Director

Duties/Pligte- Establishing the NITheCS as a national asset by leading the scientific and research themes of NITheCS and management of NITheCS activities;- Responsible for the strategic and operational functioning of the NITheCS ensuring contractual compliance with funders;- Managing the NITheCS as a complex multi-campus, multi-institutional, multidisciplinary enterprise;- Responsible for maintaining, deploying and achieving the Vision, Mission and Aims of NITheCS;- Optimally implementing the governance, staffing, operational and financial management of the Institute¿s activities;- Coordinating the implementation of the NITheCS Steering Committee, Management Committee, Scientific Advisory Committee and other necessary governance and operational structures;- Building and maintaining constructive relationships between the NITheCS Consortium, universities, the research community, funding organisations, relevant government departments,

decision-makers and the general public, and functioning as the point of contact for all strategic and contractual communications;Ensuring that the reputation and prestige of the NITheCS is maintained within South Africa, the rest of Africa, as well as globally;- Research Ecosystem leadership: Through various channels of advocacy, motivate research institutions relevant to the NITheCS to strengthen research culture; and positively influence the

National System of Innovation;Providing leadership and management to guide and motivate staff towards achieving large multi-disciplinary and multi-sectoral teams to address scientific and policy challenges in the relevant

disciplines or specialised fields of knowledge of the NITheCS;Ensuring the scientific development of a cohort of qualified and capable individuals in the relevant disciplines or specialised fields of knowledge of the NITheCS in the national context, and

building an optimal succession pool for further advancement of the NITheCS;Demonstrating, through implementation, a commitment to excellence, diversity, inclusivity and socio-economic growth in all aspects of governance, research, human capital development,

funding and internal management towards achieving multi-dimensional transformation by embracing equal opportunity and affirmative action;Establishing and facilitating a climate conducive to optimal research and maintaining your own active research programme;- Lead the NITheCS'ss response to the _National Development Plan_ (NDP), the _Science, Technology and Innovation Decadal Plan 2022-2032_, and other relevant national and international

policies, strategies and grand challenge projects;Maintaining compliance with contractual and applicable institutional and government policies and procedures;- Responsible for internationalising the research programme and linking it to other initiatives in Theoretical and Computational Sciences and the core thematic areas of the NITheCS in South

Africa, the rest of Africa and globally;Monitoring industry and sectoral trends and the competitive landscape to identify new business opportunities relevant to the research and growth trajectory of the NITheCS;- Identify and implement long-term methods to increase value through the development of new and strengthening of existing partnerships, as well as ensure that fit for purpose marketing

strategies are developed to underpin and advance the growth trajectory of the NITheCS by identifying business development opportunities and segmenting those that will bring increased

partnership benefits and revenue;Driving the efforts and strategies to ensure sustainability of the NITheCS beyond DSI-NRF funding.Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes- A relevant Doctoral degree in one or more of the knowledge fields related to the focus of the NITheCS;- An established researcher in the knowledge fields related to the focus of the NITheCS, with a significant and outstanding research track record, high international research standing, and has

received recognition by peers;A full professor, or qualify to be appointed as a full professor benchmarked nationally, coupled with a demonstrable track record of at least ten years' achievement at senior level in a

management or related capacity, including a proven track record of research management of similar multi-level or national institutes;Has insight into and a proven track record of providing strategic leadership, with the ability to provide strategic leadership to the NITheCS Consortium, including shaping the focus areas,

direction and research programmes of the NITheCS;Extensive experience of working with multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research teams;- A proven track record of supervising postgraduate students, including PhD students, to completion; guiding and advising emerging researchers (postdoctoral research fellows) as well

developing members of research and development teams working under his/her/their supervision during their progression to higher ranks of the career la