Undergraduate Research Coordinator - Stellenbosch, South Africa - Stellenbosch University

Stellenbosch University

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Stellenbosch, South Africa

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Thabo Mthembu

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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

where appropriate;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; 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.