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

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to and lead the development of research within the field of health policy and systems and publish scientific research in peer reviewed journals
• Present research findings at local or international conferences or at external meetings
• Collaborate on proposal writing for grant funding
• Contribute and lead scientific project work, including managing timelines, budget, staff support, output quality, project risk, research dissemination and stakeholder engagement
• Capacity development, including the supervision of Masters’ students, facilitating workshops, and mentoring
• Research translation, including contributing to policies, guidelines or legislation; reviewing abstracts, journal articles, proposals; and development of research translation strategies
• Contributing to the scientific life of the Unit through journal clubs, research days and other relevant activities

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Public Health or Clinical Epidemiology
• At least three years working experience in quantitative research including systematic review methods.
• Record of 3 lifetime publications (ISI journal articles, editorials or book chapters and technical reports) with at least 1 as first/senior author.
• Successfully co-supervised at least one post-graduate student to graduation.
• Records of translating professional, scientific or clinical expertise, new knowledge and research findings into public understanding, policy, and/or practice, in order to improve health.
• Experience in leading of research project(s), including mentoring and managing a research team.
• Experience in budgeting, financial and risk management.
• Excellent interpersonal relations and communication skills.

Advantageous:

• Registration for a PhD
• Author on a Cochrane review or systematic reviews
• Teaching experience in Cochrane systematic review methods
• Work experience in the field of climate and health
• Experience in knowledge translation
• Experience in networking and collaborating with international partners and stakeholders, including policymakers.

Closing Date:

• 14 April 2026