Project Coordinator

The University of Cape Town Lung Institute requires applications for a Project Coordinator

• on a Fixed Term Contract to work on for the MRC Unit on Child and Adolescent Health.

The MRC Unit is an accredited research unit established to undertake research in key areas of child health of major importance in low- and middle- income settings, including pneumonia, tuberculosis (TB), HIV-associated illness, asthma, and developmental origins of health.

Research focuses on the epidemiology, aetiology and risk factors for health or disease and the impact of acute disease on child health, with a focus on lung health.

A strong focus is on building research capacity, technology transfer and development of clinician scientists in South Africa and Africa to undertake translational research that will impact on child health.

This position is based at Red Cross Children's Hospital at the Research Centre for Adolescent & Child Health (REACH) at the Red Cross Children's Hospital (RXH), Cape Town, South Africa, and will support the MRC Unit Project Manager in areas of project administration and coordination.

We invite applications from suitably qualified candidates.

This position will start as soon as possible.

Minimum Requirements

Advantageous Skills

Responsibilities

Additional Information

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Should you not receive a response within 30 days of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY STATEMENT

The University of Cape Town Lung Institute is committed to equity in our employment practices and reserves the right not to appoint.

The selection process will be guided by the Employment Equity Plan and Targets of the University of Cape Town Lung Institute (Pty) Ltd.

POPIA STATEMENT

Please note that when applying for any position, reference checks will be completed, and personal information defined in the protection of personal information Act 4 of

will be processed.

In applying for this position, applicants will be deemed to have consented to such processing as defined in the policy statement.

Note

Please Note : This Position is not on UCT Conditions of Service.

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