KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Teaching and Learning:

• Undergraduate teaching in the following specific subject areas of Microbiology: Microbial Ecology, Environmental Microbiology, Public Health and/or Bacteriology, in accordance with the set requirements of the alignment programme between campuses.
• Honours teaching in any of the 4 areas indicated in 1.1.
• Effective teaching practices – blended approach.
• Satisfactory student success rate according to the set faculty norms.
• Monitoring of and engagement with at-risk students to ensure student success.
• Effective assessment and evaluation practices.

Research and Innovation:

• Effective recruitment and supervision of honours, masters, doctoral and postdoctoral students.
• Effective designing and management of research projects.
• Attraction and management of external research funds.
• Forging of local and international collaborations.
• Production of high-quality research outputs.
• NRF rating.

Administration:

• Involvement in any required administrative tasks of the subject group and/or as tasked by management.
• Contributions to advising students.
• Participation in recruitment activities.

Community Engagement and Academic Scholarship:

• Involvement in the initiatives of the department or school at large.
• Mentorship of junior staff.

Minimum requirements

Senior Lecturer:

• A PhD (NQF level 10) in Microbiology.
• Accreditation with the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP).
• Membership with the South African Society for Microbiology (SASM).
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience teaching at tertiary level.
• Postgraduate supervision.

Associate Professor:

• A PhD (NQF level 10) in Microbiology.
• Accreditation with the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP).
• Membership with the South African Society for Microbiology (SASM).
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience teaching at tertiary level.
• Postgraduate supervision

RECOMENDATION / ADDED ADVANTAGE:

• A minimum of 1 year experience in a management role.