Associate Professor/Professor and Head of Department

2 days ago

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa University of PretoriaUniversiteit van Pretoria Full time
Job title : Associate Professor/Professor and Head of DepartmentJob Location : Gauteng, PretoriaDeadline : April 28, 2025Quick Recommended Links
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RESPONSIBILITIES

The successful candidate will be responsible for but not limited to the following: 

  • Supporting the Dean in advancing the Faculty of Education's strategic vision.
  • Leading the strategic, academic, and operational management of the Department.
  • Enhancing the Department's research profile and fostering impactful scholarly outputs. 
  • Enhancing quality teaching, learning and student support in the Department.
  • Overseeing the academic and professional education and training activities within the Department.
  • Serving as an active academic leader, advancing the discipline at national and international levels.
  • Supporting the Faculty's teaching and learning initiatives by promoting innovative uses of technology.
  • Coordinating equitable and sustainable resource allocation in the Department.
  • Leading fundraising efforts to support departmental programs and initiatives.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

The following criteria must be fulfilled for appointment at the level of Associate Professor:

  • A relevant doctorate with specialization in Humanities Education, Curriculum Studies or closely related field 
  • At least 5 - 8 years' teaching experience in Higher Education Institutions or other closely related education sectors;
  • Comprehensive teaching portfolio;
  • Meaningful engagement with student feedback;
  • At least 11 publications (journals, book chapters, books) of which:
  • 4 should be in a mix of internationally and nationally accredited journals; 
  • 3 publications should be sole authored;
  • At least six (6) students supervised to completion at Masters and/or Doctoral level;  
  • Proven national and international peer recognition;
  • Proven experience in raising research funding; 
  • Active international collaborations;
  • International conference presentations; 
  • Community engagement in a related field; 
  • Involvement in Work-Integrated Learning (e.g., Teaching Practice);
  • Proven active academic citizenship and mentoring; 
  • Proven academic administration experience;
  • Membership of departmental/faculty/ institutional committees;
  • Membership of international scholarly/professional bodies; and
  • Membership of external bodies relevant to the discipline or profession Editorial boards/ committees, peer reviewer of academic contributions, external examinations; and
  • Recommended: H Index (4 and above).

The following criteria must be fulfilled for appointment at the level of Full Professor:

  • A relevant doctorate with specialisation in Humanities Education, Curriculum Studies, or closely related field; 
  • At least 8 - 10 years' teaching experience in Higher Education Institutions or other closely related education sectors;
  • Comprehensive teaching portfolio;
  • Meaningful engagement with student feedback;
  • Proven leadership experience in broader curriculum development and scholarship of teaching and learning;
  • Proven transformational leadership in curriculum development and innovation;
  • At least 16 publications (journals, book chapters, books) of which
  • 10 should be in a mix of internationally and nationally accredited journals;
  • 5 publications should be sole authored;
  • At least eight (8) students supervised to completion at Masters or Doctoral level; 
  • At least four (4) Doctoral level students supervised, of which three (3) should be sole supervision;
  • Proven national and international peer recognition; 
  • Proven success in raising research funds;
  • Proven experience being a lead or principal investigator on national and international research projects; 
  • Proof of (inter) national peer recognition;
  • Active international collaborations;
  • International conference presentations; 
  • Community engagement in a related field; 
  • Work-integrated involvement/ mentorship;
  • Active academic citizenship with a leading mentoring role;  
  • Proven experience in academic administration;
  • Prominent and value-adding participation in departmental/faculty/ Institutional committees; and
  • Active membership of international scholarly/ professional bodies.
  • H-Index of 8 and above;

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES (SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND BEHAVIOURAL ATTRIBUTES)

  • Proven managerial skills and competencies in a tertiary environment; 
  • Strong leadership and interpersonal skills;
  • Appropriate language and communication skills; 
  • Diversity management skills;
  • Ability to lead research and teacher training programmes.

ADDED ADVANTAGES AND PREFERENCES

  • Current recognition as an Associate Professor or Full Professor:
  • NRF rating;
  • Record of scholarly awards.
  • Proven record as Principal investigator 
  • An active research profile including an ORCiD
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