MRC Jobs – Deputy Director

Job Description:

South African Population Research Infrastructure Network (SAPRIN) is a national research infrastructure and a unique research platform aimed at strengthening evidence for health and social policy and building science in the country by providing a dynamic infrastructure for research and training. It currently has five Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) nodes and two more will be added by 2025.

This job is designed to manage leadership succession within SAPRIN as the original SAPRIN SARIR champions and current Director and Co-director relinquish their positions in support of a new SAPRIN leadership model. Technical leadership is needed to implement and maintain the challenging standardized population surveillance protocol in all nodes, and strategic scientific leadership is needed to grow the research user base and scientific output of SAPRIN with effective public engagement to maximise the policy impact of SAPRIN’s research findings and harmonized data.

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Job Responsibilities:

• Monitor budget and expenditure on SAPRIN cost centres
• Deputize for SAPRIN directors at DSI, SAMRC and national meetings when delegated
• Promote, review, evaluate, discuss, and recommend research funding applications for multi-nodal research studies
• Lead on risk management
• Lead on promoting access to the SAPRIN research infra-structure by the national research community
• Oversee revision and quality of SAPRIN communications, including websites and funder reporting
• Oversee renewal of contracts for key staff
• Manage process to review and revise KRA’s and promotions within SAPRIN
• Lead on evaluating research output of individual SAPRIN nodes

Job Requirements:

• Be a mid-career scientist with a PhD
• Have successful research applications, or be a co-applicant on a larger research grant.
• Have demonstrated emerging leadership qualities as a team leader within research projects
• 5 years research management experience
• Have knowledge and experience in Population Science, Epidemiology and/or Public Health
• Have the interest and capabilities to assist with management of the Unit

Job Details:

Company: South African Medical Research Council – SAMRC

Vacancy Type: Full Time

Job Location: KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Application Deadline: N/A

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