Vacancy: Medical Research Council - Presidency
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Cape Town, South Africa
This top executive position in the Cape Town, South Africa Medical
Research Council (MRC) has been vacant since October 2002. The MRC is
one of eight Science, Engineering and Technology Institutes (SETI's)
operating within the national Science System of the Republic of South
Africa. The MRC's task is to improve the health of the population of
South Africa through excellent scientific research. Strategic intent
and goals of the MRC are:
* to enrich the culture of human rights as a core value system in
health research and all of the organisation;
* to create health innovations through trans-disciplinary research
and knowledge management in consultation with stakeholders;
* to be a leading learning organization with international status and
credibility;
* to develop an appropriate science and technology base and capacity;
* to address current and future health challenges while at the same
time creating sustainable growth.
The MRC is governed by a Board, which is appointed by the Minister of
Health. The Board invites suitably qualified candidates with the nec-
essary experience and track record of excellence to apply for this
challenging and rewarding position at the MRC Head Office in Tyger-
berg, Cape Town. The successful candidate should be medically quali-
fied and registered with the Health Professions Council of South Af-
rica. He or she will be scientist of international standing with a
post-graduate research degree.
Nominated and headhunted candidates will also be considered. Formal
management training would serve as a strong recommendation. The MRC
fully subscribes to the principles of Employment Equity and the em-
bracing of diversity.
Please visit the URL
http://www.mrc.ac.za/hr/job2.htm
for a more detailed explanation of the criteria for this post.
For further details, contact
Mr Brian Williams
Executive Director of the Human Resources Directorate
Tel.: +27-21-938-0243 or forward a detailed CV to him via e-mail at
mailto:brian.williams@mrc.ac.za
or
mailto:eureka.theron@mrc.ac.za
or via fax number +27-21-938-0492
Closing date: 13 December 2002.
Please note that this is the second round of advertising for this va-
cancy.
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