Contract type: Permanent

Job Level: Skilled / Middle Management

Work Location: Cape Town, Western Cape

Closing Date: 06 July 2026

Overview

The National Research Foundation (NRF) supports and promotes research and human capital development through funding, the provision of National Research Facilities and science outreach platforms and programmes in all fields of science and technology. The South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) spearheads South Africa’s activities in the Square Kilometre Array Radio Telescope (SKA) in engineering, science and construction. SARAO is a National Facility managed by the NRF and incorporates radio astronomy instruments and programmes such as MeerKAT, Hartebeesthoek, the African Very Long Baseline Interferometry (AVN) programme, and associated human capital development and commercialisation endeavours.

The purpose of the role is to design, develop and...