• Providing strategic research direction for the Soil Science programme in harmony with the ARC’s Strategic Plan.
• Conceptualizes and initiates new projects / project definition and develop research plan.
• Writes research proposals.
• Identifies new knowledge and new potential IP that will be generated as result of research.
• Pro-active personnel management in terms of application and effective utilization to maintain and strengthen the core of expertise within the Soil Science discipline.
• Recruitment of funding and project management and in an agricultural and natural resource environment, both nationally and internationally.
• Acquisition and maintenance of research equipment, computers, peripherals and specialized software.
• Postgraduate student supervision, mentorship and research team leadership.
• Monitoring and evaluation of research and technology development projects, and mainte...