Associate Professor – Department of Education Management, Policy and Comparative Education needed at University of the Free State

Duties and responsibilities: 

• Provide formal teaching for undergraduate as well as post-graduate programmes. 
• Act as a supervisor for postgraduate students. 
• Ensure active involvement in research. 
• Active involvement in curriculum development relating to Education Management. 

Inherent requirements: 

• A relevant Doctoral degree in Education on NQF Level 10 with specialisation in Education Management or Leadership. 
• Candidates should also be in possession of a formal teaching qualification (e.g., Diploma in Education, Postgraduate Certificate in Education or Bachelor of Education degree or equivalent) (attach a copy). 
• Proven experience in research management and capacity building. 
• Experience as external examiner of postgraduate students. 
• Proven experience in the presentation of research papers at national and/or international conferences, where there is evidence of peer review of papers. 
• Act as an editorial board member and/or reviewer of high-quality national scholarly journals. 
• Proven national recognition for specialist expertise and research leadership in a specific scientific area of scholarship. 
• An NRF rating or equivalent status. 
• Proven experience in the supervision of graduated master’s students. 
• A proven research record of relevant publications in accredited national and international journals. 
• Serve as a member of a national scholarly society, OR a national committee or agency concerned with research at higher education levels, OR show evidence of service as an active member of an international equivalent.

Recommendations:

• At least 5-years lecturing and/or research experience in the Higher Education environment
• Experience in community engagement. 
• Experience in grant writing and/or preparing research funding applications.