Senior Researcher (P7) (5-Year Fixed Term Contract) (College of Business & Economics: Department of Transport & Supply Chain Management) (Re-advert)
Position Summary
Introduction
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) is a vibrant and cosmopolitan university, anchored in Africa and driven by a powerful strategy focused on attaining global excellence and stature (GES). With an emphasis on independent thinking, sustainable development, and strategic partnerships, UJ is an international university of choice. The University is guided by the Vice-Chancellor’s vision of “Positioning UJ in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) for societal impact in the context of the changing social, political, and economic fortunes of Africa”.
Job description
- Establishing and managing research projects focused on specific niches within the department.
- Securing and managing external research grants
- Serving as a statistical and computing resource for other departmental team members.
- Managing and coordinating primary data collection, including fieldwork and dataset management
- Managing aspects of the data repository, including data cleaning and verification, and data distribution to researchers
- Publishing research outcomes in top-tier Transport Economics and/ or Supply Chain Management journals
- Providing postgraduate supervision and mentorship to students
- Provide leadership in promoting research collaboration, as well as enhancing research quality and publication output;
- Facilitate the Institute to gain and increase visibility and international connections;
- Participating in internal and external programmes activities and interventions
- Serving on internal departmental, school, college and university committees
- Occasional lecturing, if required
- Responsible for other duties as assigned.
Minimum requirements
- A Ph.D. in Transport Economics, Supply Chain Management, or a related discipline
- At least 15 Scopus Indexed journal publications with at least 5 in non-South African journals
- Experience in the acquisition of competitive third-party funding and corresponding project management experience.
- Experience in study design, in particular, survey methodology
- Strong analytical skills in R, STATA, SPSS and other relevant software
- Experience with qualitative software such as Atlas.ti, NVivo or similar
- Proven qualities of research leadership, and a demonstrated ability to establish and manage major research projects.
- Demonstrated ability to bring more visibility, prestige and reputation to the institute and to the University
- Preference will be given to those with experience in the professional discipline and a recognised professional qualification. Interdisciplinary leadership experience would be considered a major asset.
- Strong quantitative and/ or qualitative data analysis, written, and oral communication skills
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Solutions oriented.
- Collaborative team player
- Previous exposure to leadership in research projects
- Evidence of successful acquisition and or management of grant funding
- Supervision (to completion) of Master’s and PhD students
- A copy of your highest academic qualification, proof of registration with professional bodies you might belong to.
- Research plan (summarising research to be carried out in the next two years and including details for funding to be sought – maximum of 2 pages).
- A self-evaluation by the applicant on their suitability for appointment in the position (Maximum of 4 pages)
Your application, comprising of a detailed Curriculum Vitae as well as the names and full contact details (including telephone numbers and e-mail addresses) of at least three traceable and credible referees must be uploaded before or on the closing date of the advertised post. Please also attach the following: a copy of your highest academic qualification, proof of registration with professional bodies you might belong to and if applying for an academic position, a list of accredited research output and/ or a portfolio of your creative output.
Please note that the University is obligated, in terms of recent amendments to the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act 2021 (Act 13 of 2021), to assess all prospective employees (including applicants) against the National Register for Sex Offenders (NRSO). The outcome of such an assessment may have an impact upon possible employment with the University.
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Candidates may be subjected to appropriate psychometric testing and other selection instruments.
In conjunction to merit on the basis of qualifications, experience and proven achievements the University of Johannesburg is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities and those individuals from the historically disadvantaged groups. As necessitated by operational requirements the University reserves the right not to make an appointment to positions advertised. If you have not received a response from the University within 8 weeks of the closing date, you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful.
