The University of Free Town is currently recruiting personnel into the Faculty of Education as a Senior Lecturer / Associate Professor and Academic Head of School at the School of Social Sciences and Language Education Department. Kindly read the details as provided below to confirm whether or not you do qualified before applying.
Job Title: Senior Lecturer / Associate Professor and Academic Head of School
Applications are invited for the post of Academic Head of
School in the Faculty of the Education.
The tenure for Academic Head of School is a fixed-term leadership
appointment for a period of five (5) years, with a possibility of renewal for
another term. External Candidates will also be considered for a permanent
substantive appointment at the appropriate level of Senior Lecturer or
Associate Professor (Please specify level for consideration).
*NB! Applications may only be submitted online. Please
ensure that all relevant documentation is attached to your application.
INCOMPLETE OR APPLICATIONS SENT VIA EMAIL WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
- A detailed curriculum vitae and cover letter (please note that the first three (3) referees on your CV will be contacted with regard to reference checking);
- Certified copies (not older than 6 months) of all academic records;
- Certified copies (not older than 6 months) of qualifications (please provide the SAQA accreditation in the case of foreign qualifications);
- A certified copy (not older than 6 months) of your identity document (ID);
- Proof of registration with a Professional Body (if applicable);
- A copy of your driver’s license (if applicable).
Duties and responsibilities
Provide formal teaching for undergraduate as well as post-graduate programmes. This includes but is not limited to: lectures, tutorials, practical work, seminars, preparation and assessment.
Act as a supervisor for postgraduate students.
Ensure active involvement in research.
Coordinate Faculty marketing and teaching practice activities.
Liaise with relevant offices to ensure efficient service to students and staff.
Ensure active involvement in curriculum development relating to Social Sciences Education/Life Skills/Languages Education/Economic Management Science cluster or Higher Education Studies.
As Head of School: Responsible for continuous planning and execution of teaching and research strategies, general organising and coordinating of administrative duties, mentoring, and motivating staff, managing finances (e.g. annual budgeting, allocation of funds) of the School.
Additional duties applicable to the Academic Head of School
Provide academic leadership by creating and executing strategies to establish the School as a leader in the faculty vis-à-vis competing international entities.
The Academic Head of School is directly responsible for:
o directing the
academic debate in the Department;
o influencing
the School's overall climate and
culture;
o energising
everybody in the Department and beyond;
and
o shaping the
future of the Department.
• Contribute positively to the overall leadership in the
faculty.
• Frequent and continuous planning and execution of plans,
general organising and coordinating of staff, students and activities,
mentoring and motivating staff, structuring, and exercising overall control.
• Create an atmosphere of consensus among staff.
• Effective internal and external communication.
• The Academic Head of School is pivotal in linking staff in
disciplines and students with the University's management and administration
through communication, negotiation and consultation.
• Active participation and involvement in faculty management
structures, attending meetings, leading project teams, representing the School
and faculty, and fulfilling the roles of liaison officer and marketer, when
necessary.
• Active participation and involvement in applicable UFS
management structures, e.g. Senate.
• Initiate, formulate and implement a visionary academic
strategy for the School that is aligned with and supportive of the guiding
strategic documents of the UFS and faculty.
• Ensure –
o the provision
of top-quality, research-informed facilitation of learning at all levels of
teaching in the School;
o relevance of
content, material and presentation in all modules;
o the enhancement
of student experiences and their continuous engagement in academic debates;
o that adequate
rules and regulations are in place to optimally deliver high-quality teaching
and learning programmes on both undergraduate and postgraduate levels;
o adherence to
all the rules and regulations of the UFS, faculty and disciplines;
o quality and
timely feedback on student work;
o proper and
quality-driven academic advice and support to all under- and postgraduate
students in the School; and
o the revisiting
and development of fresh learning programmes that will help to position the
School as a leader in the fraternity.
• Create and maintain a(n) –
o visionary
research strategy for the School; and
o environment
that encourages research, leading to strong and active research habits and a
culture of inquiry.
• Ensure that –
o every academic
staff member is engaged in quality-driven and discipline-specific research;
o postgraduate
students are recruited to broaden the research base of the School; and
o ethical
requirements are met.
• Guiding and supporting senior academics towards acquiring
NRF ratings.
• Active engagement with the faculty research committee and
the UFS Directorate of Research Development in order to ensure sustainable
financial support for the School’s research initiatives.
• Building an effective team of scholars through:
o planning and
implementing a fair and reasonable dispensation regarding the workload of staff
members in the School;
o planning and
implementing a clear and reasonable career path for every staff member in
the School, taking account of the
strategic plans of the University, faculty and School;
o appropriate
mentoring interventions where and whenever it is needed;
o managing staff
performance in accordance with existing university policies and procedures;
o recruitment and
selection of scholars in the case of vacancies and/or specific strategic needs,
whenever strategic repositioning requires expansion of academic endeavours;
o creating and
maintaining a scholarship-friendly environment in the School; and
o planning and
overseeing effective and relevant staff development.
• The ultimate responsibility in terms of financial management
culminates in:
o annual
budgeting;
o financial
planning;
o allocation of
funds; and
o financial
control.
• Adhere to the UFS' financial policies and procedures.
• Encourage and actively support academic staff members to
apply for external research and other grants.
Inherent requirements
Senior Lecturer:
- A relevant Doctoral degree (NQF level 10) with any specialisation relevant to the disciplines offered in the Faculty of Education. Training in both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies will be an added advantage.
- Proven experience in the presentation of papers at national scholarly conferences.
- Proven national recognition for specialist expertise and research in a specific area of scholarship.
- An NRF rating or demonstrate potential for obtaining an NRF rating.
- Proven experience in supervision of graduated master’s students.
- A proven research record of relevant publications in national and international accredited journals.
- Proven experience of service as an active member of a national or international scholarly society or committee or agency concerned with research at higher education levels.
- Five (5) years’ teaching experience or any considerable demonstrable involvement in education at tertiary level with three (3) years’ leadership and/or management experience at tertiary level.
Associate Professor:
- A relevant Doctoral degree (NQF level 10) with any specialisation relevant to the disciplines offered in the Faculty of Education. Training in both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies will be an added advantage.
- Proven experience in research management and capacity building.
- Experience as external examiner for postgraduate students.
- Proven experience in the presentation of research papers at national and international conferences, where there is evidence of peer review of papers.
- Act as an editorial board member and/or reviewer of high-quality national scholarly journals.
- Proven national recognition for specialist expertise and research leadership in a specific scientific area of scholarship.
- A NRF rating of C3 or equivalent status.
- Proven experience in the supervision of graduated master’s and doctoral students.
- A proven research record of relevant publications in accredited national and international journals.
- Serve as a member of a national scholarly society, OR a national committee or agency concerned with research at higher education levels, OR show evidence of service as an active member of an international equivalent.
- Five (5) years’ teaching experience or any considerable demonstrable involvement in education at tertiary level with three (3) years’ leadership and/or management experience at tertiary level.
Required competencies:
Business Acumen
- The ability to adhere to rules and strictly follow work regulations.
- Proficient in using MS Office.
Results Orientated
- The ability to set high standards, establish tough goals, and to work to achieve success.
- Ability to be reliable, responsible, dependable and to fulfil obligations.
Strategic Thinking
- The ability to deal with several activities at a time.
- The ability to be creative and open-minded when addressing work issues.
Leading
- The ability to lead, take charge of situations, and offer opinions and directions to others.
Building Coalitions
- The ability to negotiate, sell, influence and to persuade others.
Recommendations
- Proven experience in the supervision of graduated PhD students with specialisation in Social Science and or Language Education.
Assumption of duties
01 January 2021
Closing date
The deadline for the application is: 13 November 2020.
Salary
The salary scale is available on request.
Enquiries:
For enquiries, please feel free to contact 051 401 9848/
7267/ 7705 or email recruit@ufs.ac.za
Fringe benefits:
- (Subject to specific conditions): pension scheme, medical aid scheme, group life insurance, housing allowance, leave and sick leave, service bonus and study benefits.
General
The University reserves the right not to fill the post. The University subscribes to and applies the principles prescribed by the Employment Equity Act. Preference will be given to candidates from the designated groups, in accordance with the principles of the aforementioned act and the employee profile of the specific department/division.
The UFS will only consider applications of candidates who
meet all the inherent requirements of the position. Applications that are incomplete or sent by
fax or e-mail, will not be considered. Communication will be limited to
shortlisted candidates only. Should you not be contacted within six weeks of
the closing date for applications, you may assume that your application was
unsuccessful.
How to Apply Online
External candidates can click HERE to apply online.
UFS staff members can log onto PeopleSoft, click
Self-Service, Recruiting and Careers to apply online.