Clinical Scientist.2.01 at University of the Witwatersrand

Priorities areas include:

• Cardiology with special focus on Hypertension and Cardiovascular Prevention.
• Endocrinology with a special focus on Obesity and Diabetes.
• Immunology, with a focus on cellular immunity in relation to infectious diseases or more broadly.
• Lung disease: including focus on childhood and/or adult acute or chronic respiratory diseases.
• Oncology, preferably with a focus on nexus of Cancer and Infectious Diseases.
• Maternal and Child Health including focus on addressing stillbirths and premature labour.
• Infectious Diseases: including focus on antimicrobial resistance and hospital acquired infections; emerging infections and pandemic threats.
• In addition, applicants who are involved in research, excluding HIV and TB, on other health-care priorities in South Africa will be considered.
• The focus of the Position is to strengthen leadership in clinical research and teaching (undergraduate and post-graduate level).

Responsibilities will include:

• Provide strategic leadership in the relevant discipline within the Faculty.
• Build and lead a high-performing multidisciplinary research team.
• Mentor emerging clinician scientists and mid-career academics.
• Develop national and international partnerships that elevate the Faculty’s standing.
• Contribute to Faculty research strategy, innovation and institutional priorities.

QUALIFICATIONS

Applicants must

• Hold a specialist degree in a relevant clinical discipline. A sub-specialist qualification will be advantageous.
• Hold a PhD or demonstrate an equivalent record of doctoral-level scholarly achievement.
• Meet the criteria for appointment at Associate Professor or Professor level based on Faculty staffing and promotion criteria.
• Preference will be given to candidates already eligible for appointment at Professor level.
• Have an established track record of high-quality publications, successful grant funding, postgraduate supervision and academic leadership.
• Demonstrate strong international standing in their field, including evidence of collaborations, invited contributions, leadership roles, guideline or policy influence, or equivalent recognition.
• Be registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa if South African based. Non-South Africans may apply but may be exempt from patient service requirements.