Lecturer/senior Lecturer: Mathematics

**Purpose**

The job is responsible for teaching and learning, research and community engagement and to provide support to the department/faculty in pursuit of its academic objectives. Responsibilities may also include curriculum development, student academic development, administration, quality assurance, academic management and the development of research capacity within the department/faculty in order to contribute to the academic initiatives undertaken by the department/faculty.

**Minimum Requirements**:
**Lecturer**:
A master’s degree in mathematics
Area of expertise must be Combinatorics and/or Number Theory
Excellent computer skills (MS Office Suite)
Evidence of Hons degree supervision.
Some basic teaching experience,

**Senior Lecturer**:
PhD/Doctorate degree in Mathematics or equivalent qualification,
Area of expertise must be Combinatorics and/or Number Theory,
At least five years relevant teaching experience,
Proven track record in teaching, research (including publications in accredited journals) and community engagement,
Proven track record of supervising postgraduate students at master’s and/or Doctoral level,
Excellent computer skills (MS Office Suite),

**Recommended Requirements**
**Lecturer**:
Proven track record in teaching, research (including publications in accredited journals/conference proceedings, and community engagement will be added advantage
PhD or progress towards PhD completion
Experience in Graph Theory courses will be an added advantage

**Senior Lecturer**
Experience in Graph Theory courses will be an added advantage

**Duties and Responsibilities** Teaching**:

- Develop and present a reflective teaching portfolio which covers: Approach to teaching; contributions to curriculum development; design of learning materials; innovative pedagogy; student and junior staff mentoring; successful supervision of postgraduate students; formal participation
in teaching and learning development courses; Student and/or peer evaluations of own teaching; Evidence of scholarship of Teaching and Learning would be beneficial.
- Provide evidence of teaching modules at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, as well as evidence of postgraduate supervision.
- Contributions to curriculum development.
- Design of learning materials.
- Innovative pedagogy.
- Demonstrate knowledge and experience in implementing quality assurance requirements.
- Evidence of national and/or international collaboration within the Natural and applied sciences fraternity.
- Student and junior staff mentoring.
- Formal participation in teaching and learning development courses.

**Research**:

- Demonstrate evidence of continuous research productivity in the form of:

- Publications in DHET accredited journals and peer-reviewed conference proceedings, research papers presented at national and/or international conferences.
- Contributions to scholarly books published by reputable publishers, in good standing with DHET and not linked to predatory practices.
- Highlight evidence of managing a research program.
- Evidence of external research fundraising.
- Proof of citations ( e.g. Scopus H-index); Evidence of scholarship of Teaching and Learning would be beneficial.
- NRF rating is recommended OR demonstrate potential for obtaining and NRF rating within the next five 5 years.

**Community Engagement**:

- Significant involvement in discipline or departmental official activities and processes.
- Active academic participation in workshops/forums in higher education.
- External examining/ moderating at other higher education institutions at UG and/or PG levels.

**Curriculum development and accreditation**
- Contribute to curriculum development and participate in curriculum review to ensure alignment with sector /discipline norms and requirements.

**Student academic development**
- Identify, report, and support student at risk timeously.
- Develop intervention strategies.

**Administration**
- Keep attendance registers.
- Record student results.
- Assist with registration of students.
- Invigilate test and examinations.
- Implement policies and procedures applicable to the teaching and learning community engagement research, SHE and academic administration functions.
- Participate in departmental School /Faculty committees.

**Quality Assurance**
- Contribute to quality assurance through committee meetings and submission of relevant documents.
- Implement appropriate interventions.

**Personal /Professional Development**
- Keep abreast of development within own field of study.
- Register as member of professional bodies.
- Attend conferences, seminars and workshops.
- Present research papers at conferences.

**Monitoring, Evaluations, and reporting**
- Develop relevant reports as and when required.
- Communicate and consult with relevant stakeholders.

**Women and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.**

**Note: Sol Plaatje University (SPU) is dedicated to meeting its Employment Equity targets.