Associate Professor in the Department of Management Job at Rhodes University

Job Description

Associate Professor (Grade AP)

Department of Management

• The Department of Management invites suitably qualified candidates to join their team. 

Main Objectives

• All academics are responsible for disseminating knowledge (teaching and learning), creating knowledge (research), and engaging in community engagement, recognising differences in executing these responsibilities within the various departments and faculties.
• Academics are also expected to assume administrative, management, and/or leadership duties at the departmental, faculty, and/or university levels and contribute to their profession. 
• In addition, professors and associate professors provide academic leadership in teaching and learning, research, and community engagement and contribute towards the institution's governance. This professor's leadership contribution should be evidenced at the departmental, faculty, and institutional levels. 

The Requirements:

Associate Professor

• PhD in Management or equivalent.
• Considerable teaching experience at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels required, including Master's and PhD levels.
• Experience in teaching in the following disciplinary areas: Strategic Management, Financial Management and Research Methodology, Marketing Management or equivalent
• Evidence of M&D Supervision where Research supervision of Master’s is required, and PhD degrees to completion is preferred.
• Emerging National profile in the field of Management.
• Track record of administration, management and/or leadership roles (leadership roles may include being part of committees at the faculty and institutional level).
• Experience in mentoring and developing early career academics. 

Closing Date 23 October 2026