Senior Lecturer

3 days ago


Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa University of the Western Cape Full time
Senior Lecturer (Entrepreneurship) / Head of the Small Business Clinic - (1992)

Senior Lecturer (Entrepreneurship) / Head of the Small Business Clinic

Post Number: 8025057

Faculty/Department: University of the Western Cape -> Economics & Management Sciences -> Management and Entrepreneurship

Type of Position: Permanent - Full Time

Closing Date: 2/4/2025

Role Clarification & Key Performance Areas

The University of the Western Cape (UWC) is a vibrant, diverse and dynamic university, rooted in the African continent with an increasing global reach. UWC actively responds in critical and creative ways to the development needs of the country, within an ever-changing and challenging global context.

The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes that educate students across multiple disciplines including Accounting, Finance, Management, Economics, Industrial Psychology, Information Systems, and more. Through suitably prepared graduates, the Faculty strives to contribute to and influence the social, economic, political and technological development in a changing world through teaching, learning, engagement and research in the Economic and Management Sciences. The Faculty launched its Small Business Clinic in July 2024, a significant indicator of the university's commitment to preparing graduates for opportunities in Entrepreneurship. The successful candidate will assume primary responsibility for activities of the Small Business Clinic and will report to the Dean of the Faculty, with a dotted reporting line to the Departmental Chairperson for the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship (DME). He/She will also assume a teaching and supervision load through his/her affiliation with the DME.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

  • Identifying and pursuing networks and partnerships with relevant stakeholders
  • Identifying and pursuing funding opportunities to support the activities of the Small Business Clinic
  • Managing and overseeing all activities of the Small Business Clinic
  • Managing staff in the Small Business Clinic
  • Writing reports on activities of the Clinic
  • Reporting to the Dean on matters related to the Clinic
  • Facilitating learning at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in Entrepreneurship related modules
  • Conducting research and publishing in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development
  • Undertaking undergraduate and postgraduate supervision
  • Undertaking curriculum development and assessment
  • Participating in community engagement and outreach

Minimum Requirements:

  • Doctoral qualification or equivalent
  • Demonstrated experience in facilitating learning, preferably in the field of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development
  • A record of publications, preferably in the field of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development
  • A record of successful supervision at Honours and Masters level
  • Demonstrated competence in community engagement
  • Demonstrated competence in generating third stream income (including research grants)
  • Experience in academic leadership and management
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
  • Presentation and facilitation skills
  • Adaptability and the ability to operate in a diverse environment
  • Student focused approach
  • Planning and organisational skills, including time management
  • Leadership and people management skills
  • Report writing skills
  • Interpersonal skills, with the ability to establish networks and partnerships
  • Computer literacy and e-learning skills
  • Technical professional knowledge and skills in the discipline and in the core strategic areas, namely learning and teaching, research and scholarship, community engagement as well as professional leadership

For further information (but not applications), please contact Prof Derek Yu (Acting Dean) on .

In your application, you are encouraged to highlight your strengths and include anything else you deem exceptional and outstanding to be considered by the selection panel. In addition, please attach a cover letter motivating your suitability, a detailed curriculum vitae including contact details of three referees, and your highest qualification to your online profile.

DISCLAIMER: By applying for the position, you consent to the University sharing your application, including curriculum vitae, with University stakeholders to process the application. In line with the University's commitment to diversifying its workforce, preference will be given to suitably qualified applicants in line with our Employment Equity Targets. The official retirement age at UWC is 65 years. The University reserves the right to not make an appointment, make an appointment at a different level, seek additional candidates and may conduct competency assessments.

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