HOD/Full Professor/ AssociateProfessor/Senior Lecturer Positions: Faculty of Health Science needed at Durban University of Technology

SENIOR LECTURER

Minimum Requirements:

• A Doctoral Degree in Nursing or any Health-related discipline in Health Sciences
• Five (5) years’ experience in higher education
• Registered with SANC as a General Nurse, and additional registration in Nursing Administration and Nursing Education
• Demonstrate scholarship of teaching and must have produced/ published in the preceding three years three publication units (e.g. accredited book, chapter in a book, accredited creative output, patent, review article, journal article, peer-reviewed conference proceedings, etc.) in the preceding three years.
• Supervision of at least one postgraduate student at Masters’ level.

 A candidate for Senior Lecturer must show proof of having been recognised as an excellent teacher as evidenced by:  

• Exceptional knowledge of his or her subject matter/discipline.
• Excellent classroom and tutorial performance.
• Effective utilization of innovative teaching and assessment methods.
• Very good communication and human relations skills.
• Excellent performance as an academic advisor who encourages active learning among students and staff.
• Innovative design and development of curriculum.
• Pedagogical teaching philosophy.

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR 

Minimum requirements

• A Doctoral Degree in Nursing or any Health-related discipline in Health Sciences
• At least 7 years teaching experience / professional
• Registered with SANC as a General Nurse, and additional registration in Nursing Administration and Nursing Education
• A minimum of seven DHET accredited publications/creative outputs over the preceding three
• Successful postgraduate supervision of at least two Masters’ students and one Doctorate student.
• The standard achieved in each of the abovementioned must be of a high
• Recipient of grant
• Evidence of leadership in community organizations and participation in activities in the wider community relating specifically to the academic discipline of the candidate and/or involvement in significant community activities in professional, cultural, religious, sporting, developmental, and other fields.
• Bibliometrics to evaluate the quality of research

 A candidate for an Associate Professorship must show proof of having been recognized as a very competent teacher as evidenced by:

• Exceptional knowledge of his or her subject matter/discipline.
• Excellent classroom and tutorial performance.
• Effective utilization of innovative teaching and assessment methods.
• Very good communication and human relations skills.
• Excellent performance as an academic advisor who encourages active learning among students.
• Pedagogical teaching philosophy.
• Effective design and development of curriculum.

FULL PROFESSOR 

Minimum requirements

• A Doctoral Degree in Nursing or any Health-related discipline in Health Sciences
• Registered with SANC as a General Nurse, and additional registration in Nursing Administration and Nursing Education
• A minimum of ten DHET accredited publications/creative outputs over the preceding three years, relevant to discipline;
• Citation to measure quality;
• Successful postgraduate supervision of at least five Masters’ students and three Doctorate students;
• The standard achieved in each of the abovementioned must be of a high
• Recipient of grant awards;
• International recognition;
• Evidence of leadership in community organizations and participation in activities in the wider community relating specifically to the academic discipline of the candidate and/or involvement in significant community activities in professional, cultural, religious, sporting, developmental, and other fields; and
• Bibliometrics to evaluate the quality of research

A candidate for Full Professorship must show proof of having been recognised as an excellent teacher as evidenced by:  

• Exceptional knowledge of his or her subject matter/discipline.
• Excellent classroom and tutorial performance.
• Effective utilization of innovative teaching and assessment methods.
• Very good communication and human relations skills.
• Excellent performance as an academic advisor who encourages active learning among students and staff.
• Innovative design and development of curriculum.
• Pedagogical teaching philosophy.

RADIOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT

SENIOR LECTURER

Minimum Requirements:

• A Doctoral Degree in Radiography or any Health-related discipline in Health Sciences
• Five (5) years’ experience in higher education
• Registration with HPCSA as a Radiographer
• Demonstrate scholarship of teaching and must have produced/ published in the preceding three years three publication units (e.g. accredited book, chapter in a book, accredited creative output, patent, review article, journal article, peer-reviewed conference proceedings, etc.) in the preceding three years.
• Supervision of at least one postgraduate student at Masters’ level.

A candidate for Senior Lecturer must show proof of having been recognised as an excellent teacher as evidenced by:

• Exceptional knowledge of his or her subject matter/discipline.
• Excellent classroom and tutorial performance.
• Effective utilization of innovative teaching and assessment methods.
• Very good communication and human relations skills.
• Excellent performance as an academic advisor who encourages active learning among students and staff.
• Innovative design and development of curriculum.
• Pedagogical teaching philosophy.

EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT

SENIOR LECTURER

Minimum Requirements:

• A Doctoral Degree in Emergency Medical Care
• Five (5) years’ experience in higher education
• Registration with HPCSA as an Emergency Medical Care Practitioner 
• Demonstrate scholarship of teaching and must have produced/ published in the preceding three years three publication units (e.g. accredited book, chapter in a book, accredited creative output, patent, review article, journal article, peer-reviewed conference proceedings, etc.) in the preceding three years.
• Supervision of at least one postgraduate student at Masters’ level.

A candidate for Senior Lecturer must show proof of having been recognised as an excellent teacher as evidenced by:

• Exceptional knowledge of his or her subject matter/discipline.
• Excellent classroom and tutorial performance.
• Effective utilization of innovative teaching and assessment methods.
• Very good communication and human relations skills.
• Excellent performance as an academic advisor who encourages active learning among students and staff.
• Innovative design and development of curriculum.
• Pedagogical teaching philosophy.

DENTAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT

SENIOR LECTURER

Minimum Requirements:

• A Doctoral Degree in Dental Sciences or any Health-related discipline in Health Sciences
• Five (5) years’ experience in higher education
• Registration with SADTC
• Demonstrate scholarship of teaching and must have produced/ published in the preceding three years three publication units (e.g. accredited book, chapter in a book, accredited creative output, patent, review article, journal article, peer-reviewed conference proceedings, etc.) in the preceding three years.
• Supervision of at least one postgraduate student at Masters’ level.

A candidate for Senior Lecturer must show proof of having been recognised as an excellent teacher as evidenced by:

• Exceptional knowledge of his or her subject matter/discipline.
• Excellent classroom and tutorial performance.
• Effective utilization of innovative teaching and assessment methods.
• Very good communication and human relations skills.
• Excellent performance as an academic advisor who encourages active learning among students and staff.
• Innovative design and development of curriculum.
• Pedagogical teaching philosophy.

HEAD OF DEPARTMENT

Minimum Requirements:

• PhD in the relevant discipline relevance in this context will depend on the cluster of academic programmes
• Meets requirement for appointment as a Senior Lecturer
• Five (5) years’ experience in higher education and academic leadership Scholarship

Duration

• Five (5) years fixed contract as an HOD, renewable for one additional term based on performance

Summary of duties:

• Dealing with student queries and complaints regarding the Department;

 Managing and supervising staff which include:-

• Providing leadership to the department in respect of Teaching & Learning, Research and Community Engagement.
• Enhancing staff relations and building the team towards effective pursuit of the Envision 2030 strategic plan.
• Representing the department in relevant institutional, regional and national fora.
• Academic management of the Department, including allocations of workload, leave and support of relevant training
• Financial management of the Department, including budgets, appointment of part-time staff and approval and processing of requisitions.
• Enhancing Faculty projects e.g. Postgraduate recruitment and supervision, community engagement, holistic student support (HSS), and other institutional/Faculty initiatives

Special requirements for both levels:

• Strategic planning skills
• People management skills
• Conflict handling capability
• Organisational skills
• Business management acumen
• Good communication skills
• Understanding of higher education environment
• Well-developed network within industry and sphere of expertise
• Ability to provide leadership and to operate independently