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Senior Research Specialist
HSRC  -  Pretoria, Gauteng
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09 Nov 2025

Within the Africa, BRICS and the Global South Division (ABGS), the Africa Institute of South Africa (AISA) leads and coordinates the HSRC’s engagements in Africa. It, therefore, acts as a catalyst for research and implementation support across the African continent.…

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11 Nov 2025

The Research Impact division (RID) plays a pivotal role in ensuring that the Human Sciences Research Council’s (HSRC) work extends beyond academic outputs to create real and lasting change in society. Our mission is to support, strengthen, and institutionalise the…

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09 Nov 2025

The Research Impact division (RID) plays a pivotal role in ensuring that the Human Sciences Research Council’s (HSRC) work extends beyond academic outputs to create real and lasting change in society. Our mission is to support, strengthen, and institutionalise the…

Director: Finance
HSRC  -  Pretoria, Gauteng
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15 Oct 2025

The Director: Finance shall be required to lead a team of finance professionals and oversee the planning, implementation and running of all the finance activities of the HSRC, including business planning, budgeting, forecasting, projects office, financial management, assets management and…

Director: Finance
HSRC  -  Pretoria, Gauteng
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17 Oct 2025

The Director: Finance shall be required to lead a team of finance professionals and oversee the planning, implementation and running of all the finance activities of the HSRC, including business planning, budgeting, forecasting, projects office, financial management, assets management and…

Language Editors
HSRC  -  Gauteng
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10 Oct 2025

The HSRC policy briefs are documents that synthesize research and extract important information for policy processes. Electronic versions are published on the HSRC website. The potential target audiences include government officials, funders, development agencies, academics, diplomats, students, media and many…

Supervisor: Accounting
HSRC  -  Pretoria, Gauteng
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12 Oct 2025

The Supervisor: Accounting’s role shall be required to but not limited to – the collection and usage of the accounting information for the purposes of financial decisions on budgeting, planning, organizing, coordinating, control and accurate reporting in order to ensure…

Supervisor: Accounting
HSRC  -  Pretoria, Gauteng
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12 Oct 2025

The Supervisor: Accounting’s role shall be required to but not limited to – the collection and usage of the accounting information for the purposes of financial decisions on budgeting, planning, organizing, coordinating, control and accurate reporting in order to ensure…

Project Accountant
HSRC  -  Pretoria, Gauteng
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09 Oct 2025

Reporting to the Project Office Manager, the successful incumbent shall be required to possess the ability and energy to maintain all accounting related competencies in the role, as well as be able to maintain a positive attitude, and display a…

Book reviewer/reader
HSRC  -  South Africa
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10 Sep 2025

HSRC Press, a unit of the Human Sciences Research Council, requires the services of freelancers in various functions. The names of successful applicants will be placed on a database, which signifies that the freelancer has been approved by People and…

Programme Administrator
HSRC  -  Cape Town, Western Cape
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25 Aug 2025

The Human Sciences Research Council is a statutory research council whose mandate is to inform the effective formulation and monitoring of government policy; to evaluate policy implementation; to stimulate public debate through the effective dissemination of research based data and…

Ph.D. Research Trainee AISA
HSRC  -  Pretoria, Gauteng
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25 Aug 2025

The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and highly motivated postgraduate student as a Doctoral (PhD) Intern in the Africa Institute of South Africa (AISA) at its Pretoria Offices. The period for the internship is…

Research Director
HSRC  -  Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal
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25 Aug 2025

The Public Health, Societies and Belonging (PHSB) research division within the HSRC employs a multi disciplinary group of social scientists and public health specialists who conduct numerous empirical and policy related studies each year, three quarters of which are donor…

Programme Administrator
HSRC  -  Cape Town, Western Cape
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25 Aug 2025

The Human Sciences Research Council is a statutory research council whose mandate is to inform the effective formulation and monitoring of government policy; to evaluate policy implementation; to stimulate public debate through the effective dissemination of research based data and…

SENIOR RESEARCH DIRECTOR
HSRC  -  Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal
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07 Aug 2025

The Division of Public Health, Societies and Belonging (PHSB) is seeking to appoint a dynamic and visionary Senior Research Director to lead the Centre for Community Based Research (CCBR) based at the HSRC Sweetwaters site in Pietermaritzburg. This leadership position…

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30 Jul 2025

Join the HSRC and Lead Transformative Research at the Frontier of Science, Technology and Innovation. Science, technology and innovation (STI) have become increasingly important drivers of social and economic change. The Research Development and Science Innovation (RDSI) division is dedicated…

DIVISIONAL EXECUTIVE
HSRC  -  Pretoria, Gauteng
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28 Jul 2025

Join the HSRC and Lead Transformative Research at the Frontier of Science, Technology and Innovation. Science, technology and innovation (STI) have become increasingly important drivers of social and economic change. The Research Development and Science Innovation (RDSI) division is dedicated…

Masters Researcher Trainee
HSRC  -  Cape Town, Western Cape - Pretoria, Gauteng
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22 Jul 2025

In delivering ‘social science that makes a difference’ the Research Divisions, Units, Institutes and Centres of the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) undertake policy oriented research from its offices in Pretoria, Cape Town, and Sweetwaters. Our public purpose mandate is…

DIRECTOR: IMPACT & EVALUATION UNIT
HSRC  -  Pretoria, Gauteng
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19 Jul 2025

The Research Impact division (RID) plays a pivotal role in ensuring that the Human Sciences Research Council’s (HSRC) work extends beyond academic outputs to create real and lasting change in society. Our mission is to support, strengthen, and institutionalise the…

DIRECTOR: IMPACT & EVALUATION UNIT
HSRC  -  Pretoria, Gauteng
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18 Jul 2025

The Research Impact division (RID) plays a pivotal role in ensuring that the Human Sciences Research Council’s (HSRC) work extends beyond academic outputs to create real and lasting change in society. Our mission is to support, strengthen, and institutionalise the…

SENIOR RESEARCH DIRECTOR: AISA
HSRC  -  Pretoria, Gauteng
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02 Jul 2025

Within the Africa, BRICS, and the Global South (ABGS) Division, the Africa Institute of South Africa (AISA) drives the HSRC’s Pan African research and partnership agenda. AISA serves as a catalyst for policy relevant, interdisciplinary, and impactful research that deepens…

RESEARCH ETHICS COMMITTEE
HSRC  -  Western Cape - Pretoria, Gauteng
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25 Jun 2025

The Human Sciences Research Council is a statutory research agency whose mandate is to inform the effective formulation and monitoring of government policy; to evaluate policy implementation; to stimulate public debate through the effective dissemination of research based data and…

RESEARCH ETHICS COMMITTEE
HSRC  -  Pretoria, Gauteng
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25 Jun 2025

The Human Sciences Research Council is a statutory research agency whose mandate is to inform the effective formulation and monitoring of government policy; to evaluate policy implementation; to stimulate public debate through the effective dissemination of research based data and…

Enterprise Systems Manager
HSRC  -  Pretoria, Gauteng
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19 May 2025

To oversee the planning, implementation, enterprise architecture and maintenance of the enterprise wide software systems, ensuring that these systems align with organisational objectives, support business operations, and maintain a high standard of performance, Cybersecurity and compliance. Minimum Requirements 3 years…

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17 May 2025

The mission of the eRKU is to be a research enabler that provides innovative knowledge services and access to resources that meet the needs of HSRCs research community and stakeholders. Thus, enabling the HSRCs research programmes by providing relevant and…

Senior Research Specialist
HSRC  -  Pretoria, Gauteng
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29 Apr 2025

Within the Africa, BRICS and the Global South Division (ABGS), the Africa Institute of South Africa (AISA) leads and coordinates the HSRCs engagements in Africa. It, therefore, acts as a catalyst for research and implementation support across the African continent.…