Research Group Leader: Pavement Design and Constru

• You will be responsible for leading the development and growth of the research group and ensure the highest quality standards in the group’s outputs. The incumbent may be expected to travel from time to time.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide scientific leadership to staff in the Pavement Design and Construction research group by means of an excellent grasp of the field and by ensuring quality scientific outputs and the professional development and transformation of the group’s scientific capacity.
• Promote a culture of scientific excellence in terms of both quality and delivery.
• Drive the strategic vision of the Pavement Design and Construction research group.
• Contribute to the ongoing development and implementation of strategies to grow the research group.
• Assist the Impact Area Manager to construct and implement a business plan for the impact area (including strategy, goals, mission, HR, finances).
• Identify and manage research opportunities in order to secure external contracts.
• Establish, build, manage and maintain mutually beneficial and credible stakeholder relationships.
• Ensure financial sustainability of the research group, through active networking, developing and managing client relationships, understanding the client needs and aligning them with internal needs and capability.
• Conceptualise, lead and deliver on multi-disciplinary and multi-agency projects and programmes in support of pavement design and construction, decision-making and policy development.
• Draft project proposals, identify tasks and activities to facilitate execution, and allocate appropriate resources.
• Prepare reports, guidelines or other documents aimed at disseminating the results and outcomes of projects.
• Manage, motivate and develop the people in the research group and enable their career growth through creation of opportunities.
• Provide guidance to researchers and mentorship to interns and learners.
• Direct, drive and measure the performance of the people in the research group.
• Ensure that the research group is dynamic, and remains innovative, competitive and abreast of trends.
• 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.
• Ensure impact of the research group’s work.

Key Requirements:

• A Masters’ degree in Civil Engineering with at least, 10 years’ experience in at least 5 of the following fields related to road engineering:
  • Materials design and evaluation
  • Structural design
  • Performance assessment and modelling
  • Vehicle-pavement interaction
  • Constru...
    
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