NORTH-WEST UNIVERSITY (POTCHEFTSROOM CAMPUS) FACULTY: HEALTH SCIENCES DEPARTMENT: AUTHeR VACANCY: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR/SENIOR LECTURER PEROMNES NUMBER: 9 POSITION NUMBER: P000136 FIXED-TERM APPOINTMENT Purpose of the position: For a Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor to apply their knowledge and skills of biostatistics and epidemiology to contribute significantly to address complex health challenges within resource-limited communities.

Functional/Technical competencies (Knowledge and Skills)

• Good research skills and writing abilities.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication (verbal and written) and strategic skills.
• Good organisational and administrative skills.
• Problem solving skills regarding Key Performance Areas.
• Demonstrate ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Function optimally in a multi-lingual environment.
• Ability to promote teamwork in a multidisciplinary team setting
• Ability to function with ease in the university's richly diverse working environment.
• Have excellent people and conflict resolution skills.
• Apply time management and work independently.
• Be able to work in multidisciplinary- and transdisciplinary groups.

 

       ENQUIRIES                                         : Prof Petra Bester

       CLOSING DATE                                  : 19 June 2021

       COMMENCEMENT OF DUTIES           : As soon as possible

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• Leadership of research groups in epidemiological research.
• International experience in university and research institutions.
• 5 Years’ experience in teaching and learning at an academic institution.
• Experience in the management and analysis of large data [epidemiological] sets and outputs of projects.
• Evidence of postgraduate student supervision.
• Experience in using biostatistics in epidemiology and public health.
• Experience in standard statistical programming software such as SAS, R, STAT, SPSS.
• Experience in consulting with researchers from different disciplines on study designs and analysis.
• Experience in evidence synthesis (meta-analysis) and systematic reviews of literature.
• Evidence of established international research networks.
• Evidence of the ability to work across disciplinary boundaries.
• Proof of training in human research ethics and serving on research ethics committees.

    Responsibilities:

• PhD in Biostatistics/Medical Statistics (For Associate Prof).
• M-degree in Biostatistics/Medical Statistics (For Senior Lecturer).
• A proven track record of publications in accredited journals as first, co- or last author.