Emerging Clinician Scientist and Emerging Scientists AC05/AC06 (AC.05.3) at University of the Witwatersrand

Brief Description        

• For Clinician Scientists Only: Option of 50% FTE of equivalent of Consultant salary, which can be used to buy out time from GDoH, subject to agreement with the Hospital Management. 
• Emerging Clinician Scientists and Emerging Scientists in The Faculty of Health Sciences (fixed-term, 5 years, renewable based on performance) - AC05.
• The Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, seeks to appoint a Clinician Scientist or Scientist with a strong clinical research focus. The focus of the researcher  can be in any of the following fields:
• Cardiology with special focus on Hypertension and Cardiovascular Prevention.
• Endocrinology with a special focus on Obesity and Diabetes.
• Oncology, preferably with a focus on nexus of Cancer and Infectious Diseases.
• 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. 
• 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 build  leadership in clinical research and teaching (undergraduate and post-graduate level), and to give enthusiastic emerging researchers the opportunity to further their skills and expertise in their research niche with the objective of becoming independent and internationally recognized within a five year period.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

In the consideration of applications for the position, the main emphasis will be on the applicant's having demonstrated research productivity and ability to document the beginning of original scientific work in  their field of expertise.

The individuals  responsibilities will primarily consist of:

• Research in the field of expertise, including publication/academic dissemination.
• Supervision of PhD and Masters of Medicine students and other researchers, including Joint staff employed by the Gauteng Department of Health (GDoH).
• Teaching of under-graduate and post-graduate students (maximum of 15% effort –only applicable if 100%FTE).
• Academic assessments
• The position is open to internal and external applicants.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Applicants must hold a PhD or have a publication record which would be at the level of  Medical Doctorate. For Clinician Scientists, a sub-specialty qualification will be preferable.                          
• Applicants must be at the level of or meet the requirements to be appointed at the level of senior lecturer/researcher based on Faculty Staffing and Promotion criteria.
• Applicants should be registered by the Health Professional Council of South Africa. Non-South Africans will be considered, although will be exempt from patient service.
• Applicants should be on track to be promoted to Reader/Associate Professor within a three-year period if not already holding such a position.

Furthermore, each applicant must be able to:

• Document the beginning of original academic production and plan on how this will be developed further, including  contributing to the development of the academic discipline.
• Provide research-based teaching.

The candidate is also required to possess good interpersonal and  communicative skills.

Deadline: 14th July, 2025