ARC Vision
"Excellence in Agricultural Research and Development"
The ARC's vision reflects its core business and celebrates its unique role, acknowledging its position as the principal agricultural research institution in South Africa.
The vision highlights the need to harness ARC capabilities to ensure that it becomes an organization known for i...
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Responsible for strategic planning, drafting of business plan and reporting in progress to institute, corporate and funders nationally and internationally.
Ensure effective technology transfer through scientific and popular publications, lectures, seminars and congresses.
Initiatives of the multidisciplinary team across the commodities, leading the generation and commercialisation of Intellectual Property.
Providing scientific leadership in a project management and coordination.
Ensure focus of projects are in line with ARC’s goals and strategic imperatives as well as needs and requirements of funders.
Resource management – guidance and financial control of project budget planning and utilization as well leading the team on the acquisition of funders from several sources.
Team management including planning, recruitment, utilization, training, motivation and performance evaluation of personnel in the section.
Planning and coordinating the infrastructure requirements, maintenance and capital needs of the team to enable effective execution of the research plan.
Identification of shortcomings in existing equipment and infrastructure and development of solutions.
Technology transfer – planning, training, guidance of team members in effective technology transfer.
Reporting to external funders and screening of all manuscripts and related information and publications.
Proven track record of research management in the specific field of expertise with extensive publication record.
Requirements
PhD or DSc in Agronomy, Crop Science, Crop Production, or Soil Science.
At least 8 years post-PhD experience.
At least 8 years’ experience in the management of research teams in Agronomy, Crop Science, Crop production, or Soil Science.
Proven track record of research management in Agronomy, Crop Science, Crop Production, or Soil Science.
Minimum of 20 peer-reviewed publications in DHET (Dept of Higher Education and Training) approved journals by time of appointment.
NRF rating of at least C1 will be an added advantage.
Registration with a scientific and professional body will be an added advantage.
Proven track record for generating external income for the programme and projects in the programme.
Proven track record of building national and international partnerships and networks.
Proven track record of strategic and operational planning skills and expertise.
Proven recognition as a research leader on a national and international level.
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