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Job Description
Sol Plaatje University is one of Africa’s youngest and most exciting institutions of Higher Education a University that is committed to providing high-quality learning, teaching, research, and community engagement opportunities to its students and staff. Based in Kimberley in the Northern Cape, our University is ambitious about its intellectual contributions to and engagements with people in the region and beyond. We seek to fill the position of Research Assistant (fixed term contract)
Enquiries can be made via email at spurecruit@spu.ac.za
Assumption of duties: As mutually agreed to upon acceptance of the appointment
Women and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Note: Sol Plaatje University (SPU) is dedicated to meeting its Employment Equity targets. The University reserves the right not to make an appointment
Position Specification
- Technical/ professional knowledge and skill
- Formal presentation
- Building interpersonal relationships and partnerships
- Coaching and mentoring
- Student focus
- Continuous learning
- Decision making and problem solving
- Communication (verbal and written)
- Interpersonal skills
- Professional and ethical standards
- Adaptability
- Managing work
- Work standards
Minimum Requirements
- Master’s degree (NQF level 9) in environmental science/agricultural science or related discipline
- Evidence of field-based and/or laboratory research experience
- Supervision of postgraduate students
- Evidence of a publication record
- Valid driver’s licence
Recommendations
- Previous research experience working in the fields of sustainable land management, rangeland ecology or climate change mitigation, adaptation and resilience.
- Teaching at post-graduate level
- Evidence of working with communities and CBOs
- Ability to work independently
Duties & Responsibilities
- Post-graduate student support
- Technical and report writing advice to Honours and Master’s students
- Laboratory assistance (where relevant)
- Field trip assistance including transporting of students and equipment to study sites
- Tutoring and/or teaching of Honours students (where appropriate)
- Mentorship of students
- General project support
- Research and technical support for other Centre-related projects
- Collaboration with SPU academics
- Publication outputs
- Community Engagement support
- Coordinate community based outreach programmes aimed at implementing sustainability projects
- Facilitate community based workshops to capacitate community members
