Health Ethics Coordinator

Job Description:

Providing input into the design and implementation of ethics application and review processes in consultation with the Head: Health Research Ethics;

Job Responsibilities:

• Providing secretarial support to the Health Research Ethics Committee;
• Managing and reporting on information with regard to ethics applications;
• Communicating with the research community about research ethics and processes;
• Performing administrative reviews of all ethics applications;
• Training researchers in the basic principles of ethical research and application processes;
• Supporting researchers with regard to ethics applications;

Job Requirements:

• A Master’s degree plus at least one year’s relevant experience in a research ethics environment , OR a Bachelor’s or Honour’s degree plus at least five year’s relevant experience in a
• A postgraduate degree/diploma in ethics;
• Previous experience and knowledge of research administration/management in the South African Higher Education Research environment;
• Evidence of experience, knowledge and understanding of the implementation of an ethics review system;