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In delivering xe2x80x98social science that makes a differencexe2x80x99 the Research Programmes, Units, Institutes and Centres of the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) undertake policy-oriented research from its offices in Pretoria, Cape Town, Durban and Pietermaritzburg. Our public purpose mandate is set out in the Human Sciences Research Council Act of 2008.
The Publishing unit of the Human Sciences Research Council requires the services of freelancers in the function below. The names of successful applicants will be placed on a database, which signifies that the freelancer has been approved by HR in terms of the criteria required for the particular function and is therefore employable. It does not, however, signal the existence of a contract or even a guarantee of work. Work will be assigned directly to freelancers by the relevant Editorial Project Managers on a project-by-project basis, depending on the project requirements and freelancer availability, and will include a project specific brief. The database will be valid for the period 01 November 2023 to 30 October 2026. Time frames and remuneration will be project specific. Re-advertisement Indexer Ref No:11/2023 The Publishing unit of the Human Sciences Research Council requires freelance indexers to provide high quality indexing for its scholarly publications and to be on their database. In addition to the responsibilities and requirements set out below, there may be a project-specific brief.

Minimum Requirements

• Proven experience in indexing a minimum of FIVE academic/scholarly books in the fields of the social sciences and humanities.
• In your CV, include a comprehensive list of relevant books/journals that you have indexed along with the publisher details.
• A tertiary qualification in any of the following: humanities, social sciences, economics, hard sciences or information sciences.
• Attach examples of three indexes that youxe2x80x99ve completed as PDFs.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Using the PDF of the manuscript as supplied, the indexer must compile a single or double index as relevant, with one level of subentry, in MSWord format. Other details will be specified in the brief.

Applications MUST include:

• A detailed CV which should clearly indicate your highest qualification and details of your citizenship.

• The details of two recent referees with telephone/cell number, e-mail, and institutional affiliation.

The HSRC will only consider applications that comply with the above requirements. Please register and submit your application on-line at https://hsrc.erecruit.co/ Application Instructions:

• Candidates can make use of their mobile devices or any browser to register on the Neptune recruitment site, as well as to make application for available vacancies;
• Candidates will be prompted to upload their documents;
• Attachments must be less than 1MB, there is an on-screen option to resize;
• The Neptune system will only allow you to upload 1 attachment. Please ensure that all documents are merged into 1 file before uploading.

For enquiries, not applications, please contact Ms S Hoaeane xe2x80x93 shoaeane@hsrc.ac.za Closing date: 8 December 2023. We encourage applicants to submit prior to the closing date. Due to high volumes of applications received, we can only correspond with short listed applicants. If you do not receive any response from us within eight weeks, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. We reserve the right to withdraw any of our vacancies at any time. The HSRC reserves the right not to make an appointment. APPLICATIONS FROM RECRUITMENT AGENCIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.