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

Responsibilities:

• Conduct laboratory tissue culture, molecular experiments and manage animal experiments.
• Publish articles in peer-reviewed journals.
• Apply for research funding from national and international stakeholders.
• To supervise/co-supervise postgraduate students (MSc and PhD).
• Principal investigator (PI) and Co-PI on research projects.
• Review for international peer-reviewed scientific journals.
• Review research grants and abstracts for conferences.
• Give special (invited) talks at national/ international conferences or seminars.
• Oral presentations.
• Effectively manage, train and develop students and staff.
• Assist with the management of the BRIP Platform and involvement in SAMRC administrative/community engagement processes.

Core Requirements:

• Master’s degree in molecular biology, Human Genetics, or a related field and registered for a PhD
• At least 5 years of hands-on research experience in tissue culture, IHC, flow cytometry, mitochondrial bioenergetics and echocardiograph analysis workflow
• At least 5 years of hands-on experience with qRT-PCR, Western Blot, ELISA and related molecular biological workflow.
• 1 year of experience in basic Cheminformatics
• At least 5 years of experience in animal experimental design
• A track record in publishing 5 lifetime publications, with 3 as first author (ISI journal articles)
• Track record of leading research projects in the last 5 years
• Proven skills in data and statistical analysis
• Ability to independently plan experimental workflows for multiple experiments
• Track record of supervising Honors and MSc students
• Experience with Oral presentations at local and international conferences
• Experience in reviewing research papers and/or national grants
• At least five years of experience in project management and data management

 Advantageous: 

• PhD in Biochemistry, Physiology or related field
• Experience with Good Clinical/Laboratory Practices.
• A track record of supervising Honors/MSc/PhD students
• A track record in the initiation and management of several research projects.
• >5 years of knowledge and research experience in Metabolic diseases (obesity/ diabetes and cardiometabolic diseases)