Job Description
What We Do
- Establish and increase the pool of skilled human resources for the National System of Innovation (NSI);
- Provide graduates and postgraduates with work experience in SET and HSS fields commensurate with their qualifications, thus increasing their chances of employment;
- Provide SET graduates and postgraduates with exposure to research and development projects that are critical to the NSI and attract them to pursue careers in the NSI;
- Build capacity and capability in research management at higher education institutions (HEIs) and research institutions throughout the country and to improve equitable access to marginalized groups;
- Contribute to life-long learning
Who is Eligible
Unemployed Graduates that meet the following criteria:
- South African citizen or South African Permanent Resident (with a valid South African Identity Document).
- Graduates that are 35 years of age or younger at the time of appointment to the internship programme
- Hold a NQF level 7 to 9 qualification from a DHET – accredited higher education institution.
Host Institutions
- In the Science, Engineering, Technology (SET), Research, Development and Innovation, Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) disciplines;Able to identify mentors who have been employed in the host institution on a long-term contract (at least 2 years) or in a permanent position.
- Have mentors willing to allocate time for mentoring, training and support for interns
- Have infrastructure for the interns to work namely workstations, computers and other resources including platforms for working remotely to ensure adequate work exposure for the interns
- Willing to participate in the mentor forums and training programmes provided by the internship programme
Call close date: 17 March 2025
