Post-Doctoral Research Fellow (2 year’s contract - Wits Health Consortium)

SUMMARY:
Background:

• Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Limited ("WHC") is a wholly-owned Company of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (South Africa) under its Faculty of Health Sciences
• WHC provides Faculty with a legal framework within which to operate the research and other activities necessary to support its academic objectives
• In addition, WHC offers a range of products and services to Academics

POSITION INFO:
Division: Non-Communicable Diseases Research (NCDR)

Main purpose of the job:

• The applicant will have the opportunity to work in a dynamic, international and supportive research environment (within the Strengthening Oncology Services Research Unit of the University of the Witwatersrand- SOSRU) and supervised by Dr Maureen Joffe, SOSRU Director and Prof Dan O’Neil Yale University, USA, collaborator on the early detection of breast cancer research programme

• Johannesburg, and the study will be based in Soweto

• Project manage a study to assess the feasibility and acceptability of home-based screening clinical breast examination in Soweto
• Perform qualitative needs analysis research through in-depth interviews and focus group sessions with identified stakeholders (Community Health Workers, CHW Managers, Clinical Stakeholders, Community Leaders and Community Women in their homes)
• Manage and participate in the training of clinical research assistants who will conduct the interviews and focus group sessions
• Participate as a co-researcher in data analysis, coding and publication writeup
• Lead or support implementation science projects, particularly those focused on needs analysis and field operationalisation of interventions (non-drug trials)
• Apply appropriate qualitative and/or implementation science theoretical and conceptual frameworks to guide study design and analysis
• Undertake acceptability assessments of interventions using established theoretical models
• Contribute to the development of study protocols, data collection tools, and analytic frameworks
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary research teams and stakeholders across various project phases
• Prepare reports, presentations, and manuscripts to disseminate research findings
• Ensure adherence to ethical standards and quality assurance processes in all research activities

• Relevant PhD Degree

• 1 year experience in Fieldwork
• Familiar with the Public Health System, is required

• Having experience in managing study support staff (trained fieldworkers) will be an advantage
• Friendly outgoing personality
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Good emotional intelligence

• Only if you meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV
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• Wits Health Consortium will only respond to shortlisted candidates
• Candidates who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date can consider their applications to be unsuccessful
• Closing date: 25 November 2025
• Note: No CV will be accepted after the closing date

• WHC, in accordance with its Employment Equity goals and plan, will give preference to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto
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