KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Teaching and Learning

• Undergraduate teaching in the specific subject areas of botany, plant ecology, ecosystem and/or rangeland ecology, in accordance with the set requirements of the alignment programme between campuses.
• Honours teaching in any of the 3 areas indicated above.
• 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.
• 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

• A Phd (NQF Level 10) in Botany or Plant Ecology.
• Accreditation with the South African Association of Botanists (SAAB).

Associate Professor:

• A minimum of five (5) years’ teaching experience at a tertiary level.
• A minimum of five (5) years’ experience in the supervision of postgraduate students.

Senior Lecture:

• A minimum of three (3) years’ teaching experience at a tertiary level.
• A minimum of three (3) years’ experience in the supervision of postgraduate students.

ADDED ADVANTAGES & PREFERENCES:

• Membership with Botanical/Ecology Societies.
• A minimum of one (1) to two (2) years’ general management experience.