Scientist: Animal Species Information
South African National Biodiversity Institute
- Pretoria, Gauteng
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Lead the collection and/or collation of foundation animal data for the development and curation of the National Animal Checklist and species level information for eFauna pages;
- Develop and/or apply a combination of tools for application in zoological research, responding to knowledge gaps in foundational animal science;
- Biodiversity information management;
- Serve on relevant internal, national and international platforms on foundational biodiversity data collection and curation; and
- Mentor and supervise early career scientists.
- Only online applications will be accepted and applications must be accompanied by a letter motivating why the applicant should be favourably considered for this position, and certified qualifications confirming that the minimum qualifications are met (applicants lacking evidence of meeting minimum qualifications and relevant experience will not be considered).
- A competency test will be conducted as part of the selection process.
- Applicants must also provide the full names, addresses and telephone numbers and if possible e-mail addresses of at least three referees.
- Failure to submit the requested information and reference number shall result in your application not being considered.
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