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DST-NRF 2017 Internships (Various)

Editor — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 20:13:49 +0000

The National Research Foundation (NRF) is responsible for the management of the DST-NRF Internship Programme in which unemployed Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) graduates and postgraduates (including those in Social Sciences and Humanities) are offered an opportunity to acquire practical work experience through mentoring and exposure to a research environment. This opportunity is also offered to those unemployed graduates and postgraduates who are interested in research management; research support and administration at public higher education institutions and research agencies through a partnership with the Southern African Research and Innovation Management Association (SARIMA). Applications are invited from candidates who are interested in acquiring work experience in the areas of specialisation or disciplines in the stated provinces below:

Province	AREAS OF SPECIALISATION/ DISCIPLINES (Choose 1 discipline per province up to a maximum of 3 in order of preference)
Eastern Cape	Agricultural Economics; Agricultural Management; Agricultural Sciences; Animal Production; Animal Science; Anthropology; Biochemistry; Biology; Botany; Chemistry; Communication & Media Studies; Computer Science; Computer Software; Dental Sciences; Development Studies; Ecology; Ecology & Environmental Science; Education; Electrical Engineering; Engineering Sciences; Epidemiology; Fisheries; Food Sciences & Technology; Fresh Water Biology & Limnology; Health Promotion & Disease Prevention; Health Systems Research; Horticulture; Industrial Psychology & Sociology; Information Systems; Information & Computer Technologies; Knowledge Management; Languages & Literature; Management; Marine Biology; Material Sciences & Technologies; Mechanical Engineering; Microbiology; Molecular & Cell Biology; Nutrition; Physics; Physiology; Plant Production; Political Sciences; Political Sciences & Public Policy; Process Engineering; Public Health; Public Management & Administration; Research Management, Research Support & Administration; Rural Development; Social Science; Social Work; Sociology; Soil & Water Sciences; Sports & Recreational Arts; Sports Science; Statistics; Statistics & Probability; Zoology.

Free State	Agriculture; Agrometereology; Analytical Chemistry; Animal Production; Animal Science; Anthropology; Biochemistry; Civil Engineering; Development Studies; Ecology & Environmental Science; Education; Food Sciences & Technology; Genetics; Geology; Home Economics; Human Geography; Languages & Literature; Medical Virology; Microbiology; Molecular & Cell Biology; Musicology; Pharmacology; Physiology; Plant Biotechnology; Plant production; Sociology; Soil & Water Sciences; Town & Regional Planning.

Gauteng	Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering; Agricultural Economics; Agricultural Engineering; Agricultural Management; Agriculture; Agrometeorology; Analytical Chemistry; Anatomical Sciences; Animal Breeding & Genetics; Animal Production; Animal Science; Anthropology; Applied Mathematics; Archaeology; Architecture; Artificial Intelligence; Astronomy; Atmospheric Science & Meteorology; Biochemistry; Bio-engineering; Biological Sciences; Biology; Biophysics; Biostatistics; Biotechnology; Botany; Chemical Engineering; Chemical Sciences; Chemistry; Chemistry Sciences Engineering; Civil Engineering; Communication & Media Studies ; Communication Technologies; Computer Engineering; Computer Multimedia Systems; Computer Programming; Computer Science; Computer Software; Demography; Dental Sciences; Design Studies; Development Studies; Dramatic Arts; Ecology; Ecology & Environmental Science; Education; Electrical Engineering; Electronic Engineering; Endocrinology; Energy; Engineering; Engineering Management; Engineering Sciences; Environmental Engineering; Environmental Health; Environmental Studies; Epidemiology; Fine Arts; Food Sciences & Technology; Food Technology; Forensic Sciences; Forest Science; Genetics; Geographic Information Science (GISc); Geographic Information Systems (GIS); Geology; Geophysics; Haematology; Health; Health Economics; Health Informatics; Health Promotion; Health Promotion & Disease Prevention; Health Systems Research; Health Technology; Historical Studies; Horticulture; Human Geography; Hydrology; ICT; Immunology; Industrial Design; Industrial Engineering; Industrial Psychology & Sociology; Information & Computer Sciences; Information & Library Science; Information Management; Information Systems & Technology; Information Technology; International Relations; IT-Graphic Design; Knowledge Management; Management; Manufacturing & Process Technologies; Marine Biology; Marine Engineering & Navel Architecture; Material Sciences & Technologies; Mathematical Sciences; Mathematics; Mechanical Engineering; Medical Microbiology; Medical Virology; Metallurgical Engineering; Microbiology; Mining Engineering; Molecular & Cell Biology; Natural Sciences; Neuroscience; Nuclear Engineering; Nutrition; Operations Research; Paediatrics & Child Health; Performing Arts; Pharmacology ; Physical Chemistry; Physical Geography; Physics; Physiology; Plant Biotechnology; Plant Production; Political Sciences; Political Sciences & Public Policy; Polymer Science; Psychology; Public Health; Public Management & Administration; Quality Management; R & D Psychology; Research Management with Mathematics; Research Management, Research Support & Administration; Rural Development; Science Education; Science Journalism; Social Science; Social Work; Sociology; Soil & Water Sciences; Space & Earth Science; Sports medicine; Statistics; Statistics & Probability; Theology; Theoretical & Condensed Matter Physics; Town & Regional Planning; Toxicology; Veterinary Science; Virology; Zoology

KwaZulu-Natal	Agricultural Economics; Agriculture; Agrometereology; Animal Production; Applied Mathematics; Archaeology; Astronomy; Atmospheric Science & Meteorology; Biochemistry; Biological Sciences; Biology; Biotechnology; Botany; Chemical Engineering; Civil Engineering; Communication & Media Studies; Computer Engineering; Computer Multimedia Systems; Computer Programming; Computer Science; Cultural Studies; Dental Sciences; Earth Science; Ecology; Ecology & Environmental Science; Education; Electrical Engineering; Electronic Engineering; Energy; Engineering Management; Environmental Engineering; Environmental Studies; Fisheries; Food Sciences & Technology; Genetics; Geochemistry; Geographic Information Science; Geology; Geophysics; Haematology; Health Economics; Health Promotion; Health Systems Research; Horticulture; Hydrology; Industrial Biotechnology; Industrial Engineering; Industrial Psychology & Sociology; Information & Computer Sciences; Information & Library Science; Information Systems & Technologies; Knowledge Management ; Languages & Literature; Management; Marine Biology; Material Sciences & Technologies; Mathematics; Mechanical Engineering; Medical Microbiology; Medical Technologies; Medical Virology; Microbiology; Molecular & Cell Biology; Nutrition; Organic Chemistry; Pharmacology; Physics; Physiology; Plant Biotechnology; Plant Production; Psychology; Public Health; Public Management & Administration; Rehabilitation Medicine; Research Management with Mathematics; Research Management, Research Support & Administration; Social Science; Social Work; Sociology; Soil & Water Sciences; Space & Earth Science; Sports Science; Statistics; Statistics & Probability; Sustainable Development; Veterinary Science; Virology; Zoology.

Limpopo	Agricultural Economics; Agricultural Engineering; Agriculture; Agrometereology; Animal Production; Animal Science; Anthropology; Biochemistry; Biology; Biotechnology; Botany; Communication & Media Studies ; Computer Science; Development Studies; Ecology & Environmental Science; Education; Electronics Engineering; Food Sciences & Technology; Forest Science; Fresh Water Biology & Limnology; Game Ranching & Farming; Geology; Geophysics; Horticulture; Human Geography; Hydrology; Industrial Psychology & Sociology; Information & Computer Sciences; Information & Library Science; Information Systems & Technology; Information Technology; International Relations; Knowledge Management; Linguistics; Mathematics; Microbiology; Nutrition; Nutrition & Metabolism; Physical Chemistry; Physical Geography; Physics; Physiology; Plant Production; Psychology; Public Health; Research Management, Research Support & Administration; Rural Development; Science Education; Social Science; Social Work; Sociology; Soil & Water Sciences; Sports & Recreational Arts; Sports Science; Statistics & Probability; Town & Regional Planning; Veterinary Nursing; Zoology

Mpumalanga	Agricultural Economics; ICT; Physical Geography; Research Management, Research Support & Administration; Zoology.

Northern Cape	Botany; Ecology & Environmental Science; Science Education.

North West	Agriculture; Biochemistry; Biological Sciences; Biostatistics; Biotechnology; Chemistry; Civil Engineering; Construction Industry & Building; Demography; Diabetology; Epidemiology; Forest Science; Genetics; Health; Health Promotion & Disease Prevention; Health Systems Research; Information Systems & Technologies; Knowledge Management; Mathematical Sciences; Microbiology; Neuroscience; Nursing Science; Nutrition; Physics; Plant Production; Psychology; Public Health; Public Management & Administration; Research Management, Research Support & Administration; Social Work; Soil & Water Sciences.

Western Cape	Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering; Agricultural Engineering; Agricultural Management; Agriculture; Analytical chemistry; Anthropology; Applied Mathematics; Archaeology; Astronomy; Atmospheric Science & Meteorology; Biochemistry; Bio-engineering; Biological Sciences; Biology; Biomedical Technology; Biostatistics; Biotechnology; Botany; Cardiovascular Diseases; Chemical Engineering; Chemistry; Communication & Media Studies ; Computer Programming; Computer Science; Computer Software; Construction Industry & Building; Development Studies; Diabetology; Ecology; Ecology & Environmental Science; Education; Electrical Engineering; Electronic Engineering; Energy Efficiency; Engineering; Environmental Engineering; Environmental Health; Environmental Studies; Epidemiology; Food Sciences & Technology; Forensic Sciences; Fresh Water Biology & Limnology; Genetics; Genito-urinary Diseases; Geographic Information Systems (GIS); Geology; Geospace Physics; Haematology; Health Economics; Health Informatics; Health Promotion; Health Promotion & Disease Prevention; Health Systems Research; Health Technology; Horticulture; Human Geography; Hydrology; Immunology; Industrial Engineering; Industrial Psychology & Sociology; Information & Computer Sciences; Information & Library Science; Information Systems; Information Systems & Technology; Management; Manufacturing & Process Technologies; Marine Biology; Material Sciences & Technologies; Mechanical Engineering; Medical Biotechnology; Medical Virology; Mental Health & Substance Abuse; Microbiology; Molecular & Cell Biology; Morphology; Natural Sciences; Neuroscience; Nutrition; Nutrition & Metabolism; Oceanology; Organic Chemistry; Paleontology; Particle & Plasma Physics; Pharmacology ; Phenomenological Physics; Physical Geography; Physics; Physiology; Plant Biotechnology; Political Sciences; Psychology; Public Health; Public management and administration; Quality Management; R & D Psychology; Research Management, Research Support & Administration; Science Education; Science Journalism; Social Science; Social Work; Sociology; Soil & Water Sciences; Space & Earth Science; Sports & Recreational Arts; Sports Medicine; Sports Science; Statistics; Statistics & Probability; Sustainable Development; Toxicology; Virology; Zoology.

Qualifications required

Only university graduates with Bachelors, Honours, BTech, MTech or Master’s degrees will be considered. (People holding a National Diploma, DTech and PhD need not apply).

How much will interns be paid?

Interns will receive a monthly salary ranging between R6 070.00 and R8 050.00 per month – depending on the level of qualification.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY?

Unemployed South African university graduates and post-graduates in the Science, Engineering, and Technology (SET), Research and Development, Social Sciences and Humanities fields are eligible. South African Permanent Residents who hold a South African Identity Document also qualify while non-South Africans are not eligible. Applicants should not be older than 35 years old at the time of submission of an application to qualify. Candidates with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

SHORT LISTING AND INTERVIEWS

Short listing and Interview of applicants will be conducted by the participating host institutions. Applicants will be shortlisted and called for interviews via their personal emails listed in the application. Applicants are advised to check their emails intermittently from December 2016 to 31 March 2017.

PLACEMENT IS AT VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS

Successful applicants will be placed at various participating institutions throughout the country and should thus apply for a position available in the province where they would like to be placed. The NRF does not pay relocation costs to an appointed candidate (s) who has to relocate to another province.

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?

All applications must be submitted electronically on the NRF Online Submission System at https://nrfsubmission.nrf.ac.za. Register and then log in, go to my applications and create an application and then Internship Programme Applicants 2017 and apply there following instructions. Please also attach certified copies of qualifications, academic records and a copy of the South African Identity Document. Please note that you may only apply for a maximum of 3 disciplines in order of preference across all provinces.

ENQUIRIES

For technical online enquiries, please contact the Support Desk (Mondays to Fridays from 08h00 to 16h30) on: Tel: (012) 481-4202 or E-mail: [email protected] For programme related queries contact Sello Raseruthe: (012) 481-4388 or [email protected] and Monwabisi Mfihlo: (012) 481-4023 or [email protected]

CLOSING DATE: 07 November 2016, no late applications will be considered.

NB: Correspondence will be limited to short listed candidates only. If no correspondence has been received 4 months after the closing date, applicants should consider their applications as unsuccessful. Successful applicants will start their internship on 1 April 2017.

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DST-NRF INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME 2015/16

Editor — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 05:56:22 +0000

The NRF is inviting applications for its 2015/2016 Department of Science and Technology – National Research Foundation Learnership Programme from graduates and final year students in various fields. The National Research Foundation (NRF) is responsible for the management of the DST-NRF Internship Programme in which unemployed Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) graduates and postgraduates are offered an opportunity to acquire practical work experience through mentoring and exposure to a research environment. This opportunity is also offered to those unemployed graduates and postgraduates who are interested in research management; research support and administration at public higher education institutions and research agencies through a partnership with the Southern African Research & Innovation Management Association (SARIMA). Applications are invited from candidates who are interested to be placed in following areas of specialisation or disciplines and in the stated provinces:

Eastern Cape

• Agricultural Economics • Agricultural Engineering • Agricultural Management • Agriculture • Analytical Chemistry • Animal Production • Biochemistry • Biology • Biomedical Technology • Biophysics • Biostatistics • Biotechnology • Botany • Chemical Sciences • Chemistry • Collections Management • Communication & Media Studies • Computer Sciences • Ecology & Environmental Sciences • Electrical Engineering • Environmental Studies • Fisheries • Food Sciences & Technologies • Fresh Water Biology • Fresh Water Biology & Limnology • Geology • Health Systems & Research • Horticulture • Human Systems Research • Information & Computer Science • Information & Library Sciences • Information Science • Information Systems & Technologies • Inorganic Chemistry • Marine Biology • Mechanical Engineering • Medical Biotechnology • Medical Sciences
• Microbiology • Molecular & Cell Biology • Nursing Science • Oceanology • Organic Chemistry • Physical Geography • Physics • Physiology • Plant Production • Political Sciences • Public Health • Research Management, Research Support & Administration • Science & Technology • Social Science • Sociology • Soil & Water Sciences • Statistics • Zoology

Free State

• Agricultural Sciences • Biochemistry • Biophysics • Ecology & Environmental Sciences • Food Sciences & Technology • Genetics • Information Systems & Technologies • Microbiology • Molecular & Cell Biology • Research Management, Research Support & Administration • Town & Regional Planning

Gauteng

• Agricultural Economics • Agriculture • Analytical Chemistry • Anatomical Science • Animal Breeding & Genetics • Animal Production • Animal Science • Anthropology • Applied Mathematics • Archaeology • Astronomy • Automotive Engineering • Biology • Biochemistry • Bio-engineering • Biological Sciences • Biomedical Technology • Biometrics • Biotechnology • Botany • Chemical Engineering • Chemistry • Civil Engineering • Communication & Media Studies • Computer Engineering • Computer Hardware • Computer Programming • Computer Science • Computer Software • Dental Sciences • Development Studies • Ecology • Ecology & Environmental Sciences • Economic Sciences • Electrical Engineering • Electronic Engineering • Embryology & Fetal Development • Endocrinology • Engineering Management • Engineering Sciences • Environmental Studies • Environmental Engineering • Environmental Health • Environmental Studies • Epidemiology • Food Sciences & Technology • Forest Sciences • Fresh Water Biology
& Limnology • Genetics • Geology • Health Economics • Health Promotion & Disease Prevention • Health Sciences • Health Systems Research • Horticulture • Industrial Engineering • Industrial Psychology & Sociology • Information
& Computer Sciences • Information & Library Sciences • Information Management • Information Systems & Technologies • Information Technology • Innovation & Technology Transfer • Inorganic Chemistry • International Relations • Manufacturing & Process Technologies • Marine Biology • Material Sciences & Technologies • Mathematical Sciences • Mathematics • Mechanical Engineering • Medical Sciences • Medical Technologies • Medical Virology • Metallurgical Engineering • Microbiology • Molecular & Cell Biology • Morphology • Neurosciences • Nutrition • Nutrition & Metabolism • Organic Chemistry • Pharmacology & Pharmaceutical Sciences • Pharmacology • Pharmaceutical Sciences • Phenomenological Physics • Physical Chemistry • Physics • Physiology • Plant Production • Political Sciences & Public Policy • Polymer Sciences • Process Engineering • Psychology • Public Health • Quality Management • Research Management, Research Support & Administration • Science & Statistics • Science Education • Science Journalism • Social Sciences • Sociology • Soil & Water Sciences • Space & Earth Science • Statistics • Statistics & Probability • Town & Regional Planning • Veterinary Microbiology • Veterinary Science • Zoology

KwaZulu-Natal	• Agriculture • Analytical Chemistry • Animal Production • Applied Mathematics • Archeology • Biochemistry • Bio-engineering • Biological Sciences • Biology Biotechnology • Botany • Chemical Engineering • Chemistry • Communication & Media Studies • Communication Technologies • Computer Hardware • Computer Programming • Computer Science • Computer Software • Ecology • Ecology & Environmental Science • Economic Sciences • Electrical Engineering • Electronic Engineering • Environmental Engineering • Environmental Studies • Food Sciences & Technology • Genetics • Health Promotion & Disease Prevention • Horticulture • Hydrology • Information & Computer Sciences • Information & Library Sciences • Information Management • Information Systems & Technologies • IT Graphic Design • Manufacturing & Process Technologies • Marine Biology • Mathematical Sciences • Mechanical Engineering • Microbiology • Molecular & Cell Biology • Nutrition • Organic Chemistry • Physical Chemistry • Physical Sciences • Plant Biotechnology • Plant Production • Process Engineering • Research Management, Research Support & Administration • Social Sciences • Sociology • Soil & Water Sciences • Space & Earth Sciences • Statistics • Statistics & Probability • Toxicology • Veterinary Science • Zoology
Limpopo	• Agricultural Economics • Agriculture • Animal Production • Animal Science • Applied Mathematics • Biochemistry • Biological Sciences • Biostatistics • Biotechnology • Botany • Chemistry • Ecology & Environmental Sciences • Electronic Engineering • Environmental Health • Environmental Studies • Food Sciences & Technology • Geology • Horticulture • Hydrology • Information & Computer Sciences • Library Science • Mathematics • Mechanical Engineering • Medical Biotechnology • Microbiology • Mining Engineering • Molecular & Cell Biology • Organic Chemistry • Physical Geography • Physical Sciences • Plant Biotechnology • Plant Production • Psychology • Public Health • Science Education • Social Sciences • Soil & Water Sciences • Sports Sciences • Town & Regional Planning • Veterinary Science
Mpumalanga	Horticulture
North West	• Analytical Chemistry • Biochemistry • Biology • Biotechnology • Chemical Engineering • Chemistry • Computer Programming • Dietetics • Environmental Studies • Epidemiology • Food Sciences & Technology • Forensic Sciences • Genetics • Health Promotion • Health Sciences • Human Movement Sciences • Industrial Psychology & Sociology • Information & Computer Sciences • International Relations • Manufacturing & Process Technologies • Mathematics Mechanical Engineering • Molecular & Cell Biology • Nuclear Engineering • Nuclear Medicine & Organ Imaging • Nutrition • Physical Sciences • Physiology Polymer Sciences • Public Health • Science Education • Sports & Recreational Arts • Sports Medicine • Sports Sciences • Technologies & Applied Sciences
Western Cape	• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering • Agriculture • Analytical Chemistry • Applied Mathematics • Archaeology • Atmospheric Science & Meteorology • Atomic, Molecular & Nuclear Physics • Biochemistry • Bio-engineering • Biological Sciences • Biology • Biomedical Technology • Biostatistics • Biotechnology • Botany • Chemical Engineering • Chemical Pathology • Chemistry • Communication & Media Studies • Computer Engineering • Computer Programming • Computer Sciences • Ecology & Environmental Sciences • Economic Sciences • Electrical Engineering • Electronic Engineering • Environmental Studies • Epidemiology • Fisheries • Food Science & Technology • Forensic Sciences • Genetics • Geology • Geospace Physics • Health • Informatics • Health Promotion & Disease Prevention • Health Sciences • Health Technology • Horticulture • Hydrology • Immunology • Industrial • Biotechnology • Infectious Diseases • Information & Computer Sciences • Information & Library Sciences • Information Management • Information • Systems & Technologies • Marine Biology • Material Sciences & Technologies • Mathematical Sciences • Mechanical Engineering • Medical Biotechnology • Medical Sciences • Medical Technologies • Medical Virology • Microbiology • Molecular & Cell Biology • Natural Sciences • Nutrition • Oceanology • Organic Chemistry • Paleontology • Physics • Physiology • Plant Biotechnology • Polymer Sciences • Psychology • Rehabilitation Medicine • Research Management, Research Support & Administration • Science Education • Science Journalism • Social Sciences • Soil & Water Sciences • Space & Earth Science • Sports Medicine • Sports Sciences • Statistics • Statistics & Probability • Theoretical & Condensed Matter Physics • Toxicology • Zoology
Northern Cape	• Botany • Science Education

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Only university graduates with Bachelor’s, Honours, BTech, MTech or Master’s degrees may apply. People holding a National Diploma, DTech & PhD need not apply.

REMUNERATION

Interns will receive a monthly salary ranging between R 5 771.70 and R 7 695.60 per month – depending on the level of qualification.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY?

Unemployed South African university graduates and post-graduates in the Science, Engineering, and Technology (SET), Research & Development fields are eligible. Non South Africans need not apply. Applicants should not be older than 35 years old at the time of submission of application. Candidates with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

PLACEMENT

Successful applicants will be placed in various institutions throughout the country and should thus apply for a position available in the province where they would like to be placed. The NRF does not pay relocation costs to appointed applicants who have to relocate to far away 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?

All applications must be submitted electronically on the NRF Online Submission System at https://nrfsubmission.nrf.ac.za, register and then log in. Please also attach certified copies of qualifications, academic records and the South African Identity Document. Please note that you can only apply for a maximum of 3 disciplines across all provinces.

ENQUIRIES

For technical online enquiries, please contact the Support Desk (Mondays to Fridays from 08:00 to16:30) at tel. (012) 481-4202 or e-mail: [email protected];
For programme-related queries, contact Sello Raseruthe at tel. (012) 481-4388 or Monwabisi Mfihlo at tel. (012) 481-4023.

CLOSING DATE: 31 October 2014

NB: Applications received after closing date will not be considered. Correspondence will be limited to short listed candidates only. If no correspondence has been received within four months after the closing date, applicants should consider their applications unsuccessful. Successful applicants will start their internship on 1 April 2015.

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