Lecturer/Senior Lecturer – Centre for Development Support (2-Year Contract Appointment) (Job ID: 5845) needed at University of the Free State

Duties and responsibilities: 

• Finalise the curriculum for the restructured master’s degree.
• Oversee the development of study guides.
• Integrate conceptual ideas across all modules/curriculum coherence.
• Integrate relevant graduate attributes into modules.
• Ensure pedagogical alignment across modules.
• Monitor the quality of teaching and learning across all modules.
• Develop and teach in at least one module.
• Day-to-day management of research projects on universities and sustainable development:  administration, budgeting, managing post-doctoral fellows on the project, designing and conducting fieldwork interviews and participatory research, drafting papers, organising webinars and other public engagement events, developing project websites. 

Inherent requirements:

Lecturer

• A PhD on NQF Level 10 in Development Studies related to human development and higher education.
• A minimum of 5 years relevant experience in curriculum development and alignment of courses with the guidelines from authorities (for example, SAQA).
• Proven experience in the delivery of poster or oral presentations at conferences or equivalent activities.
• Evidence of manuscripts produced that have the potential to be converted or submitted for publication in accredited journals.
• A good academic record.

Senior Lecturer

• PhD on NQF Level 10 in Development Studies related to human development and higher education.
• A minimum of 5 years relevant experience in curriculum development and alignment of courses with the guidelines from authorities (for example, SAQA).
• Proven experience in the presentation of papers/posters at national scholarly conferences.
• Proven national recognition for specialist expertise and research in a specific area of scholarship.
• An NRF rating or demonstrated potential for obtaining an NRF rating.
• Proven experience in supervision of graduated master’s degree students.
• A proven research record of relevant publication/s in peer reviewed national and international accredited scientific journals. 
• Proven experience of service as an active member of a national or international scholarly society or committee or agency concerned with research at higher-education levels.

Recommendations:

• Familiarity with higher education research and debates and sustainable development debates.
• Experience working on a funded research project.
• Able to work in a teaching team and a research project team.
• A publications record