Responsibilities will include:

• Plan and coordinate studies/projects in compliance with scientific protocols, ethical guidelines, policies, and procedures as required by the unit (laboratory/community)
• Undertake research to identify early biomarkers and risk factors, and develop evidence-based interventions for the prevention of NCDs
• Data management and analysis
• Develop SOPs
• Publications and grant funding
• Contributing to SAMRC/NCDRU citizenship

Requirements

• 3 years’ experience in RNA and microRNA profiling
• 3 years’ experience in DNA extraction and DNA methylation analysis
• Experience in functional gene silencing and overexpression in tissue culture models
• Co-author of at least 1 lifetime publications (ISI journal articles, editorials or book chapters and technical reports)
• Proven record in presentation at national conferences

Advantageous

• Masters degree or higher
• Experience and proven track record working in research related to biomarker discovery during pregnancy and the postpartum period
• Epigenetic analysis during pregnancy (microRNAs/DNA methylation)
• Western blot analysis
• At least 1 lifetime ISI journal article as first author