Senior Lecturer/ Associate Professor/professor of Business Management

Job Title - Senior Lecturer/ Associate Professor/Professor of Business Management (Job ID: 6125) - Organizational Unit - University of the Free State -> Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences -> UFS Business School - Contract Type - Permanent - Occupational Level - Middle Management - Location - Bloemfontein Campus - Bloemfontein, FS ZA (Primary) - Closing Date - 11/5/2025 - Description **Duties and responsibilities**: **Senior Lecturer** - Provide study leadership to postgraduate students, namely Honours and Master's students, and act as supervisor for Ph.D. students. - Lecture Business Management related areas at undergraduate and postgraduate levels - Conduct quality research in business management and related disciplines such as Business Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Digital Business and Supply Chain Management, and Managerial Economics and Finance. - Involvement in community activities such as mentorship, and the provision of training and short courses in the areas of specialisation. - Serve as a member of various academic committees and perform any other tasks allocated by the Dean. **Associate Professor** - Deliver engaging and innovative teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including executive education programs. - Conduct high-impact research in business management and related disciplines such as Business Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Digital Business and Supply Chain Management, and Managerial Economics and Finance. - Participate in interdisciplinary research projects and initiatives. - Supervise to the completion Master’s and PhD students. - Participate in the development and programme enhancement for formal and executive education programmes. - Engage with industry leaders and foster strong connections between the Business School and the business community, including providing consultancy work on behalf of the Business School. - Contribute to the Business School's strategic vision and leadership. **Professor** - Deliver engaging and innovative teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including executive education programs. - Conduct high-impact research in business management and related disciplines such as Business Strategy, and or Entrepreneurship, Digital Business and Supply Chain Management, and Managerial Economics and Finance. - Lead and participate in interdisciplinary research projects and initiatives. - Supervise to completion Master’s and PhD students. - Play a key role in curriculum development and programme enhancement for formal and executive education programmes. - Engage with industry leaders and foster strong connections between the Business School and the business community, including providing consultancy work on behalf of the Business School. - Contribute to the Business School's strategic vision and leadership. **Inherent requirements**: **Senior Lecturer** - A relevant Doctoral degree in Business Management/Business Administration or related field on NQF Level 10 with a strong focus on Business strategy / Entrepreneurship / Digital Business and Supply Chain Management / Managerial Economics and Finance. - Proven record of teaching at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level. - Proven experience in supervising to completion of master’s students. - Proven experience in the presentation of papers at national scholarly conferences. - Proven national recognition for specialist expertise and research in a specific area of scholarship. - An NRF rating or demonstrate potential for obtaining an NRF rating. - A proven research record of relevant publications in national and international accredited journals. - Proven experience of service as an active member of a national or international scholarly society or committee or agency. **Associate Professor** - A relevant Doctoral degree in Business Management/Business Administration or related field on NQF Level 10 with a strong focus on Business strategy / Entrepreneurship / Digital Business and Supply Chain Management / Managerial Economics and Finance. - Proven record of teaching at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level. - Experience as external examiner for postgraduate students. - Proven experience in the presentation of research papers at national conferences, where there is evidence of peer review of papers. - Acted as an editorial board member of high-quality national scholarly journals. - Proven national recognition for specialist expertise and research leadership in a specific scientific area of scholarship. - Proven experience in the supervision of graduated master’s degree students. - Proven expertise of practice experience in strategic business management / leadership. - Demonstrated ability for third-stream income generation. - A proven research record of relevant publications in high-quality accredited national and international journals. - Served as a member of a national scholarly society OR a national committee or agency concerned with research at higher education levels OR showed evidence o