SUMMARY:
CHIEF RESEARCHER: SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY
POSITION INFO:
CHIEF RESEARCHER: SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY
The Smart Mobility Cluster of the addresses challenges and opportunities associated with transport systems and operations, infrastructure, transport operations, and logistics management in support of industrial and sustainable development. This position is based in Pretoria, South Africa.
QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- A PhD degree in engineering, economics, or related field.
- A Masters qualification may be acceptable for highly experienced candidates on a journey to completing a PhD degree.
- 15 years technical leadership experience in at least one of the following fields: Infrastructure economics
- Passenger transport
- Transport infrastructure engineering
- Transport safety
- Materials testing and design
- Transport modelling
- Intelligent transport systems
EXPERIENCE
- A track record in attracting and securing funding to support multidisciplinary teams of researchers/practitioners and support staff
- Outstanding technical record over a ten-to-fifteen-year period, including high impact publications and technical reports
- Track record in the development of policies and/or industry standards
- Registration with a relevant professional body
- Excellent understanding of global mobility and technology trends
- Ability to lead the development of newer technologies that would benefit South Africa and their localisation where relevant
- Having a rating with the National Research Foundation will be advantageous
- Track record in successful patenting will be advantageous
- Ability to innovate and generate new knowledge
- Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
- Ability to continuously disseminate research, development and innovation outputs
- Must have excellent communication, presentation and writing skills
- Must have the ability to work accurately, efficiently and independently as well as in a team
- Ability to work in a methodical manner is essential
- Ability to carry out strategic stakeholder interactions at all levels
- Ability to effectively present ideas, concepts, plan and procedures; and
- Demonstrated track record of the ability to work accurately, independently and efficiently.
- Must be computer literate, as well as have the ability to understand and use domain specialised software.
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