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Research Director - 2 year fixed term
Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD)

Reference No.: D75/2001

A collaboration between HEARD and the USAID funded Policy Project
In 1998 the University of Natal established HEARD under the
Directorship of Professor Alan Whiteside. The mandate of HEARD is to
carry out teaching and academic and applied research on the impact
and implications of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Southern African
region. The Division currently has four academic research posts and a
number of Research Associates. HEARD is now seeking a Research
Director who will provide leadership within HEARD and support to the
School of Economics in the Faculty of Management Studies.

The Research Director will:
· Assume day to day management of all research matters, reporting to
the Director of HEARD.
· Guide research in the field of HIV / AIDS and Health Economics of
postgraduates and junior staff in the School of Economics at the
University.
· Undertake research into the Economics of HIV/AIDS in the Southern
African region.
· Develop and run projects for clients, including commissioned,
academic and funded research projects.
· Annually teach a semester-long optional module in the area of Health
Economics to post graduate (Honours and Masters) students in the
School of Economics.
· Liaise with the HEARD Director of Administration on the management
of the Division.

Qualifications Minimum requirements are either a PhD in a relevant field
or a Masters degree with experience. HEARD will provide in-service
training for suitable candidates. Applications from suitable candidates
on a secondment basis would be welcomed.

For further information about HEARD please consult Samantha Willan,
Director of Administration, HEARD ([email protected]) or our website at
www.und.ac.za/und/heard

The remuneration package offered includes benefits and will be
determined according to qualifications and experience of the successful
applicant.

The selection process will commence on 20 August 2001 and will
continue until a suitable candidate is appointed or a decision is taken
not to fill the post.

Applicants are required to submit a curriculum vitae, together with the
name, telephone no. and fax no. or e-mail address of three referees, to
Human Resources Administration, University of Natal, Durban 4041,
Fax. No. +27 (0)31 260 2139 or e-mail [email protected]

"In striving to meet the goals established in the University's employment
equity plans, preference may be given to candidates who belong to the
designated groups identified in the Employment Equity Act. All
appointments are merit-based and candidates who do not meet the
criteria stipulated below will not be considered."
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