Established in 1968, The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) is the statutory research agency in South Africa. It has become the largest and the most recognizable research institute in the country. It has its mission to conduct social science which makes big changes for the world. In addition to that, they offer HSRC internship programme. In the following, there will be a lot of information and details that you can use for further consideration.

Programme Description

Job Title: HSRC internship programme

Recruiter: The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC)

Location: Nationwide, South Africa

Salary: Market related based on the level of qualification:

Bachelors       : R6.375 per month

Honours         : R7.055 per month

Masters          : R8.375 per month

Reference number: DSI-HSRC

Type of work: 24 Months Contract

Duties

Additionally, there are some duties that all applicants must have understood before applying for the HSRC internship programme, as follows.

• Acquiring practical work experience through mentoring
• Participating in training and also mentoring
• Also, taking initiative to their own goals

Requirements

Accordingly, in order to be eligible for the HSRC internship programme, having these following requirements is a must. Hence, here are the standard criterion that the recruiter seeks in the applicants.

• The applicants must be the South African citizen or South African permanent resident proven with a valid South African identity document
• For those who are not South African are not eligible to apply
• The applicants must be currently unemployed and they must be 35 years old or younger by the time they submit the application
• Having these following NQF level is compulsory:

NQF level 7: Bachelor’s, Advanced Diploma, or B-Tech Degree

NQF level 8: Bachelor’s Hons Degree, and Postgraduate Diploma

Also, NQF level 9: Master’s Degree or M-Tech

• The applicants must hold a qualification in Science, Engineering and Technology, Research, Development, Innovation, Social Sciences and Humanities, or related disciplines
• Besides, Registered Doctoral (PhD, DPhil and DTech) students and those who hold DSI-funded scholarships or bursaries during the internship year are not eligible for the internship
• The applicants must not be registered full-time for study
• Having a Diploma at below NQF level 7 as well as PhD at NQF level 10 is not acceptable
• People with disabilities are encouraged to apply
• Also, the applicants must have completed their study at the time of submitting the application

Application

In addition, some documents are also compulsory for the applicants to complete as a part for another requirement.

• Certified copies of certificates
• A certified copy of the South African identity card or passport
• Also, certified academic records

Furthermore, all applicants can apply for the HSRC internship programme online on the DSI-HSRC Internship Online Management System. First of all, they need to register themselves under the tab new registration. Second, they have to complete their personal information and details as required. After that, they can follow all the steps to complete the relevant sections.

Contact

Moreover, for any online enquiries, you may contact the DSI-HSRC internship programme desk via email at DSI_HSRC_Internship.queries@hsrc.ac.za.

Closing Date

Finally, the closing date of HSRC internship programme will be on 5 September 2021.