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**Requirements**:
- A master’s in transport engineering, operations research, applied mathematics, transport economics, computer science, systems engineering, or equivalent, with at least ten years’ relevant working experience in transport systems and operations
- Should preferably be at a principal researcher level or at least a senior researcher on the research career path (with publication history);
- Registered professional scientist or engineer would be an added advantage
- Good understanding of transport operations and the built environment domains in South Africa
- Ability to work in a methodical manner is essential
- Ability to carry out strategic stakeholder interactions at all levels;
- Excellent business management skills (i.e. budgeting, establishing networks, excellent people skills, etc.);
- Ability to present ideas, concepts, plan and procedures;
- Excellent people management skills (i.e. mentorship, coaching diversity and diversity management).
KPAs:
- Lead the research group to deliver on the impact area strategic plan
- Establish the research group as a national leader in passenger transport applied research, with international recognition
- Manage projects and programmes through robust and integrated planning
- Conceptualise innovate solutions to fulfil project and programme requirements
- Develop the business
- Build and maintain client responsive teams
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