodologies) that has both strategic and policy relevance;
- Delivering high-quality outputs and reports to budget and deadline;
- Managing and leading research teams and large-scale long-term research projects;
- Disseminating research findings in different forums (conferences, webinars, etc) and publishing in accredited and refereed journals;
- Participating in public debates as part of disseminating project outputs; and
- Mentoring and developing the research capacity of young South African researchers and supporting colleagues to advance their research careers.

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