Professor / Associate Professor and Executive Head

Duties/Pligte

Reporting to the Dean of the Faculty and the Chief Executive Officer, Tygerberg Hospital, respectively, the incumbent's duties will include:
Overall strategic leadership and operational management of the Department on behalf of the Faculty and Tygerberg Hospital, giving expression to its vision of becoming a

world-class centre for training, teaching and learning, clinical service, research and innovation in medicine;Fostering an inclusive and collegial environment that encourages a high level of performance, communication and teamwork;- Operational management of human resources and finances of the Department; Clinical governance and participating in clinical service delivery commitments of the

Department, including commuted overtime at Tygerberg Hospital, clinical service supervision, and leadership;Overall responsibility for teaching and learning, which includes guidance and supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate students in the Department of Medicine across

the Faculty's distributed training platform;Overall responsibility for teaching and learning, which includes leading and guiding curriculum development and assessments;
- Guiding, mentoring and supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate students across the Faculty's distributed training platform- Acting as an external examiner and moderator of undergraduate and postgraduate examination papers, theses and dissertations;- Assuming overall responsibility for research and innovation, which includes leading, mentoring and participating in the design, execution, supervision, publication and

translation of research in priority areas;-
- Collaborating and participating in scientific and professional organisations and interdepartmental activities through innovative networking;- Actively participating in the internationalisation efforts of the University;- Contributing to the goals and functioning of the University and the Health Department through active involvement in the senior management structures of the University and the

Western Cape Provincial Government;Expanding and strengthening collaboration with health services, communities and other stakeholders.

Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes- A doctoral degree or advanced stage of completing a doctorate (for appointment at Professor level) in medicine;-
- A relevant postgraduate qualification in medicine, which may include an MMed degree or college qualification;-
- Registration or registrable with the Health Professions Council of South Africa as a specialist in medicine;-
- Proven management experience at an executive/senior level within an academic environment and clinical service setting;-
- Proven national and international academic and specialist stature and recognition;-
- Proven expertise and experience in curriculum development, planning and implementation in the health sciences;-
- Proven ability to provide quality teaching and assessment and to promote independent learning for students using innovative and creative methods at undergraduate andpostgraduate (master's) level;A proven track record of independent research and guidance of research with publications and related research outputs commensurate with the expected outputs of aprofessor / associate professor, including a record of successfully securing research grants;A proven record of specialist participation in seminars or invitations as guest speaker at conferences indicating academic standing;-
- The ability to organise, take initiative and act as leader at departmental level.Recommendation/Aanbeveling- Successful PhD supervision;- Experience in teaching, learning and assessment, which includes guidance and supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as faculty development;- NRF rating;- A fellowship qualification in a sub-speciality in one of the disciplines of medicine.