Senior Scientist (E)

The SAMRC invites suitably qualified candidates to apply for a Senior Scientist (E) position within the Biomedical Research and Innovation Platform (BRIP), based in Cape Town.

The successful candidate will conduct and lead research in one-health surveillance using molecular biology, analytical chemistry, and epidemiological approaches. The incumbent will generate and translate scientific evidence to support public health decision-making, publish research findings, supervise postgraduate students, and contribute to capacity development and collaborative research initiatives within the unit.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support implementation of quantitative and qualitative tools to better understand to understand disease outbreaks.


• Perform and oversee laboratory workflows, including nucleic acid extraction, qRT-PCR, and LC-MS analyses.


• Analyse and interpret molecular, epidemiologic...