Senior Research Lead

3 days ago


Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa HSRC (Human Sciences Research Council) Full time
Job Description
CeSTII seeks to appoint a Research Director on a permanent contract based in Cape Town. The incumbent must have a PhD and extensive knowledge of policy-relevant research experience in Science, Technology and Innovation measurement.

The Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (CeSTII) is a specialist research centre within the Human Sciences Research Council dedicated to producing policy-relevant indicators and statistical analysis in the domain of science, technology and innovation (STI).

We are seeking a highly qualified individual with a strong background in STI measurement or a related field to lead our research teams in large multidisciplinary research programs. The successful candidate will be responsible for formulating targeted research proposals, securing funding, implementing and managing high-quality, large-scale, long-term research studies with a focus on social impact, delivering high-quality results and reports to budget and deadline, and communicating research findings across multiple media platforms and at academic conferences and forums.

The ideal candidate will have a PhD in STI measurement or a related field, at least ten years of research and management experience in a research institution or a university, excellent writing skills, strong quantitative research, statistical and data management experience alongside qualitative research capabilities, experience in securing funding for research, good research project management experience, and skills in managing, mentoring and training team members.

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