Senior Lecturer/ Associate Professor/Professor of Business Management (Job ID: 6125) needed at University of the Free State

Duties and responsibilities: 

Senior Lecturer

• Provide study leadership to postgraduate students, namely Honours and Master’s students, and act as supervisor for Ph.D. students.
• Lecture Business Management related areas at undergraduate and postgraduate levels
• Conduct quality research in business management and related disciplines such as Business Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Digital Business and Supply Chain Management, and Managerial Economics and Finance.
• Involvement in community activities such as mentorship, and the provision of training and short courses in the areas of specialisation.
• Perform academic administration pertaining to undergraduate and postgraduate subjects – this may include typing, setting and marking of all question papers and memorandums, recording of marks and handling of student complaints.
• Serve as a member of various academic committees and perform any other tasks allocated by the Dean.

Associate Professor

• Deliver engaging and innovative teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including executive education programs.
• Conduct high-impact research in business management and related disciplines such as Business Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Digital Business and Supply Chain Management, and Managerial Economics and Finance.
• Participate in interdisciplinary research projects and initiatives.
• Supervise to the completion Master’s and PhD students.
• Participate in the development and programme enhancement for formal and executive education programmes.
• Engage with industry leaders and foster strong connections between the Business School and the business community, including providing consultancy work on behalf of the Business School.
• Contribute to the Business School’s strategic vision and leadership.

Professor

• Deliver engaging and innovative teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including executive education programs.
• Conduct high-impact research in business management and related disciplines such as Business Strategy, and or Entrepreneurship, Digital Business and Supply Chain Management, and Managerial Economics and Finance.
• Lead and participate in interdisciplinary research projects and initiatives.
• Supervise to completion Master’s and PhD students.
• Play a key role in curriculum development and programme enhancement for formal and executive education programmes.
• Engage with industry leaders and foster strong connections between the Business School and the business community, including providing consultancy work on behalf of the Business School.
• Contribute to the Business School’s strategic vision and leadership.

Inherent requirements:

Senior Lecturer

• A relevant Doctoral degree in Business Management/Business Administration or related field on NQF Level 10 with a strong focus on Business strategy / Entrepreneurship / Digital Business and Supply Chain Management / Managerial Economics and Finance.
• Proven record of teaching at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level.
• Proven experience in supervising to completion of master’s students.
• 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 in Business Management/Business Administration or related field on NQF Level 10 with a strong focus on Business strategy / Entrepreneurship / Digital Business and Supply Chain Management / Managerial Economics and Finance.
• Proven record of teaching at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level.
• Experience as external examiner for postgraduate students.
• Proven experience in the presentation of research papers at national conferences, where there is evidence of peer review of papers.
• Acted as an editorial board member of high-quality national scholarly journals.
• Proven national recognition for specialist expertise and research leadership in a specific scientific area of scholarship.
• Proven experience in the supervision of graduated master’s degree students.
• Proven expertise of practice experience in strategic business management / leadership.
• Demonstrated ability for third-stream income generation.
• A proven research record of relevant publications in high-quality accredited national and international journals.
• An NRF rating of C3 or equivalent status or eligibility to apply within the next cycle.
• Served as a member of a national scholarly society OR a national committee or agency concerned with research at higher education levels OR showed evidence of service as an active member of an international equivalent.

Professor

• A relevant Doctoral degree in Business Management/Business Administration or related field on NQF Level 10 with a strong focus on Business strategy / Entrepreneurship / Digital Business and Supply Chain Management / Managerial Economics and Finance.
• Experience as external examiner for master’s-degree and doctoral students.
• Acted as editorial board member of high-quality international/ISI/IBSS journals.
• A significant research portfolio demonstrated by a sustained research record in the last 8 years.
• A research record of relevant publications in high-quality national and international accredited journals.
• Proven international recognition for specialist expertise and research in Strategic Business Management and Leadership (for example, regularly reviews international/ISI/IBSS journals).
• Demonstrated successful supervision of graduated master’s-degree and preferably graduated doctoral students.
• Proven expertise of practice experience in strategic business management/ leadership.
• Demonstrated ability for third-stream income generation.
• Proven experience in delivering keynote addresses at national scholarly conferences.
• Demonstrate potential in wider public engagement and dissemination of research.
• Served as a member of a national or international scholarly society, committee, or agency concerned with research at higher education levels.
• An NRF rating of C3 or equivalent status or eligibility to apply within the next cycle.

Recommendations:

• A minimum of three (3) years of relevant practice experience in Business Administration and /or Business Management and five (5) years for Associate Professor/Professor.
• Proven lecturing experience in the Higher Education environment.
• A track record in international cooperation.
• Ability to communicate research results to clientele groups.
• A track record of engaging with the industry and must have been involved in securing funding.
• Proven skills in data analysis using IBM SPSS, AMOS, PLS.