Postdoctoral Research Fellow

1 week ago

Pretoria, South Africa South African Medical Research Council Full time

**Job Reference Number**: R818C
**Department**: Environment and Health Research Unit
**Business Unit**:
**Industry**: Research

**Job Type**: Contract
**Positions Available**: 1
**Salary**: Market Related
The SAMRC’s Environment and Health Research Unit (E&HRU) requires an enthusiastic and suitably qualified Postdoctoral Research Fellow.

The SAMRC’s Environment and Health Research Unit (E&HRU) requires an enthusiastic and suitably qualified Postdoctoral Research Fellow. The position is associated with three-year research project CliMMetA (**Cli**mate, **M**uscle function and **Met**abolomics in **A**frica), funded by the Medical Research Foundation in the UK. This is a multi-site project across three countries - The Gambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa. The individual will be jointly supervised by the study co-principal investigators from SAMRC in South Africa and the University of Bristol in the UK.

**Responsibilities**:

- Assist with co-ordination of study activities and tasks
- Data processing, analysis and writing scientific manuscripts and reports
- Create research translation outputs such as policy briefs and media output

**Duration of the Contract.**

3 years

**Remuneration**

R350 000 - R400 000 per annum

Job Requirements
- A PhD qualification in epidemiology / public health / biostatistics / data science/ medical statistics or related relevant field
- Evidence of excellent data analytical skills, with proficiency in STATA or R
- Evidence of excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Code 8/10 driver’s license

**Advantageous**:

- Experience with Geographical Information Systems (GIS)

**Closing Date**

12 July 2025

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