Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor/Professor – Department Industrial Psychology (2 Positions) (Job ID: 5954) needed at University of the Free State

Duties and responsibilities: 

• Teach Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management modules to undergraduate and postgraduate students. 
• Conduct high-quality research, publish in accredited journals, and deliver quality research outputs in line with the faculty’s research strategy. 
• Provide supervision to postgraduate students, namely Honours, Masters, PhD students, and professional industrial psychology interns. 
• Provide leadership in pursuit of the department and faculty strategic plan with regard to research, teaching, engaged scholarship and leadership and administration. 
• Perform academic administration pertaining to undergraduate and postgraduate subjects – this may include typing, setting, and marking all question papers and memorandums, recording marks and handling student complaints. 
• Serve as a member of various academic committees and perform any other tasks allocated by the Dean and head of the department. 
• Develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with relevant research, civil society, government, industry, and professional organisations. 
• Contribute to curriculum development within the faculty.

Inherent requirements:

Senior Lecturer

• A relevant Doctoral degree on NQF Level 10 in Industrial Psychology or Human Resource Management. 
• Proven record of teaching at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level. 
• Proven experience in supervising to completion of master’s students and if registered as an Industrial Psychologist, industrial psychology interns. 
• Member of the South African Board of People Practices or the Health Professions Council of South Africa.
• Proven experience in the presentation of papers at national scholarly conferences. 
• Proven national recognition for specialist expertise and research in a specific area of scholarship. 
• An NRF rating or demonstrate potential for obtaining an NRF rating. 
• A proven research record of relevant publications in national and international accredited journals. 
• Proven experience of service as an active member of a national or international scholarly society or committee or agency 

Associate Professor

• A relevant Doctoral degree on NQF Level 10 in Industrial Psychology or Human Resource Management. 
• Proven record of teaching at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level. 
• Proven experience in supervising to completion of master’s students and if registered as an Industrial Psychologist, industrial psychology interns. 
• Member of the South African Board of People Practices or the Health Professions Council of South Africa. 
• Experience as an external examiner for postgraduate students. 
• Proven experience in the presentation of research papers at national and international conferences, where there is evidence of peer review of papers. 
• Experience on the editorial board of a scholarly journal. 
• Proven national recognition for specialist expertise and research leadership in a specific scientific area of scholarship. 
• An NRF rating of C3 or equivalent status. 
• A proven research record of relevant publications in high-quality accredited national and international journals. 

Professor

• A PhD on NQF Level 10 in Industrial Psychology or Human Resource Management. 
• Proven record of teaching at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level. 
• Proven experience in supervising to completion of Master’s, and preferably PhD students and if registered as an Industrial Psychologist, industrial psychology interns. 
• Member of the South African Board of People Practices or the Health Professions Council of South Africa.
• Proven international recognition for specialist expertise and research leadership in a particular area of academic scholarship (for example, regularly serves as a reviewer for international/ISI/IBSS journals).
• A research record of relevant publications in high-quality national and international accredited journals. 
• Experience as an external examiner for postgraduate students. 
• Proven experience in delivering keynote addresses at national scholarly conferences. 
• Experience on the editorial board of a scholarly journal. 
• An NRF rating of C1 or C2   or equivalent status. 
• Served as a member of a national or international scholarly society or committee, or agency concerned with research at higher education levels. 

Recommendations:

• Proven lecturing experience in the Higher Education environment.
• Proven experience in supervising to completion of PhD students.
• Evidence of professional supervision of intern industrial psychologists. 
• Proven experience in presenting Industrial Psychology modules such as Research Methodology, Employee Wellness and Labour Relations. 
• Proficiency in computer skills, e.g., MS word, excel, PowerPoint. 
• Proven skills in data analysis using IBM SPSS, AMOS, PLS. 
• Good command of the English language.
• Evidence of application for funding in (multidisciplinary) research projects. 
• Demonstrate potential in wider public engagement and dissemination of research.