Senior Scientist (R784A) at The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)

Responsibilities:

• Developing study protocols and proposals (for senior post, also income generating)
• Managing research projects including developing and managing SOPs, protocols, research tools, and dissemination activities (for senior post, also budget management)
• Conducting the qualitative or quantitative analysis of interviews, group discussions, or datasets
• Supervising and capacity development of study staff
• Maintaining stakeholder relationships
• Supporting administrative procedures of the study project (procurement, study logs, and operational plans)
• Developing and publishing knowledge translation products including peer-reviewed articles, presentations, infographics, and reports

Core Requirements:

• Master’s degree in social sciences, psychology, disability or rehabilitation studies or similar field (for senior post, also a submitted PhD)
• At least 2 years of experience in research focused on disability, rehabilitation, or mental health (for senior post, 5 years of experience)
• At least 2 years of experience post-masters specializing either in quantitative or qualitative data collection and analysis (for senior post, 3 or 5 years of experience)
• At least 2 years of project management experience including research coordination, dissemination activities and stakeholder engagements
• At least 2 publications (paper or report) with 1 first-authored (for senior post, 5 publications with 2 first-authored)
• Experience in grant writing as a PI or Co-PI (for senior post, experience as a PI or Co-I)
• Proficiency with either qualitative data analysis software (NVIVO or ATLAS-ti) or quantitative software and analysis (R or Stata)
• Coordinating workshops, webinars and trainings.

Advantageous:

• Any experience greater than that which is stated above