Senior Lecturer

Job Title- Senior Lecturer / Associate Professor (in Nursing) (Job ID: 5963)- Organizational Unit- University of the Free State -> Faculty of Health Sciences -> School of Nursing- Contract Type- Permanent- Occupational Level- Junior Management- Location- Bloemfontein Campus - Bloemfontein, FS ZA (Primary) - Closing Date- 10/11/2024- Description- A detailed curriculum vitae and cover letter. - Copies of qualifications (please provide the SAQA accreditation in the case of foreign qualifications). - A copy of your identity document (ID). - Proof of registration with a Professional Body. - A copy of your driver’s license (if applicable). - Confirmation of employment of your current employer / last employer (only applicable to external applicants). **Duties and responsibilities**: - Develop and implement innovative research and postgraduate strategies. - Increase post-graduate throughputs and publishing of scientific articles. - Teaching of postgraduate students in the relevant field. This includes lectures, tutorials, practical classes (preparation and presentation), assessments and seminars. - Coordinate and lecture modules in applicable field. - Provide clinical supervision of students within the applicable field and relevant fields. - Provide support to skills development within the applicable field and relevant fields. - Recruit senior students for postgraduate study. - Provide supervision for postgraduate research projects. - Contribute to relevant development within the curriculum. - Participate in community engagement initiatives. - Perform organisational and administrative duties. - Maintain a scholarly profile in line with an Associate Professor appointment in an academic department. **Inherent requirements**: **Senior Lecturer** - PhD on NQF Level 10 in Nursing. - Registration as a nurse (General, Community, Psychiatry) and Midwife with the South African Nursing Council. - Additional qualification in Nursing Education. - Proof of registration with the South African Nursing Council. - Proven experience in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate modules in Nursing. - 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. - Demonstrate potential for obtaining an NRF rating. - Proven experience in supervision of graduated masters’ degree students. - 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 concerned with research at higher education levels. **Associate Professor** - PhD on NQF Level 10 in Nursing. - Registration as a nurse (General, Community, Psychiatry) and Midwife with the South African Nursing Council. - Additional qualification in Nursing Education. - Proof of registration with the South African Nursing Council. - Proven experience in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate modules in Nursing. - 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. - Act as an editorial of high-quality national scholarly journals. - Proven national recognition for specialist expertise and research leadership in a specific scientific area of scholarship. - Demonstrate potential for obtaining an NRF rating. - Proven experience in the supervision of graduated master’s degree students. - A proven research record of relevant publications in national and international accredited journals. - Serve as a member of a national scholarly society OR a national committee or agency concerned with research at higher education levels OR show evidence of service as an active member of an international equivalent. **Recommendations**: - Qualification in any field of specialisation will be an added advantage Experience of grant writing. - Being NRF rated - Knowledge of an additional official South African language - Competencies**Required competencies**: - **Results orientated**: - The ability to cope with a frequently changing environment and to adapt to evolving situations. - The ability to be reliable, responsible, dependable and to fulfil obligations. - The ability to maintain composure and self-control. - The ability to deal calmly and effectively with high stress situations. **- Strategic thinking**: - The ability to deal with several activities at a time. - The ability to plan work and to follow plans. - The ability to be creative and open-minded when addressing work issues. - The ability to carefully analyse information and use logic to address issues and problems at work. **- Business acumen**: - The ability to adhere to rules and strictly follow work regulations. - Proficient in using MS Office. **- Leading**: - The ability to lead, take charge of situations, and of