National Research Foundation (NRF) and Department of Science and Technology (DST: Internships 2017/2018
National Research Foundation (NRF) and Department of Science and Technology (DST) hereby invites applications for internships opportunities for the financial year 2017 / 2018. The duration of this internship Programme is 12 months. Successful Interns will receive a monthly salary ranging between R6 070 and R 8 050 per month, depending on the level of qualification.
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 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 & Innovation Management Association (SARIMA). Applications are invited from candidates in the following areas of specialisation or disciplines and who are willing to be placed in the stipulated provinces:
Internship Application deadline is 07 November 2016
Internship Provider : National Research Foundation and Department of Science and Technology
Internship Location: South Africa , All Provinces
Field of Studies:
| Eastern Cape: Agricultural Economics ● Agricultural Engineering ● Agricultural Management ● Agriculture ● Analytical Science ● Animal Production ● Biochemistry ● Biology ● Biomedical Technology ● Biophysics ● Biostatistics ● Biotechnology ● Botany ● Chemical Sciences ● Chemistry ● Collections Management ● Communication & Media Studies ● Computer Sciences ● Ecology & Environmental Sciences ● Electrical Engineering ● Environmental Studies ● Fisheries ● Food Sciences & Technologies ● Fresh Water Biology ● Fresh Water Biology & Limnology ● Geology ● Health Systems & Research ● Horticulture ● Human Systems Research ● Information & Computer Science ● Information & Library Sciences ● Information Science ● Information Systems &Technologies ● Inorganic Chemistry ● Marine Biology ● Mechanical Engineering ● Medical Biotechnology ● Medical Sciences ● Microbiology ● Molecular & Cell Biology ● Nursing Science ● Oceanology ● Organic Chemistry ● Physical Geography ● Physics ● Physiology ● Plant Production ● Political Sciences ● Public Health ● Research Management, Research Support & Administration ● Science & Technology ● Social Science ● Sociology ● Soil & Water Sciences ● Statistics ● Zoology |
| Free State: Agricultural Sciences ● Biochemistry ● Biophysics ● Ecology & Environmental Sciences ● Food Sciences & Technology ● Genetics ● Information Systems ● & Technologies ● Microbiology ● Molecular & Cell Biology ● Research Management, Research Support & Administration ● Town & Regional Planning |
| Gauteng: Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering, Agricultural Economics ● Agriculture ● Analytical Chemistry ● Anatomical Science ● Animal Breeding & Genetics ● Animal Production ● Animal Science ● Anthropology ● Applied Mathematics ● Archaeology ● Astronomy ● Automotive Engineering ● Biology ● Biochemistry ● Bio-engineering ● Biological Sciences Biomedical Technology ● Biometrics ● Biotechnology ● Botany ● Chemical Engineering ● Chemistry ● Civil Engineering ● Communication & Media Studies Computer Engineering ● Computer Hardware ● Computer Programming ● Computer Science ● Computer Software ● Dental Sciences ● Development Studies ● Ecology ● Ecology & Environmental Sciences ● Economic Sciences ● Electrical Engineering ● Electronic Engineering ● Embryology & Fetal Development ● Endocrinology ● Engineering Management ● Engineering Sciences ● Environmental Studies ● Environmental Engineering ● Environmental Health ● Environmental Studies ● Epidemiology ● Food Sciences & Technology ● Forest Sciences ● Fresh Water Biology & Limnology ● Genetics ● Geology Health Economics ● Health Promotion & Disease Prevention ● Health Sciences ● Health Systems Research ● Horticulture ● Industrial Engineering ● Industrial Psychology & Sociology ● Information & Computer Sciences ● Information & Library Sciences ● Information Management ● Information Systems & Technologies ● Information Technology ● Innovation & Technology Transfer ● Inorganic Chemistry ● International Relations ● Manufacturing & Process Technologies ● Marine Biology ● Material Sciences &Technologies ● Mathematical Sciences ● Mathematics ● Mechanical Engineering ● Medical Sciences ● Medical Technologies ● Medical Virology ● Metallurgical Engineering ● Microbiology ● Molecular & Cell Biology ● Morphology ● Neurosciences ● Nutrition ● Nutrition & Metabolism ● Organic Chemistry ● Pharmacology & Pharmaceutical Sciences ● Pharmacology ● Pharmaceutical Sciences ● Phenomenological Physics ● Physical Chemistry ● Physics ● Physiology ● Plant Production ● Political Sciences & Public Policy ● Polymer Sciences ● Process Engineering ● Psychology ● Public Health ● Quality Management ● Research Management, Research Support & Administration ● Science & Statistics ● Science Education ● Science Journalism ● Social Sciences ● Sociology ● Soil & Water Sciences ● Space & Earth Science ● Statistics ● Statistics & Probability ● Town & Regional Planning ● Veterinary Microbiology ● Veterinary Science ● Zoology |
| KwaZulu-Natal: Agriculture ● Analytical Chemistry ● Animal Production ● Applied Mathematics ● Archeology ● Biochemistry ● Bio-engineering ● Biological Sciences ● Biology Biotechnology ● Botany ● Chemical Engineering ● Chemistry ● Communication & Media Studies ● Communication Technologies ● Computer Hardware ● Computer Programming ● Computer Science ● Computer Software ● Ecology ● Ecology & Environmental Science ● Economic Sciences ● Electrical Engineering ● Electronic Engineering ● Environmental Engineering ● Environmental Studies ● Food Sciences & Technology ● Genetics ● Health Promotion & Disease Prevention ● Horticulture ● Hydrology ● Information & Computer Sciences ● Information & Library Sciences ● Information Management ● Information Systems & Technologies ● IT Graphic Design ● Manufacturing & Process Technologies ● Marine Biology ● Mathematical Sciences ● Mechanical Engineering ● Microbiology ● Molecular & Cell Biology ● Nutrition ● Organic Chemistry ● Physical Chemistry ● Physical Sciences ● Plant Biotechnology ● Plant Production ● Process Engineering ● Research Management, Research Support & Administration ● Social Sciences ● Sociology ● Soil & Water Sciences ● Space & Earth Sciences ● Statistics ● Statistics & Probability ● Toxicology ● Veterinary Science ● Zoology |
| Limpopo: Agricultural Economics ● Agriculture ● Animal Production ● Animal Science ● Applied Mathematics ● Biochemistry ● Biological Sciences ● Biostatistics ● Biotechnology ● Botany ● Chemistry ● Ecology & Environmental Sciences ● Electronic Engineering ● Environmental Health ● Environmental Studies ● Food Sciences & Technology ● Geology ● Horticulture ● Hydrology ● Information & Computer Sciences ● Library Science ● Mathematics ● Mechanical Engineering ● Medical Biotechnology ● Microbiology ● Mining Engineering ● Molecular & Cell Biology ● Organic Chemistry ● Physical Geography ● Physical Sciences ● Plant Biotechnology ● Plant Production ● Psychology ● Public Health ● Science Education ● Social Sciences ● Soil & Water Sciences ● Sports Sciences ● Town & Regional Planning ● Veterinary Science, Zoology. |
| Mpumalanga Agricultural Economics ● ICT ● Physical Geography ● Research Management ● Research Support and Administration ●Zoology |
| Northern Cape Botany ● Ecology and Environmental Science ● Science Education |
| North West: Agriculture ● Biochemistry ● Biology ● Biotechnology ● Chemical Engineering ● Chemistry ● Computer Programming ● Dietetics ● Environmental Studies ● Epidemiology ● Food Sciences & Technology ● Forensic Sciences ● Genetics ● Health Promotion ● Health Sciences ● Human Movement Sciences ● Industrial Psychology & Sociology ● Information & Computer Sciences ● International Relations ● Manufacturing & Process Technologies ● Mathematics Mechanical Engineering ● Molecular & Cell Biology ● Nuclear Engineering ● Nuclear Medicine & Organ Imaging ● Nutrition ● Physical Sciences ● Physiology Polymer Sciences ● Public Health ● Science Education ● Sports & Recreational Arts ● Sports Medicine ● Sports Sciences ● Technologies & Applied Sciences ●Soil and Water Science |
| Western Cape: Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering ● Agriculture♦ Analytical Chemistry ● Applied Mathematics ● Archaeology ● Atmospheric Science & Meteorology ● Atomic, Molecular & Nuclear Physics ● Biochemistry ● Bio-engineering ● Biological Sciences ● Biology ● Biomedical Technology ● Biostatistics ● Biotechnology ● Botany ● Chemical Engineering ● Chemical Pathology ● Chemistry ● Communication & Media Studies ● Computer Engineering ● Computer Programming ● Computer Sciences ● Ecology & Environmental Sciences ● Economic Sciences ● Electrical Engineering ● Electronic Engineering ● Environmental Studies ● Epidemiology ● Fisheries ● Food Science & Technology ● Forensic Sciences ● Genetics ● Geology ● Geospace Physics ● Health ● Informatics ● Health Promotion & Disease Prevention ● Health Sciences ● Health Technology ● Horticulture ● Hydrology ● Immunology ● Industrial ● Biotechnology ● Infectious Diseases ● Information & Computer Sciences ● Information & Library Sciences ● Information Management ● Information ● Systems & Technologies ● Marine Biology ● Material Sciences & Technologies ● Mathematical Sciences ● Mechanical Engineering ● Medical Biotechnology ● Medical Sciences ● Medical Technologies ● Medical Virology ● Microbiology ● Molecular & Cell Biology ● Natural Sciences ● Nutrition ● Oceanology ● Organic Chemistry ● Paleontology ● Physics ● Physiology ● Plant Biotechnology ● Polymer Sciences ● Psychology ● Rehabilitation Medicine Research Management, Research Support & Administration ● Science Education ● Science Journalism ● Social Sciences ● Soil & Water Sciences ● Space & Earth Science ● Sports Medicine ● Sports Sciences ● Statistics ● Statistics & Probability ● Theoretical & Condensed Matter Physics ● Toxicology ● Zoology |
Required Qualifications
Only university graduates with Bachelor’s, Honours, BTech, MTech or Master’s degrees may apply. People holding a National Diploma, DTech and PhD need not apply.
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. Please also attach certified copies of qualifications, academic records and the South African Identity Document. Please note that you can only apply for a maximum of 3 disciplines across all provinces. Please also scan in and attach certified copies of qualifications, academic record and SA ID. Please note that you can only apply for a minimum of three disciplines across all province.
No e-mailed or faxed applications will be considered.
For technical online enquiries, please contact the Support Desk (Mondays to Fridays from 08:00 to16:30) at tel. (012) 481-4202 or e-mail: supportdesk@nrf.ac.za
For programme-related queries, contact Sello Raseruthe at tel. (012) 481-4388 or Monwabisi Mfihlo at tel. (012) 481-4023.
Notifications
NB: Applications received after the closing date will not be considered. Correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates only. If no correspondence has been received within four months of the closing date, applicants should consider their applications unsuccessful.