PhD - Science: Research Associate

Our client, CAPRISA is an award-winning research Centre focusing on HIV, TB and Covid-19 with headquarters at the Nelson Mandela School of Medicine campus in Durban, South Africa. It is a UNAIDS Collaborating Centre for HIV Research and Policy and hosts a DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in HIV Prevention and a SAMRC HIV-TB Research Unit.



CAPRISA is seeking an experienced qualified PhD Research Associate to work with executives and senior scientists, to support their research activities, including, but not limited to the following:

- Drafting and editing of scientific documents.

- Compiling grant applications, protocols, reports and presentations.



Qualifications and experience:

- PhD in science (Preference will be given to candidates with and Epidemiology background).

- A minimum of 3 years research experience.

- Excellent scientific writing skills.

- Must have published at least 5 journal articles (Peer reviewed).

- In-depth understanding of the scientific method.

- Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Endnote and PowerPoint).



Duties and Responsibilities:

- Draft and support preparation of scientific reports and documents.

- Managing submissions of scientific reports.

- Preparing tables and graphs of research data.

- Provide research and administrative support as directed.



Competencies:

- Strong verbal and written communication skills

- Attention to detail.

- Critical thinking.

- Problem solving skills.

- Highly organized.

- Ability to prioritise multiple tasks to meet deadlines and take initiative independently.



Period: Two-year fixed term contract (renewable)

Based: Durban offices, Office based.

Note: Candidates must be vaccinated / Willingness to be vaccinated if successful.