1814 Senior Lecturer: Applied Mathematics / Applied Physics / Statistics needed at Central University of Technology, Free State

Main purpose of the job

• To develop academic material and lecture in allocated subjects for own and other programmes, and to execute appropriate community projects.

Main tasks

• Teaching, learning & assessment
• Student evaluation
• Research
• Administration
• Control and organisation
• Community service

Minimum Qualification/ Knowledge and/or Experience

• A relevant Doctorate level degree (i.e. D Tech / PhD/ NQF 10 or equivalent) in Applied Physics and/or Applied Mathematics and/ or Statistics or any relevant Engineering field.
• At least four years’ teaching/lecturing experience in the relevant subject field of Applied Physics and/or Applied Mathematics and/ or Statistics or any relevant Engineering field.
• Evidence of research output, post-graduate supervision and presentations at national and international conferences in line with CUT’s promotion requirements, which requires:
• 1. 5 credit outputs (books, chapters in books, articles in accredited journals, papers published in peer-reviewed conference proceedings, patents, etc.)
• Two completed master’s degrees as co-supervisor, or one completed master’s degree as supervisor. (Not applicable if the applicant already has a minimum of 2.0 publication, research or innovation credit outputs at Lecturer level).
• Four cumulative presentations/papers at conferences, of which at least one should be an international presentation/paper (international conferences held in South Africa are also regarded as international conferences).
• Involvement in at least one community project (related to teaching and learning, and the research and innovation curriculum.

Desired Qualification, Knowledge And/ Or Experience

• Experience in the use of MATLAB or SPSS software.
• Experience in curriculum development.
• Evidence of lecturing at a University of Technology (UoT).