Supervisor - Psychology (Independent Contractor)

**Direct Reporting Line**:
Programme Manager: School of Humanities and Social Science

**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).

**The IIE Varsity College Westville Campus has a vacancy for a Honours Supervisor (Independent Contractor) within the School of Humanities.**
- Independent Research Project (INRP8419)

**Key Performance Areas**:

- Supervise students.
- Provide constructive feedback regarding Concept Document, Literature Review, Research Proposal & Literature, Data Collection & Analysis, Finding and Interpretation and Research Report per student.

**Competencies Required**:

- Good communication skills.
- Good organisational skills.
- Reliable.
- Ability to meet marking deadlines.
- Demonstrated ability to manage work and self proactively.

**Minimum Education Requirements**:

- Ideally a Master's in Psychology and experience supervising student research in the discipline of Psychology. A Research Methodology module should have been completed at NQF8.
- Alternatively, If no previous supervision experience, a NQF 9 Psychology qualification that includes an academic research component will be ideal.

**Minimum Experience Required**:

- Previous supervision experience of at least 5 Honours students.

**Working Conditions**:

- Please note that this is an Independent Contractor role.
- Positions are part-time.
- Owing to the volume of CVs received, we may not be able to personally contact all applicants. Only individuals whose qualifications and skills most closely match the position requirements will be contacted for interviews.
- Preference will be given to South African Citizens and Permanent Residents of South Africa in possession of proof of permanent resident status.