Clinical Scientist - Research Professor (Ac.05.3)

Overview

Brief Description

Research Professor in The Faculty of Health Sciences (fixed-term, 5 years, renewable based on performance) - AC04 / AC05. The Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, seeks to appoint a Research Professor / Senior Clinician Scientist. The focus of the researcher can be in any of the following fields :

• Cardiology with special focus on Hypertension and Cardiovascular Prevention.
• Endocrinology with a special focus on Obesity and Diabetes.
• Immunology, with a focus on cellular immunity in relation to infectious diseases or more broadly.
• Lung disease : including focus on childhood and / or adult acute or chronic respiratory diseases.
• Oncology, preferably with a focus on the nexus of Cancer and Infectious Diseases.
• Maternal and Child Health including focus on addressing stillbirths and premature labour.
• Infectious Diseases : including focus on antimicrobial resistance and hospital-acquired infections; emerging infections and pandemic threats.
• In addition, applicants who are involved in research, excluding HIV and TB, on other health-care priorities in South Africa will be considered.

The focus of the position is to strengthen leadership in clinical research and teaching (undergraduate and postgraduate level).

Duties and Responsibilities

In the consideration of applications for the professorship, the main emphasis will be on the applicant's ability to document a high level of original scientific work at an international level within their field of expertise.

The position is open to internal and external applicants.

Qualifications

Further Eligibility

The candidate is also required to possess good interpersonal and exceptional communicative skills.

Procedure

After the expiry of the deadline for applications, the HR Department will embark on a selection process, in line with University policy, upon which an appropriately constituted appointments committee will screen applicants and conduct interviews for the appointment of the candidates.

Conditions

Salary and conditions of employment will be based on the University of the Witwatersrand terms and conditions of employment.

For the professorship, the appointee will receive a pensionable annual salary at the level of a Senior Consultant in GDoH.

The clinical professors will receive secretarial or technical support by a core secretariat employed by the University. Additional support and details on the working conditions will be negotiated with the Academic Head of Department and the Clinical Heads of the respective Department that the candidate will be linked to. Applicants will be responsible for raising funds for their planned research activity. Some seed funding will be provided in the first two years of the tenure.

Applicants will need to restrict any clinical practice to the equivalent of a maximum of one day per week, with the understanding it would not impact on their research productivity.

Terms of Employment

The position is a fixed-term position, limited to a period of five years. This will be renewable subject to demonstrating success in research throughput (including minimum of an average of six manuscripts per annum in international peer-reviewed journals reporting on original research as the primary or senior author), supervision of postgraduates and success in obtaining significant grants to support the research activities, including the possibility of self-funding of the applicant's salary at the end of the five year period.

Closing Date : Rolling applications, with the next closing date 14 November 2025

Contact and Applications

For further information, please contact. All eligible candidates are encouraged to apply for these positions.

The awarding of the title Professor / Associate Professor will depend on the successful candidate's qualifications, research and other academic criteria as determined by the faculty guidelines.

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