Associate Professor

**Advert reference**: uj_001684
- **Advert status**: Online**Position Summary**

**Industry**:Education & Training

**Job category**:Education and Training

**Campus**:Auckland Park Kingsway Campus

**Contract**:Permanent

**Remuneration**:Market Related

**EE position**:Open to all

**Level**:Skilled

**Introduction**

The University of Johannesburg (UJ) is a vibrant and cosmopolitan university, anchored in Africa and driven by a powerful strategy focused on attaining global excellence and stature (GES). With an emphasis on independent thinking, sustainable development, and strategic partnerships, UJ is an international university of choice. The University is guided by the Vice-Chancellor’s vision of “Positioning UJ in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) for societal impact in the context of the changing social, political, and economic fortunes of Africa”.

**Job description**
The Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics offers a wide variety of lecturing and research opportunities. We teach a broad range of modules catering to Mathematics and Applied Mathematics majors and the full range of BSc qualifications, as well as numerous service modules aimed at students in the Faculties of Engineering and the Built
Environment (FEBE), Economics and Financial Sciences (CBE), Education, and Management. We run vibrant honours
programmes in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, as well as dynamic MSc and Ph.D. programmes. Research specialties include Abstract Algebra, Algebraic Logic, Applied Differential Equations, Biological Modelling, Category Theory, Dynamical Systems, Fluid Mechanics, Functional Analysis, Graph Theory, Mathematical Physics, Number Theory, and Topology. Our low staff turnover attests to the collegial and cooperative atmosphere that pervades the department.

**Responsibilities**:
**Teaching and Learning**
- Teach and supervise undergraduate and postgraduate students.
- Assess students, prepare study materials, and offer consultations.
- Lead in developing and delivering courses, lectures, and seminars.
- Communicate effectively with students and colleagues.
- Invigilate examinations.
- Supervise Master’s dissertations and theses.
- Develop new courses/modules and contribute to course structure and delivery.
- Engage in departmental outreach and community programs.

**Research**
- Lead and manage research groups.
- Secure and manage research funding.
- Conduct research and supervise postgraduate students.
- Publish research in peer-reviewed journals.
- Establish national and international research collaborations.
- Develop a personal research program with significant publications.
- Participate in collaborative research initiatives.

**Administration**
- Perform administrative duties as required by the Head of Department (HOD).

**Community Engagement**
- Participate in community development projects linked to the University.
- Act as a public intellectual where appropriate.

**Individual Value Add**
- Present in departmental seminars.
- Collaborate with academics from other universities.
- Take leadership positions and set standards of excellence.

**Minimum requirements**
- A PhD in Applied Mathematics.
- A minimum of 10 years of teaching experience lecturing undergraduate and post graduate Applied Mathematics modules.
- An established international reputation as a scholar demonstrated through publications in peer-reviewed journals and other relevant outputs.
- Proven record of engagement with the scholarship of teaching, e.g. an abridged teaching evaluation or portfolio.
- Strong commitment to good teaching and research.
- Sound communication skills in English.
- A track record of training and mentoring research students and experience in building effective collaborative relationships.

**Competencies and Behavioural Attributes**:

- Good written and oral communication skills
- Strong leadership, organizational, and interpersonal skills
- Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated ability to work with faculty, staff, students, community members, and organizational leaders.
- Proven experience in creating campus and community partnerships.
- Collegial and emotionally intelligent.
- Innovative, proactive, and creative
- Ability to work independently and in a pressurised environment.
- Great writing and presentation skills
- High level of integrity and ethical foundation

**Recommendations**:

- Experience in administration
- Ability to lecture honours-level Applied Mathematics modules.
- Research and teaching experience in areas such as Financial Mathematics, Data Science, and Optimisation.
- Research specialization that articulates well with the existing research interests of the department.
- Experience in managing other academics, tutors, and student assistants.
- NRF rating.
- A good/successful research fundraising track record

**Enquiries**:
**Enquiries regarding the job content**: Prof F. Nyabadza on Tel: (011) 559 2305

**Enquiries regarding remuneratio