Research Group Leader: Transport Management, Design and Systems

SUMMARY:
Establish the research group as a national leader in passenger transportapplied research, with international recognition;

POSITION INFO:

My client in a research company in Pretoria is looking for Research Group Leader: Transport Management, Design and Systems .

closing date: 10/04/2021

Research Group Leaderin theTransport Systems and Operations impact area within the Smart Mobility Cluster. The incumbent will provide leadership by increasing the impact of the research group through science, engineering and technology (SET) excellence in areas that include public transport service design, transport economics, transport safety, decision support through improved transport modellingtechniquesand mobilityforesight research. The research group seeks to generate new knowledge and contribute towards methodological and technological improvements to support well-functioning transport networksfor society and industry. This position is based in Pretoria

Key responsibilities:

Lead the research group to deliver on the impactarea strategic plan;

ï‚·Continuously build the research group to be responsive to current and future transport challengesin South Africa and partner countries;

ï‚·Establish the research group as a national leader in passenger transportapplied research, with international recognition;

ï‚·Propose, plan and implement Parliamentary Grant (PG) and other grant-funded projectsand programmes, in consultation with the Impact Area Manager (IAM) to enhance the technical strength of the research group;

ï‚·Manage projects and programmes through robust and integrated planning;ï‚·Coordinate deliverables to fulfil project requirements;

ï‚·Conceptualise innovate solutions to fulfil project and programme requirements;

ï‚·Responsible for project coordination and planning, often with multidisciplinaryteams, to ensure projects are delivered on brief, budget and time;

ï‚·Develop the business;

ï‚·Manage the quality of the outputs (i.e. proposals, reports, client presentations, etc.) to ensure they are responsive;

ï‚·Build and maintain client responsive teams.

Qualifications, skills and experience:

A Doctoral degreein transport engineering, operations research, applied mathematics, transport economics, computer science, systems engineering,or related fields,with at least ten years’ relevant working experience in transport systems and operations;ï‚·Should preferably be at a principal researcher level or at least a senior researcher on the research career path (with publication history);ï‚·Registered professional scientist or engineer would be an added advantage;ï‚·Good understanding of transport operations and the built environment domains in South Africa;ï‚·Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills;ï‚·Ability to work in a methodical manner is essential;ï‚·Ability to carry outstrategic stakeholder interactionsat all levels;ï‚·Excellent business management skills (i.e. budgeting, establishing networks, excellent people skills, etc.);ï‚·Ability to present ideas, concepts, plan and procedures;ï‚·Excellent people management skills (i.e. mentorship, coaching diversity and diversity management

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