Senior Lecturer: Department of Computer Science and Informatics (Job ID: 5987) needed at University of the Free State

Duties and responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate and postgraduate modules in Computer Science, Information Systems and/or Data Science.
• Supervise honours, master’s and doctoral students in Computer Science, Information Systems and/or Data Science.
• Perform research in at least one of the established research areas of the Department, namely Business Intelligence and Text mining, Computer Science Education, Eye-tracking, Human-Computer Interaction, Digital Inclusion, and Community Engagement in IT.

Inherent Job Requirements:

Senior Lecturer

• A PhD in Computer Science/ Information Systems/ Data Science on NQF Level 10.
• Proven experience in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate programming modules such as Data Structures, Design Patterns, Algorithms and/or Computer Networking.
• 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 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 concerned with research at higher-education levels.

Recommendations:

• Specialisation in Data Science.