Job Details
- Expires 23 September 0 days left to apply
- Province: Gauteng
- Type of engagement: Permanent appointment
- Posted: September 7th
- Remuneration package: Remuneration: dependent on qualifications and experience
Background to Position
The Wits School of Education is seeking to appoint a suitable candidate as Lecturer or Senior Lecturer on the staff of the Educational Leadership, Policy and Skills Division. The Division is committed to equity and excellence, encourages diverse theoretical and methodological orientations, values collaborative research and encourages academic staff to work across divisions and specializations.
Job Description
The Division requires a candidate who has expertise in education leadership, management and school governance, the capacity to secure external funding; and the potential to develop collaborative relationships with colleagues in the university, provincial and national departments, research institutes and policy networks.
Inherent Criteria
Qualifications and experience:
The successful applicants must meet the following criteria to be appointed:
Lecturer
- PhD in an appropriate field
- Capacity to supervise at the tertiary level
- Evidence of an emerging research profile (a publication record would be an advantage)
- A track record of competent teaching in the disciplinary area in higher education
Senior Lecturer
- PhD in an appropriate field
- An independent research profile and proven publication record (a minimum of four accredited journal articles or equivalent book chapters)
- Capacity to supervise at the tertiary level (2-3 Masters and/or PhD students successfully supervised to completion)
- A track record of competent teaching in the disciplinary area in higher education
Application Requirement
Submit a letter of motivation, a detailed CV and the names and contact details of three referees (including e-mail addresses). Applicants must clearly specify on the application form at what level they wish to be appointed.
*The University is committed to employment equity. Preference may be given to appointable applicants from the under-represented designated groups in terms of the relevant employment equity plans and policies of the University. Designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, as amended, means black people, women and people with disabilities.
The University is committed to employment equity. Preference may be given to appointable applicants from the underrepresented designated groups in terms of the relevant employment equity plans and policies of the University. The University retains the right not to make an appointment and to verify all information provided by candidates.