Job Description

To provide technical leadership on projects and programmes in areas that include public transport service design, institutional capacity building support, multi-modal transport modelling, intelligent transport systems, and financing of transport systems.

Key responsibilities:

• Assist the Research Group Leader and Impact Area Manager to construct and implement a business plan for the impact area (including strategy, goals, mission, HR, finances).
• Raise personal, team and institutional profiles through publishing original research and presenting at national and international conferences and workshops.
• Ensure the quality and delivery of projects and publications in the group by means of technical reviews and quality assurance.
• Establish, build, manage and maintain mutually beneficial and credible stakeholder relationships locally and internationally.
• Support the financial sustainability of the research group, through active networking, developing and managing client relationships, understanding client needs and aligning them with internal needs and capability.
• Prepare reports, guidelines or other documents aimed at disseminating the results and outcomes of projects.
• Provide guidance to researchers and mentorship to interns and learners.
• Provide effective technical leadership in multi-disciplinary and multi-agency passenger transport research projects and programmes.
• Develop new avenues in passenger transport research and development.
• Lead the development of toolkits, simulation/forecast models and technology packages for effective deployment in the transport sector.
• Promote a culture of scientific excellence in terms of both quality and delivery.

• A Master's degree in Civil/Industrial/Transport Engineering, Transport Planning or Applied Mathematics, with at least 12 years' field experience in one of the following:

• Transport planning
• Travel surveys
• Transport modelling
• Transport policy review,
• Transport decision support systems
• Demonstrated track record of generating impactful and influential professional outputs.
• A Doctoral degree in a relevant field will be an added advantage.
• Must be registered with a relevant professional body.
• Good understanding of the transport sector in South Africa.
• Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills.
• Ability to continuously disseminate research outputs in the form of technical papers.
• Ability to innovate and generate new knowledge.
• Must have good communication, presentation and writing skills.
• Must have the ability to work accurately, efficiently and independently as well as in a team.
• Must be computer literate as well as have the ability to understand and use domain specialised software.
• Ability to work in a methodical manner is essential.
• Ability to carry out strategic stakeholder interactions at all levels.
• Ability to effectively present ideas, concepts, plan and procedures.
• Demonstrated track record of the ability to work accurately, independently and efficiently.

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