Job Details

  • Reference number: EBW06/310/1124
  • Province: Western Cape
  • Type of engagement: Permanent appointment
  • Posted: December 12th

Background to Position

Stellenbosch University

Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences

School of Accountancy

Lecturer: School of Accountancy

(One or more positions)

Ref. EBW06/310/1124

Exciting teaching and research opportunities currently exist for established subject specialists in the following accountancy-related subject areas: management accounting and financial management, financial accounting, taxation, auditing and business ethics.

Job Description

Duties:

Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Undertaking teaching, learning and assessment activities in undergraduate and/or postgraduate modules.
  • Supervision of postgraduate students in accountancy and related research fields.
  • Engaging in research and publishing academic work in accountancy and related research fields in reputable academic and peer-reviewed journals.
  • Participating in community interaction / social impact initiatives, including involvement in SAICA’s Thuthuka project.
  • Involvement in academic administration and service-rendering.

Inherent Criteria

Requirements: 

  • An appropriate SAICA accredited honours degree in accounting, or a postgraduate diploma in accounting in the Chartered Accountancy stream.
  • Registration as a Chartered Accountant (South Africa), or eligibility to register.
  • Academic excellence (evidenced by a full academic transcript) and/or proven academic research experience (a master’s degree in the subject area of accountancy, or PhD, or publication/s in DHET-approved journal/s).
  • The ability to lecture and function in a multilingual work environment.
  • A commitment to research and social impact/community involvement (including SAICA’s Thuthuka project).
  • The ability to handle departmental administration.
  • The ability to work in a team.
  • The willingness to lecture digital- and leadership acumen for accountants and / or business ethics.

Application Requirement

Documentation details (PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR APPLICATION INCLUDES BOTH THE DOCUMENTS LISTED BELOW): 

  • A comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (including the names and contact details of your referees as stipulated below). 
  • A full academic transcript.

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Commencement of duties: 

01 April 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter

Closing date:

10 January 2025

Enquiries regarding the job content: Profs SPJ von Wielligh on 021 808 3889, or at PVW@sun.ac.za / or Prof Stiaan Lamprecht on 021 808 3889, or at clam@sun.ac.za

Enquiries regarding remuneration/benefits, as well as technical assistance with the electronic application process: Human Resources Client Services Centre on 021 808 2753 / 021 938 9636 or at sun-e-hr@sun.ac.za

Stellenbosch University is committed to employment equity (EE), and appointments will be made in line with the EE plan for the specific environment as well as the institutional EE Plan of the University.

Stellenbosch University reserves the right not to make an appointment.

Your application, comprising a comprehensive curriculum vitae (including the names and email addresses of at least three referees), must reach the University before or on the closing date of the advertised post. 

The University reserves the right to investigate qualifications and conduct background checks on all candidates.

The Occupational Health and Safety Act requires people in occupations that entail potential exposure to certain hazards (such as, but not limited to: noise, hazardous chemical substances and hazardous biological agents) to be subjected to medical screening, to determine their fitness to work in the said occupations.

Should no feedback be received from the University within four to six weeks of the closing date, kindly accept that your application did not succeed.

About Stellenbosch University

Stellenbosch University (SU) is home to an academic community of 29 000 students (including 4 000 foreign students from 100 countries) as well as 3 000 permanent staff members (including 1 000 academics) on five campuses. ​The historical oak-lined university town amongst the Boland Mountains in the winelands of the Western Cape creates a unique campus atmosphere, which attracts local and foreign students alike. On the main campus, paved walkways wind between campus buildings – some dating from previous centuries; others just a few years old. Architecture from various eras attests to the sound academic foundation and establishment of an institution of excellence. This, together with the scenic beauty of the area; state-of-the-art, environmentally friendly facilities and technology, as well as visionary thinking about the creation of a sustainable 21st-century institution, makes for the unique character of Stellenbosch University.