Postdoctoral Research Fellow at South African Medical Research Council

Job Description

• The SAMRC’s Environment and Health Research Unit (E&HRU) requires an enthusiastic and suitably qualified Postdoctoral Research Fellow. The position is associated with the research project CliMMetA (Climate, Muscle function and Metabolomics in Africa), funded by the Medical Research Foundation in the UK. This project includes data from 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 and based at SAMRC in Pretoria. To meet the requirements of this post, we require a person with a qualification in epidemiology / public health / biostatistics / medical statistics or related relevant field.

Responsibilities:

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

Duration of the Contract

• 2 years

Remuneration

• 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)