Internships: DST-NRF Internship Programme 2017/18

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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 provinces stated below:

Eastern Cape

Areas of Specialisation/Disciplines (choose 1 discipline per province up to a maximum of 3, in order of preference)

Free State

Areas of Specialisation/Disciplines (choose 1 discipline per province up to a maximum of 3, in order of preference)

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

Areas of Specialisation/Disciplines (choose 1 discipline per province up to a maximum of 3, in order of preference)

KwaZulu-Natal

Areas of Specialisation/Disciplines (choose 1 discipline per province up to a maximum of 3, in order of preference)

Limpopo

Areas of Specialisation/Disciplines (choose 1 discipline per province up to a maximum of 3, in order of preference)

Mpumalanga

Areas of Specialisation/Disciplines (choose 1 discipline per province up to a maximum of 3, in order of preference)

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

Northern Cape

Areas of Specialisation/Disciplines (choose 1 discipline per province up to a maximum of 3, in order of preference)

Botany
Ecology & Environmental Science
Science Education

North West

Areas of Specialisation/Disciplines (choose 1 discipline per province up to a maximum of 3, in order of preference)

Western Cape

Areas of Specialisation/Disciplines (choose 1 discipline per province up to a maximum of 3, in order of preference)

Qualifications

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

Remuneration

Interns will receive a monthly salary ranging between R6 070 and R8 050 per month, depending on the level of qualification.

Who is eligible to apply?

Unemployed South African university graduates and postgraduates 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 at the time of submission of an application to qualify. Candidates with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Shortlisting and interviews

Shortlisting and interview of applicants will be conducted by the participating host institutions. Applicants will be shortlisted and called for interviews via their personal e-mails listed in the application. Applicants are advised to check their e-mails intermittently from December 2016 to 31 March 2017.

Placement will be 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 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 08:00 to 16:30) at (012) 481-4202 or supportdesk@nrf.ac.za For programme-related queries, contact Sello Raseruthe at (012) 481-4388 or sello.raseruthe@nrf.ac.za and Monwabisi Mfihlo at (012) 481-4023 or monwabisi.mfihlo@nrf.ac.za

Closing date: 7 November 2016. No late applications will be considered.

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

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