Senior Researcher? Rangeland And Forage Sciences

Job in Roodeplaat, Gauteng, South Africa

Listing for: The Agricultural Research Council

Full Time position
Listed on 2026-03-08

Job specializations:

Research/Development
Research Scientist
Science
Research Scientist

Position: SENIOR RESEARCHER? RANGELAND AND FORAGE SCIENCES
Location: Roodeplaat

Manages day to day activities at the National Forage Genebank including planning and coordinating seed collection activities and curation of the plant genetic resources maintained at the Genebank.
Must have experience in data and specimen curation as well and database development and management.
Builds collaboration between the National Forage Genebank and Cedara forage breeding campuses.
Actively sources new national/international research opportunities.
Identifies and pursue strategic research collaboration opportunities.
Compiles detailed internal reports as well as reports to external funders.
Conducts independent and specialised research as an internationally renowned senior research scientist.
Publishes in peer reviewed / refereed journals with high impact factor, including books, chapters in books, and training courses. Meets peer norm requirements for specific field of expertise, with a minimum (on average) of 2 peer reviewed publications per year.
Builds and maintains international and national relationships and networking opportunities.
Supervise or co-supervise PhD and MSc students with an emphasis on critical and scarce skills.
Comply with all occupational health and safety regulations.

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