Job Details

  • Reference number: M001136
  • Province: North West
  • Type of engagement: Permanent appointment
  • Posted: April 15th

Background to Position

NORTH-WEST UNIVERSITY (MAHIKENG CAMPUS)

FACULTY OF NATURAL AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICAL AND STATISCTICAL SCIENCES

VACANCY: LECTURER IN MATHEMATICS (nGAP)

POSITION NUMBER: M001136

PEROMNES: A8

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: PERMANENT APPOINTMENT

The North-West University invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the following position, which form part of the New Generation of Academics Programme (nGAP) of the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET). Preference will be given to applications from black (African, Coloured and Indian), female and disabled candidates, with a target that at least 80% of applicants should be appointed from these groups. Applicants must be SA citizens and 40 years or younger of age. The nGAP represents the ninth phase of the Staffing South African Universities Framework (SSAUF), which the Minister of Higher Education and Training approved at the start of 2015 as an initiative to improve the academic staffing capacity of South African universities. The programme aims at addressing the urgent and challenging imperative to recruit, support and retain black (African, Coloured and Indian), female academic and disabled staff to address the under-representation at all levels in the sector. It is a key vehicle to contribute to the transformation of the academic staff profile in disciplines of greatest need. nGAP employees will participate in a six-year developmental programme in terms of which they will be employed on a permanent full-time basis at the NWU under the University's normal conditions of service. They will be expected to register for and complete their doctoral studies, participate successfully in the DHET's Staffing South Africa's Universities Development Programme, and work under the supervision of an appointed mentor. In order to achieve the developmental aims of the programme, nGAP employees will have a reduced teaching load over the first four years of their appointment. They will be expected to work for additional two years at NWU after the completion of the six-year developmental programme. APPLICANTS SHOULD HAVE A MASTER'S DEGREE WITH AN ACADEMIC AVERAGE OF 70% FOR THE MASTER’S DEGREE, THIS IS ESSENTIAL. PROOF OF RESULTS MUST BE ATTACHED TO THE APPLICATION.

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

The nGAP position in the School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences is part of the SSAUF initiative by the DHET to improve the academic staffing at South African universities. It is a prestigious programme to enable young black candidates to follow a career as an academic. nGAP employees will participate in a six-year developmental programme on a permanent full-time basis under the University's normal conditions of service and will work under the supervision of an appointed mentor. In order to achieve the developmental aims of the programme, nGAP employees will have a reduced teaching load over the first three years of their appointment.

Job Description

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Teaching:

  • Teaching undergraduate & postgraduate students.

Research:

  • Conducting research and supervision of postgraduate students.

Organisational & management tasks:

  • Assist with management tasks.

Inherent Criteria

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

  • A MSc (NQF level 9) in Pure Mathematics: Algebra, Topology & Functional Analysis. The Master's degree must be achieved with an average of 70% or above. Please attach proof of results in your application.
  • A minimum of three (3) years’ experience in teaching under-and-postgraduates.
  • Applicants must be SA citizens and 40 years or younger of age.

ADDED ADVANTAGE:

  • A professional membership with SAMS/SANUM/AMS/SAMSA.

KEY FUNCTIONAL/ TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:

  • Latex, Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
  • Matlab.

KEY BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:

  • Teamwork.
  • Organisational Skills.
  • Communication.
  • Leadership.
  • Trustworthiness & Ethics (Academic integrity).

Application Requirement

REMUNERATION

The annual total remuneration package will be commensurate with the level of appointment as advertised and in line with the NWU policy guidelines. 

ENQUIRIES REGADING JOB CONTENT MAY BE DIRECTED TO:                         

Prof. David Kubayi,                                 Tel No: 018 299-2569 

ENQUIRIES REGARDING RECRUITMENT PROCESS MAY BE DIRECTED TO:       

Ms. Innocentia Mphuthi,                         Tel No: 018 389-2457

CLOSING DATE:                    26 April 2024

COMMENCEMENT OF DUTIES:           As soon as possible

Kindly take note: applications may only be submitted online through the official NWU vacancy website.

Incomplete applications and those submitted through any other platform will not be considered.

The University subscribes to and applies the principles of the Employment Equity Act and is committed to transformation. Preference will be given to candidates from the designated groups, in accordance with the principles of the aforementioned Act and NWU Employment Equity Plan.

The University reserves the right not to make an appointment. Communication will be limited to shortlisted candidates only.

If you are not contacted within two months from the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.

About NWU

The NWU is committed to functioning as a unitary, integrated, multi-campus university that enables equity, redress and globally competitive teaching and research across all three of our campuses. Our core activities, teaching-learning and research, are intertwined with community engagement and innovation in our eight faculties, most of which serve both distance and contact students. The NWU offers more than just an education: we offer people a place in the world. Academically, students benefit from great choice and flexibility, enabling them to fulfill their potential and start preparing for their careers. Through collaboration with other universities and institutions internationally, we are part of the global higher education community. Our internationalisation activities include student and staff exchange and cooperation in academic, research, cultural and sports matters. As we like to say in our University Anthem: “where the willow trees grow and the thorn tree spreads its shade, there you will grow in knowledge…”