Description
Project Management & Coordination
The Researcher is responsible for management, coordination and delivery of research projects; these include aspects of:
- Planning, budgeting, monitoring, evaluation, reporting.
- Equipment and Consumables.
- Human Resources.
- Finances.
- Risk Management and Mitigation.
Research, Development, and Innovation
The Researcher is responsible for conducting research, development and supporting innovation, these include:
- Invention.
- Translation.
- Commercialization.
- Adoption and Use.
Research Collaboration
The Researcher is responsible for supporting and establishing strategic research collaboration and identifying collaboration opportunities; these include:
- Strategic Research partnerships / networks.
- Intra-Inter Institutional Collaboration.
- National Collaboration
Human Capacity Development
The Researcher is responsible for supporting Human Capacity Development that includes:
- Supervision/ co-supervision of students.
- Mentoring staff and students.
- Training staff and students to develop skills in analytical chemistry
- Self-development.
Income generation
The Researcher is responsible for generating income by:
- Writing research proposals and securing funding.
- Developing and validating new methods for providing additional services.
- Offering analytical services to clients (internal and external) through analysis of samples using advanced analytical equipment.
Requirements
- PhD in Plant Physiology, Plant Biotechnology, Plant Production, Botany, Horticulture or closely related fields.
- At least 3 years’ experience in plant tissue culture- related research.
- Minimum of 3–5 peer-reviewed publications.
- Proven record of writing proposals.
- Proven record for generating external income.
- Proven record of participating as a speaker at conferences.
- Proven record for initiation, planning and execution of research projects, personnel management and financial management of projects.
- Proven track record of mentoring and/or supervising/co-supervising students.
- Record of national and/or international partnerships and/or networks.
- Registration with a scientific and/or professional body will be an added advantage.
- NRF rating is also considered an added advantage.
- Valid driver’s license.
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