Professor/Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer/Lecturer Job at Stellenbosch University

Duties/Pligte        

For appointment at Professor/Associate Professor level:

• Providing academic and managerial leadership to the Department.
• Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in the full spectrum of industrial psychology.
• Postgraduate supervision and research.
• Internship supervision.
• Publishing research results in accredited journals.
• Presenting papers at national and international conferences.
• Participating in internal and external service activities, social impact programmes, and interventions appropriate to the academic rank.

For appointment at Senior Lecturer level:

• Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in the field of Industrial Psychology and the Human Resource Management programme.
• Postgraduate supervision and research.
• Internship supervision.
• Presenting research at conferences.
• Publishing in accredited journals.
• Rendering relevant services to the University and the community.

For appointment at Lecturer level:

• Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in the field of Industrial Psychology and the Human Resource Management programme.
• Postgraduate supervision and research.
• Internship supervision.
• Presenting research at conferences.
• Publishing in accredited journals.
• Rendering relevant services to the University and the community.

Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes        

For appointment at Professor/Associate Professor level:

• Doctoral degree in Industrial Psychology from an accredited institution.
• Professional registration with the Professional Board for Psychology as an industrial psychologist.
• Proven record of teaching at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level.
• Proven evidence of completed research supervision of master's and doctoral students relevant to the academic rank.
• Recognised research outputs and scholarly impact commensurate with appointment as a Professor/Associate Professor.
• Advanced statistical computing skills, such as R, SPSS, SAS, LISREL, and Mplus, as well as qualitative data analysis software such as ATLAS.ti and NVivo.
• Demonstrated research leadership at national and international levels.
• Seven to ten years' teaching experience.

For appointment at Senior Lecturer level:

• Doctorate in Industrial Psychology from an accredited institution and an appropriate research output record.
• Professional registration as an industrial psychologist.
• Practical and teaching experience with respect to Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management.
• Two to six years' relevant experience.

For appointment at Lecturer level:

• Master's degree in industrial psychology from an accredited institution and an appropriate research output record.
• Professional registration as an industrial psychologist.
• Practical and teaching experience with respect to Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management.
• Two to six years' relevant experience.
• Recommendation/Aanbeveling        
• For appointment at Professor/Associate Professor level:
• Experience in a managerial and/or leadership role.
• Proven record of teaching across the full spectrum of Research Methodology and Psychometrics.
• Outstanding technical skills in statistical analysis packages.
• Evidence of national and/or international recognition as a researcher through peer reviews or NRF rating.
• National and international involvement in scientific networks to contribute towards knowledge production and dissemination.

For appointment at Senior Lecturer/Lecturer level:

• Evidence of published research and/or ongoing research activity;
• Registration with the South African Board for People Practices;
• Experience and expertise in Research methodology, Statistical programmes such as R, SPSS, JASP, Structural Equation Modelling and Psychometrics will be a strong advantage.
• Appropriate work experience will be an advantage.
• A Doctoral degree in Industrial Psychology will be a strong advantage.

Closing Date   24-Aug-2026