The successful candidate will be expected to develop and contribute to multidisciplinary team-based research, and to post graduate teaching and research supervision in the Discipline. A candidate at Associate Professor /Professor level will be expected to lead the biostatistics team in research and teaching.

 

All applicants should have: 

•  A PhD in Biostatistics or a related field.
•  Biostatistical / statistical teaching experience.
•  Knowledge of statistical software package such as Stata, SPSS, SAS and R.
•  Biostatistics/statistics consulting in an academic/research/industry setting.
•  Publications in peer reviewed journals.
•  Successful supervision of postgraduate students.
•  Valid driver’s license

Essential Requirements
•  Grantsmanship.
•  Involvement in community engagement programmes.

In addition to A above, the candidate should meet for the following for appointment at Senior Lecturer 
•  Minimum of five publications in peer reviewed journals
•  Evidence of successful postgraduate supervision at Honours/Masters level.
•  Participation as a team member in a grant or submission of grant application as a principal 
   investigator (PI)

In addition to A above, the candidate should meet for the following for appointment at Associate Professor
•  Evidence of curriculum development
•  A minimum of eighteen publications in peer reviewed journals.
•  A sustained track record of successful supervision of Masters and PhDs student in the last five 
   (5) years.
•  Evidence of sustained and successful attraction of research grants from external sources, 
   participating in international research projects and collaborative initiatives.
•  Evidence of providing service in a leadership position/s (academic leader of discipline, 
   programme coordinator / research unit)

In addition to A above, the candidate should meet for the following for appointment at Full Professor
•  Evidence of curriculum development.
•  A minimum of thirty-one publications in high impact peer reviewed journals.
•  Evidence of sustained record of attracting and winning of substantial research grants as PI (or 
   Co-PI) from external sources.
•  Evidence of providing service in a leadership position/s (academic leader of discipline, 
   programme coordinator / research unit)
•  Evidence of academic citizenship through academic contributions such as delivery of key-note 
   addresses, development of policy and research briefs, or development of practice guidelines that 
   contributes the professionalization of the field biostatistics.

Evidence of successful, and verifiable, mentorship of emerging scholars/researchers.

 

The post reports to the Head of Discipline. Enquiries regarding this post may be directed to 
Professor Saloshni Naidoo on 031 260 4008 or naidoos71@ukzn.ac.za. A request for a job profile may 
be directed to Mr TS Mpembe on 031 2607886 or mpembet@ukzn.ac.za.

 

The closing date for receipt of applications is 19 April 2024. 

Applicants are required to complete the relevant application form which is available on the 
Vacancies website at www.ukzn.ac.za. Completed forms may be sent to recruitment-
chs@ukzn.ac.za.