Senior Researcher (Job ID: 6440) at University of the Free State

Duties and responsibilities: 

• Supervise and co-supervise postgraduate students.
• Mentor emerging researchers and junior staff, including support in research design, academic writing and qualitative data analysis.
• Lead and contribute to context-responsive research aligned with the Centre for Health Systems Research & Development’s (CHSR&D) core research themes, using appropriate qualitative and/or mixed methods approaches.
• Contribute to the co-design and evaluation of culturally relevant health interventions using participatory and implementation science research principles.
• Organise and contribute to webinars, workshops, and conferences organised by the CHSR&D.
• Contribute to competitive grant proposals aligned with the CHSR&D’s research themes.

Inherent requirements:

• A PhD on NQF Level 10 in Social Sciences, Public Health, or a related field.
• A minimum of three (3) years' relevant experience in health systems research within a higher education or research and development environment.
• Proven experience in supervision of graduated master’s degree students Demonstrated expertise in qualitative research methods and approaches.
• Evidence of active participation in productive research collaborations and networks with leading national and/or international universities/scholars. 
• Proven experience in presenting research papers/posters at national /international scholarly conferences. 
• Proven research track record of accredited publications in national/internationally accredited peer-reviewed journals. 
• An NRF-rating or demonstrated potential to obtain an NRF rating. 

Recommendations:

• Experience in participatory health systems or implementation research conducted in collaboration with communities, health service providers, or policy makers.
• Exposure to implementation science or health systems intervention research.
• Experience contributing to the development of research grant proposals.