Lecturer / Senior Lecturer (Four Positions)

1 month ago

Pretoria, South Africa University of Pretoria Full time

RESPONSIBILITIES:
The incumbent will be responsible for:

- Teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses;
- Mentoring and supervising postgraduate students;
- Actively conducting independent and collaborative research and publishing research outputs in accredited journals;
- Developing and/or expanding collaboration with academics internationally;
- Initiating and delivering specialist courses at national and international levels;
- Actively participating in administrative duties within the Department.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
**Lecturer**:

- A Master’s degree in Statistics that includes a credit-bearing research dissertation and credit-bearing coursework consisting of core components that align with the required responsibilities of the incumbent;
- An indication of an emerging research career with evidence of accredited publications in core components of the discipline contributing to the literature and scientific field of statistics; at least one recent publication in statistics in an accredited peer viewed journal;
- Enrolled for a PhD degree in Statistics with proof of significant progress with the study;
- Evidence of papers presented at national conferences;
- Proven competency and experience are required in:

- Teaching statistics modules and courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels as a lecturer;
- Advanced knowledge of at least one major statistical software programming language;
- Implementation of efficient teaching models that would be applicable in the university setting.

**Senior Lecturer (same as for Lecturer, PLUS)**:

- A Doctoral degree in Statistics;
- Proven record of curriculum development at the undergraduate and postgraduate level or other specialized professional courses;
- Evidence of papers presented at national and international conferences;
- Proven research publications in accredited journals, of which at least two in the mainstream statistical journals;
- Proven practice of advanced fundamental and applied statistical methodology;
- Proven record of supervision of postgraduate statistical students;
- Evidence of supporting and participating in academic citizenship.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES (SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND BEHAVIOURAL ATTRIBUTES):

- Business acumen:

- The ability to adhere to rules and strictly follow work regulations;
- Results orientated:

- The ability to set high standards, establish tough goals and work to achieve success;
- The ability to stick with tasks and overcome obstacles in completing tasks;
- Be reliable, responsible and dependable in fulfilling obligations;
- The ability to deal calmly and effectively with conflict situations;
- Good interpersonal and communication skills:

- The ability to function with ease in the UP's environment;
- Leadership:

- The ability to be cooperative with others, display a good-natured attitude and encourage people to work together;
- The ability to manage diverse teams and ensure a sustainable outcome;
- Recognized by peers as a scholar of high academic standing.

ADDED ADVANTAGES AND PREFERENCES:

- For both Lecturer and Senior lecturer level: Evidence of the relevance, impact and contribution of current research projects to the discipline of Mathematical Statistics/Statistics;
- For Senior lecturers an NRF rating.

PLEASE NOTE:
All applicants invited for an interview might be expected to present a lecture on a specific topic.

The annual remuneration package will be commensurate with the incumbent’s level of appointment, as determined by UP policy guidelines. UP subscribes to the BESTMED and UMVUZO medical aid schemes and contributes 50% of the applicable monthly premium.
- A comprehensive UP format CV;
- Certified copies of qualifications;
- Names and contact details of three peer reviewers (academic and research);
- Teaching Portfolio;
- Self-evaluation.

CLOSING DATE: 15 September 2023

ENQUIRIES:

- The University of Pretoria is committed to equality, employment equity and diversity._
- The University of Pretoria reserves the right to not fill the advertised positions._

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