1 year internship (funded by the National Research Fund).
Required Qualifications: Only university graduates with Bachelor’s, Honours, BTech, MTech or Master’s degrees may apply. People holding a National Diploma, DTech and PhD need not apply.
Remuneration: Interns will receive a monthly salary ranging between R5 771.70 and R 7 695.60 per month, depending on the level of qualification.
Who is Eligible to Apply: Unemployed South African university graduates and postgraduates in the Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) Research and Development fields are eligible. Non-South Africans need not apply. Applicants should not be older than 35 years at the time of submission of application. Candidates with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Placement: Successful applicants will be placed in Durban. The NRF does not pay relocation costs to appointed applicants who have to relocate to faraway provinces.
Duration: The internship programme is offered for a period of 12 months. Successful applicants will be required to sign an internship contract for the duration of the internship period.
How to Apply: Applications must be submitted electronically to s.parbhoo@sanbi.org.za Application must consist of cover letter, concise CV, certified copies of qualifications, academic records and South African Identity Document.
Closing date: 25 March 2014
Successful candidates will start their internship on 1 May 2014.