Undergraduate Research Coordinator at Stellenbosch University

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;
• 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.