Senior Researcher, WITS Evolutionary Studies Institute

Position: WITS Evolutionary Studies Institute invites suitably qualified and experienced applicants to apply for the position of Senior Researcher with the potential of being appointed at the Associate Professor level.

Requirements: The Institute is looking for a dynamic candidate with a PhD in Palaeontology and expertise in Therapsids to complement the existing research strengths of the Institute. The successful candidate will have an excellent research track record, well established international collaborations, and publications in high impact journals. Teaching experience in vertebrate palaeontology and evolution, experience in fieldwork, student supervision, media communication and outreach, and ability to raise research funding are important.

Key responsibilities: The incumbent is expected to establish an active field-based research programme, including supervision of postgraduate students, make regular contributions to scientific meetings and publish work in internationally accredited scientific journals. The incumbent will be required to teach specialist courses at undergraduate and Honours levels in palaeontology, comparative anatomy and related fields, and to lead appropriate field excursions.

Remuneration and conditions of service: A competitive university package with excellent benefits offered, commensurate with the level of appointment.

Informal inquires may be directed to Dr. Christine Steininger (christine.steininger@wits.ac.za), Project Manager of the Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand

The University is committed to employment equity.  Preference may be given to appointable applicants from the underrepresented designated 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.