Job Opportunities at Stellenbosch University

Duties/Pligte

• Manufacturing fine mechanical workpieces where the use of various workshop machinery applies;
• Maintenance and simple repairs of machinery and equipment;
• Cleaning machines and the general cleaning of the Fine Mechanical Workshop;
• Providing technical support to students and staff;
• Asset control and inventory control management.

• Vervaardiging van fyn meganiese werkstukke waar die gebruik van verskeie werkswinkel masjinerie van toepassing is;
• Onderhoud en eenvoudige herstelwerk van masjinerie en toerusting;
• Skoonmaak van masjiene en die algemene opruim van die Fyn Meganiese Werkswinkel;
• Verskaf tegniese ondersteuning aan studente en personeel;
• Bestuur van batebeheer en voorraad kontrole.

Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes

• Matric (National Senior Certificate), or an education level equivalent to NQF level 4;
• A relevant N2 Diploma in Engineering (or NCV at NQF level 2, or equivalent);
• At least seven years' technical experience in support of an academic Matric;
• The ability to interpret mechanical drawings for the manufacturing of parts or sections of instruments;
• The ability and willingness to learn new skills and undergo further training;
• The ability to work independently and in groups;
• The ability to handle physically demanding work.
• Matriek (Nasionale Senior Sertifikaat), of 'n kwalifikasie gelykwaardig aan NQF vlak 4;
• 'n Toepaslike N2 diploma in Ingenieurswese (of NSV op NQF vlak 2, of gelykwaardig);
• Tegniese ervaring van minstens sewe jaar ter ondersteuning van 'n akademiese Matriek;
• Die vermoë om meganiese tekeninge te interpreteer vir die vervaardiging van onderdele of gedeeltes van instrumente;
• Die vermoë en bereidwilligheid om nuwe vaardighede aan te leer en verdere opleiding te ondergaan;
• Die vermoë om selfstandig en in groepsverband te werk;
• Die vermoë om fisies veeleisende werk te kan hanteer.

Recommendation/Aanbeveling

• A relevant N3 Diploma in Engineering (or NCV at NQF level 3 or equivalent), or higher;
• Appropriate proficiency in AutoCAD, or similar software experience;
• Experience in a mechanical workshop;
• Electrical or electronic experience.

• 'n Toepaslike N3 diploma in Ingenieurswese (of NSV op NQF vlak 3 of gelykwaardig), of hoër;
• Toepaslike kennis van AutoCAD, of soortgelyke programmatuur ervaring;
• Ervaring in 'n meganiese werkswinkel;
• Elektriese of elektroniese ervaring.

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Duties/Pligte The key responsibilities of the incumbent will be to work closely with other members of the Innovus technology transfer team on the following key performance areas:

Networking and Marketing

• Establishing and maintaining productive relationships with SU's academic and research community to stimulate awareness of IP issues and commercial opportunities, and to encourage an innovative and entrepreneurial culture within SU;
• Enabling and supporting the technology disclosure process at SU;
• Setting up meetings and arranging events to market Innovus and SU technologies on and off campus;
• Actively providing information to update the social media and website information of Innovus with news, events information, funding opportunities, entrepreneurship opportunities, etc.;
• Appropriately marketing SU's IP to identify and engage commercial exploitation partners / investors;
• Reporting to the Deputy Director: Technology Transfer, and working in close collaboration with the other technology transfer team members.

Evaluation and protection

• Evaluating invention disclosures and carrying out the due diligence process for protection and identifying the feasibility of the technology/project for commercialisation;
• Grasping technical concepts quickly, and translating these into commercially viable proposals;
• Identifying appropriate routes of IP exploitation;
• Conducting novelty searches and competitor analyses;
• Analysing business opportunities;
• In collaboration with external patent attorneys and the Deputy Director: Technology Transfer, providing input into patent prosecution and patentability as this may influence the commercialisation strategy;
• Timely application and identification of appropriate agreements to facilitate protection and exploitation of IP.

Commercialisation

• Identifying potential industry partners for specific technology commercialisation opportunities;
• Constant and very proactive liaising with the industry in order to facilitate technology transactions;
• Engaging in technology licensing and new venture formation processes, in particular structuring, negotiating and closing deals;
• Working effectively with key stakeholders, assertively influencing them and, where appropriate, showing tenacity and persistence in business development situations;
• Monitoring commercial relationships and related agreements.

Communication and other duties

• Communicating regularly and effectively with other members of Innovus, including regular meetings with the Director: Technology Transfer, to ensure effective management of SU's IP;
• Carrying out such other duties relevant to the incumbent's experience as requested by the Deputy Director: Technology Transfer;
• Developing novel and exciting communication strategies to raise awareness on IP and technology commercialisation for SU stakeholders;
• Communicating and collaborating with the Division for Research Development as required.

Working Environment

• Analysing IP to identify the best mode of protection and developing a suitable IP commercialisation strategy;
• Making recommendations for the protection of IP to the Deputy Director: Technology Transfer and to appropriate academic staff;
• Identifying and engaging suitable commercial exploitation partners and investors;
• Engaging in the structuring, negotiation and closing of licensing deals and new venture formation;
• Liaising with colleagues in the technology transfer team and within Innovus and SU to contribute to the development of good practice in technology transfer.

Freedom to act and decision-making

• Contributing to the delivery of a range of outputs, including technology disclosures, protection of SU's IP, licence and investment deals and new venture formation.

Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes        

• A postgraduate scientific or technical degree in a life sciences field;          
• At least three years¿ relevant experience;          
• Proven success in having been involved in a transaction from start to finish;        
• Good knowledge of intellectual property protection forms and legal protection thereof;        
• Practical knowledge of commercialisation and investment networks;          
• Good business acumen;          
• Good organisational skills;          
• Good IT skills, including word processing, spreadsheets (Excel), and email;         
• Good communication and numeracy skills;        
• Good public speaker;          
• Good time management skills and the ability to multitask;          
• Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills;        
• Proactive self-starter;          
• The ability to support others as part of a team;          
• Flexible and cooperative;         
• High energy level;         
• Willingness to travel locally and internationally, if required;          
• A valid driver's licence and own transport.

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Duties/Pligte

• Cleaning, merging and preparing data from various sources and formats for analysis;
• Analysing and exploring data;
• Conducting statistical analysis;
• Analysing and visualising data;
• Producing reports and dashboards;
• Actively participating in collaboration with international groups;
• Writing reports and communicating results.

Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes

• Master's degree in Statistics, or Data Science, or Epidemiology;
• Competence in removing corrupted data and fixing coding errors and related problems;
• The ability to develop and maintain large and complex databases, data systems and reorganising data in a readable format;
• Experience in preparing data for meta-analysis;
• Excellent skills in data management systems such as MSSQL and MySQL;
• Excellent skills in SQL script writing;
• Excellent computer literacy with statistical programmes such as Stata or R;
• Demonstrated writing and verbal communication skills;
• Sound interpersonal skills;
• Willingness to work flexible hours;
• Sensitivity to cultural differences;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English;
• Excellent computer literacy in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint;
• The ability to work both independently and in a team;
• The ability to solve problems independently and effectively;
• The ability to develop and maintain sound working relationships among project staff.

Recommendation/Aanbeveling

• PhD in Data Science or Epidemiology;
• Academic research experience or comparable professional experience, including a publication record of scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals;
• Experience in working with local and international researchers and research partners;
• Experience in Microsoft Power Platform, Power BI, PowerApps, Power Automate, etc., will be advantageous;
• Experience in using Python.