Researcher/Senior Researcher in the Critical Studies in Sexualities and Reproduction (CSSR) at Rhodes University

Job Description

The Requirements

Researcher (6-hours per day)

• PhD in Psychology
• Registration as a Counselling Psychologist with the HPCSA for at least three years.
• Experience in working as a Counselling Psychologist.
• Sufficient knowledge of the following approaches:
• Qualitative research with a critical health psychology focus.
• Engaged research/participatory research.
• Experience in working in a secondary school environment is a distinct advantage.
• Experience facilitating sexuality education at a secondary school level or with out-of-school youth.
• Good research and publication record in appropriate academic and/or professional journals, books/book chapters. Good publication record
• Ability to supervise postgraduate students is required.
• Evidence of presentations at national and preferably international conferences.
• Evidence of having conducted engaged or participatory research.
• Evidence of research leadership and administration.

Senior Researcher (5-hours per day)

• PhD in Psychology.
• Registration as a Counselling Psychologist with the HPCSA for at least three years.
• Experience in working as a Counselling Psychologist.
• Sufficient knowledge of the following approaches:
• Qualitative research with a critical health psychology focus.
• Engaged research/participatory research.
• Experience in working in a secondary school environment is a distinct advantage.
• Experience facilitating sexuality education at a secondary school level or with out-of-school youth.
• A very good publication record. Substantial research and publication record in appropriate academic and/or professional journals, books/book chapters.
• Research supervision experience up to at least a Master's degree completion is required.
• Evidence of presentations at national and preferably international conferences.
• Evidence of having conducted engaged or participatory research.
• Evidence of research leadership and administration.

Closing Date 10 October 2025