Lecturer: Database

**Direct Reporting Line**:
Programme Manager (School of Information Technology)

**Job Purpose**:
Varsity College is an educational brand of The Independent Institute of Education (The IIE). The IIE enjoys the reputation of being at the forefront of private higher education in South Africa and is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) to provide higher education qualifications accredited by the Council on Higher Education (CHE).

**Minimum Qualification Requirements**:
Honours in Information Systems/ Computer Science

**Alternatively**:
Honours degree with advanced database design or a similarly related field to the third-year level.

**Minimum Work Experience Required for database lecturer**:

- Lecturing experience in SQL/ database design and implementation/ database administration
- Familiar with use of SQL*Plus and SQL Developer to manipulate Oracle Database.
- Knowledge of the following concepts:

- RDBMS
- Data warehousing
- Structured Query Language (SQL) statements and SQL functions
- Data Definition commands.
- Data Manipulation Language commands.
- Procedural Language (PL)/SQL coding language.
- Data manipulation using PL/SQL structures.
- Handling PL/SQL Exceptions.
- Use of procedures and functions to develop and maintain databases.
- Triggers and Advanced Interface Methods
- Administering a Database
- Git and GitHub

**Working Conditions**:

- Availability to lecture Part-time during the week, between 8am - 5pm on campus.
- Provide a student support function through consultations, where necessary.
- Grade all assessments for assigned classes.
- Please note that this is an Independent Contractor role.