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DATA SCIENTIST

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Department: FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES - MRC/WITS DEVELOPMENTAL PATHWAYS FOR HEALTH RESEARCH UNIT AND DEPARTMENT OF PEADIATRICS
Position: DATA SCIENTIST POSITION
Remuneration: A competitive salary package will be offered.
Description:

The MRC/Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit (DPHRU) is located within the Department of Paediatrics at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. A grant from the UK Medical Research Council has provided funding for a project entitled “Health and wellbeing of female adolescents and young adults and their infants: limiting the trans-generational risk of metabolic disease in South Africa”.

The successful candidate will be appointed to the University of the Witwatersrand and his/her place of work will be at the DPHRU offices at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto.

General Responsibilities:

  • extracting and cleaning the data
  • creating frontend platforms for data capturing and editing
  • managing website and data access (in the public domain)
  • creating and maintaining data archiving

Requirements:

  • Honours degree (masters an advantage) or equivalent in Information and Data Systems, or related fields
  • Previous work experience in a research environment will be an advantage
  • Experience working with relational databases is essential
  • Experience managing a team of data specialists is required
  • Competencies in the following data systems is important:
    • SQL database management
    • Access
    • Programming (Visual Basic)
    • Competency with statistical software eg. STATA

This is a 5 year contract position.

Closing Date: 28 February 2012

To apply:

To apply, please submit a covering letter clearly indicating which post you are applying for on a part time / fulltime basis, a detailed CV with names, addresses, contact numbers and e-mail addresses of 3 referees to Miss Rose Mohale i-Recruitment https://irec.wits.ac.za

The University is committed to employment equity. Preference may be given to appointable applicants from the underrepresented designated groups in terms of the relevant employment equity plans and policies of the University. The University retains the right not to make an appointment and to verify all information provided by candidates.

Please note that correspondence will only be entered into with shortlisted candidates. The University reserves the right not to make an appointment or to re-advertise.
Closing Date: 28 February 2012
Contact Person: ROSE MOHALE
Fax Applications to: N/A
To Apply: Submit a covering letter, detailed CV with names and contact details of three referees and certified copies of degrees/diplomas to ROSE MOHALE, Faculty of health sciences - mrc/wits developmental pathways for health research unit and department of peadiatrics, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, Wits 2050.

Alternatively - Fax: N/A or E-mail: recruitment.healthsciences@wits.ac.za

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