Description : Undergraduate Research Coordinator. Company : Stellenbosch University. Location : Stellenbosch, Western Cape
Duties/Pligte
- Promoting undergraduate research and raising the profile of the Undergraduate Research Office (URO) internally and externally to the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS);
- Managing Undergraduate Research Office-related operations and administration within the Research Development and Support Division, and liaising with internal and external stakeholders
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Overseeing and managing the duties of the Research Development and Support Division administrator; - Managing systems and developing appropriate resources for undergraduate research capacity building;
- Providing capacity building services, resources, and activities relating to undergraduate research processes and outputs;
- Contributing to undergraduate research-related developments and activities in formal degree programmes;
- Maintaining and updating the Undergraduate Research Office website and social media profiles;
- Liaising with the undergraduate student leadership and other relevant student bodies;
- Promoting and showcasing the research outputs of FMHS undergraduate students;
- Managing systems and developing appropriate services and resources for undergraduate research ethics review;
- Managing and coordinating the Undergraduate Research Ethics Committee (UREC) and participating in the ethics review of undergraduate and honours research proposals;
- Developing and providing ethics-related capacity building resources and a health research ethics consultation service;
- Managing the Undergraduate Research Fund, including calls for and reviewing funding applications;
- Producing and contributing to research-related outputs.
Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes
- A Master's degree in a health sciences related field;
- Postgraduate level training and experience in quantitative and qualitative research;
- Training and experience in health research ethics and ethics review of research protocols;
- A minimum of three years' relevant work experience within a higher education environment;
- A high level of organisation and administrative skills and accuracy;
- Excellent communication skills;
- High-level proficiency in MS Office;
- The ability to function independently and work as part of a team;
- The ability to take initiative and be self-motivated;
- Commitment to efficient customer service and student capacity development;
- Flexibility in terms of managing workloads in a dynamic environment.
Recommendation/Aanbeveling
- PhD;
- Postgraduate qualification in applied ethics, bioethics, or research ethics;
- Good working knowledge of the current research regulatory environment;
- Previous experience as a research ethics committee coordinator, manager or chairperson, or as a research ethics committee member;
- Previous experience in project management;
- Previous experience in research funding administration and management;
- Previous experience in research capacity development;
- The ability to represent the Faculty and University at various forums.