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Post-Graduate Research Administrator

Employer
Global Academy Jobs
Location
South Africa
Closing date
Oct 20, 2016

Job Details

SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND, JOHANNESBURG

Post-Graduate Research Administrator (AD.10)

The Wits School of Public Health (WSPH) is one of the largest Schools of Public Health in South Africa, with an international reputation for its teaching programmes, conducting high quality and relevant research, community outreach and policy engagement activities. The School seeks to appoint a post-graduate research administrator to provide administrative support to its Master’s programmes.

Qualifications experience and attributes

  • Matric and a tertiary qualification, with at least 5 years administrative experience
  • Ability to work independently, to prioritise tasks, to be meticulous, and to be exceptionally well organised
  • Highly computer literate (MS Office, Internet, E-mail). Experience with the current student information management system is desirable
  • Excellent interpersonal, coordination, and organisational skills
  • Excellent writing and communication skills
  • Must be able to work under pressure and manage competing requests
  • Experience in working with post-graduate students at the University is highly desirable


Duties

  • Facilitate submission of student research protocols for assessment by WSPH assessor groups
  • Ensure submission of student research protocols to the Faculty Postgraduate Office
  • Facilitate submission of protocols to the University Human Research Ethics Committee (Medical)
  • Facilitate nomination of examiners for research reports
  • Ensure submission of research reports to Faculty Postgraduate Office
  • Maintain comprehensive database for tracking student research progress
  • Follow up and communicate with students and their supervisors regarding research progress
  • Organise ad hoc supervisor workshops, seminars, and student-supervisor writing retreats, and other events related to the Masters programmes
  • Generate research status reports for WSPH Executive Committee and as requested
  • Ensure that any challenges or problems related to post-graduate research in the School are escalated to the relevant academic coordinators
  • Coordination of the School’s Postgraduate Committee quarterly meetings and minute taking
  • Follow-up alumni and maintain alumni database
  • Liaise with relevant Faculty and/or University Research Offices
 


Closing date: 20 October 2016

Documents to be submitted with your application:

  • A cover letter motivating your suitability for the post
  • Detailed and up to date CV with names and e-mail addresses of three recent (3) referees,
  • Certified ID (or passport and permit)
  • Certified copies of qualification certificates
 

The University is committed to employment equity.  Preference will be given to appointable applicants from the designated South African groups in terms of the relevant employment equity plans and policies of the University. The University retains the right not to make an appointment, to re-advertise and to verify all information provided by candidates. Please note that correspondence will only be entered into with shortlisted candidates. 

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