Job Details
- Expires 10 January 0 days left to apply
- Reference number: EBW04/318/1124
- Province: Western Cape
- Type of engagement: Permanent appointment
- Posted: December 13th
Background to Position
Stellenbosch University
Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Stellenbosch Business School
Associate Professor / Senior Lecturer: Development Finance
(Bellville Park Campus)
Ref. EBW04/318/1124
Stellenbosch Business School was the first African business school to receive the prestigious Triple Crown of international accreditations, reserved for the top 1% of business schools worldwide. The school's commitment to developing responsible leaders for a better world, is a key differentiator in our programmes, research, and social impact activities.
We aim to provide a stimulating, inclusive and multicultural environment that shape future leaders. We welcome applications from candidates who seek to make a difference in our students' lives through professional endeavours, engaging with society, and helping us to be recognised as a source of value for a better world.
Stellenbosch Business School wishes to build on its strength in teaching and research in development finance. We welcome applications from candidates with research interests in development finance-related areas and are willing to contribute to teaching in various postgraduate programmes within the School. We aim to provide a stimulating, inclusive and multicultural environment in which to shape future leaders through our teaching and inform through our academically rigorous and societally relevant research. We welcome applications from candidates who seek to make a difference through their academic endeavours, engage with society, and help us to be recognised as a source of value for a better world.
Job Description
Duties:
- Delivering or teaching assigned development finance modules and related modules within other postgraduate programmes in the Business School.
- Collaborating with staff to create and deliver a transformative learning experience for students in development finance and generally for students at the Business School.
- Publishing and disseminating research in internationally recognised peer-reviewed journals, high-impact books, and cases.
- Through teaching and research. promoting the social impact of Stellenbosch Business School.
- Supervising postgraduate research at master’s and PhD-levels.
- Actively engaging and participating in Stellenbosch University’s activities and Business School life.
Inherent Criteria
Requirements:
(For appointment as a Senior Lecturer):
- A PhD in the field of development finance, finance, or economics awarded by a recognised university.
- Experience in teaching, delivery, assessment, and student support at the postgraduate level in the relevant subject area.
- Experience in the design and development of module content.
- Established record of research, or publication in nationally and internationally recognised peer-reviewed journals.
- Successfully completed postgraduate supervision.
- Good organisational and personal management skills.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Commitment to creating impact through research and scholarship.
For appointment as an Associate Professor):
- PhD in the field of development finance, finance, or economics awarded by a recognised university.
- National and international recognition as a researcher.
- A sustained record of research and research publications in nationally and internationally recognised peer-reviewed journals.
- A record of past research and a future research agenda relevant to development finance;
- Supervision and examination at PhD and master's levels.
- Teaching and the scholarship of teaching relevant to development finance, with evidence of, or potential for academic leadership of postgraduate programmes.
- Commitment to creating impact through research and scholarship.
- Academic management and leadership skills.
- Quantitative and qualitative evidence of teaching experience.
- Good organisational and personal management skills.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Evidence of commitment to creating impact through research and scholarship.
Application Requirement
Commencement of duties:
01 March 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter
Closing date:
10 January 2025
Enquiries regarding this post: Prof Ashenafi Fanta on 021 918 4137, or at ashenafi@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.
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