Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

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Pretoria,
South Africa
http://www.csir.co.za

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The Council for scientific and industrial research (CSIR), established as an act of parliament in 1945, is South Africa’s central premier scientific research and development organisation. It is situated on its own campus in Pretoria. CSIR is the largest research and development organisation in Africa, accounting for about 10% of its entire budget. The company provides and national and multidisciplinary research and technological innovation in line with national priorities as a contribution to the improvement of the quality of life of South Africans. Their main areas of research include Laser technology, Built environment, Space technology, Nanotechnology, Synthetic technology, Material science and manufacturing, Natural resources and the environment, Mobile intelligent autonomous systems, Information and communication technology, etc. CSIR has three research centres, namely National Laser Centre, Meraka Institute, Centre for Mining Innovation. The perfect employee for the CSIR team would be the one who is passionate about science, technology and innovation in order to fulfill their objective of serving society through scientific and technological research. At the moment, the CSIR team have 2 375 full time employed employees. Due to their outstanding employee offerings, they qualified for the exclusive Best Employer certificate (South Africa) for 2012/2013. They received this certificate because they are a top science and technological research company with leading scientists and engineers, they provide diverse career opportunities, and they are internationally recognized and acclaimed.

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Added 19 Jul 2013 by a current employee

I worked for the CSIR in Pretoria from 2010-2012 and it was the best two years since I have been employed. Everything you would possibly need, you would find in the campus i.e.clinic, restaurants, photo studio, gym, banks and other things.You do not need to leave the campus to get personal things done.The CSIR does everything in its power to make sure that all the needs of their employees are met and I would like to return in the future. You also learn a lot while you're there, they're always trying to keep up with the times in terms of technology so you would see things first at work before seeing them outside of the office being done. I had the best time ever! Now that I'm writing this review, I realise how much I miss it and no place comes close to it.
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- You learn new ways of doing things everyday
- All you would need is provided inside the campus,i.e clinic,banks,gym etc.
- You always feel secure,security is taken very seriously
- Occupational Health is also their main priority
- Whatever career opportunity you wish to embark on,you get full support from management
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- If you are not a Scientist,you do not get the same benefits as they do in terms of career opportunities
- You reach the "sealing" quickly and find yourself stuck after a while
- They take care of the Scientists more and neglect the needs of the support staff
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