Fact Checker

**Job Advert Summary**:
In delivering ‘social science that makes a difference’ the Research Programmes, Units, Institutes and Centres of the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) undertake policy-oriented research from its offices in Pretoria, Cape Town, Durban and Pietermaritzburg. Our public purpose mandate is set out in the Human Sciences Research Council Act of 2008.

The Publishing unit of the Human Sciences Research Council requires the services of freelancers in the various functions below. The names of successful applicants will be placed on a database, which signifies that the freelancer has been approved by HR in terms of the criteria required for the particular function and is therefore employable. It does not, however, signal the existence of a contract or even a guarantee of work. Work will be assigned directly to freelancers by the relevant Editorial Project Managers on a project-by-project basis, depending on the project requirements and freelancer availability, and will include a project specific brief. The database will be valid for the period 01 November 2023 to 31 October 2026. Time frames and remuneration will be project specific.

**Fact Checker**

**Ref No:07/2023**

The Publishing unit of the Human Sciences Research Council requires a freelance fact checker for its scholarly publications. In addition to the responsibilities and requirements set out below, there may be a project-specific brief.

**Minimum Requirements**:

- Relevant experience in journalism, publishing or an independent writing career.
- In your CV, include a list of projects (state publisher and date of publication as relevant) and your function. Do not exceed twenty items.
- A tertiary qualification in any of the following: humanities, social sciences, economics, hard sciences or information sciences.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Using the manuscript supplied, determine the correctness of the factual statements in the text with the aim to remove content errors before publication.

**Applications MUST include**:

- A detailed CV which should clearly indicate your highest qualification and details of your citizenship.

**Application Instructions**:

- Attachments must be less than 1MB, there is an on-screen option to resize;
- The Neptune system will only allow you to upload 1 attachment. Please ensure that all documents are merged into 1 file before uploading.

We reserve the right to withdraw any of our vacancies at any time. The HSRC reserves the right not to make an appointment.

**APPLICATIONS FROM RECRUITMENT AGENCIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.