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Research Group Leader

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Research Group Leader
About the job:
CSIR Built Environment (BE) unit has a vacant position for a Research Group Leader in the Transport Systems and Operations competence area. The main purpose of this position will be to promote a culture of science, engineering and technology (SET) excellence (quality and delivery) and provide research leadership within the Transport Freight Logistics group. This position is based in Pretoria.
Key responsibilities:
  • Implement a business plan for operations, sustainable growth and robustness of the research group (including strategy, goals, mission, HR, finances) and establish the research group as a national leader in Logistics, with international recognition.
  • Propose, plan and implement Parliamentary Grant (PG) and other grant-funded projects, in consultation with the competence area manager (CAM) to enhance the technical strength of the group.
  • Manage projects through robust and integrated planning.
  • Coordinate deliverables to fulfil project requirements.
  • Conceptualise innovate solutions within the Logistics domain to fulfil project requirements.
  • Effective and efficient project and technical assistance to fulfil project requirements.
  • Responsible for project coordination planning with the relevant team members and researchers to ensure projects are on brief, on budget and on time.
  • Drive and expand the scope of the State of Logistics and stay abreast with the latest developments within Logistics and Supply Chain.
  • Develop the business.
  • Manage the quality of the outputs (i.e. proposals, reports, client presentations, etc.) are of a high standard.
Qualifications, skills and experience:
  • A doctoral degree in industrial engineering, operations research, mathematical statistics, logistics or at least a Master’s degree, and working towards a doctorate.
  • Should preferably be at a principal researcher level, or at least a senior researcher on the research career path (i.e. at least eight (8) publications in the past five years; fifteen (15) publications in the past 10 years; and evidence of current (past five years) national and international recognition).
  • Be a registered professional scientist or engineer.
  • At least five to ten years’ relevant working experience.
  • Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills.
  • Ability to work in a methodical manner is essential.
  • Ability to do strategic stakeholder interaction at all levels.
  • Excellent business management skills (i.e. budgeting, establishing networks, excellent people skills, etc.).
  • Excellent presentation skills (i.e. able to present ideas, concepts, plan and procedures).
  • Excellent people management skills (i.e. mentorship, coaching diversity and diversity management).
  • Demonstrated track record of the ability to work accurately, independently and efficiently.
  • Ability to deliver on-the-job requirements.
Closing date: 31 December 2012

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