Associate Professor/ Professor and Academic Head of Department

Job Title - Associate Professor/ Professor and Academic Head of Department (in Public Health) (Job ID: 6169) - Organizational Unit - University of the Free State -> Faculty of Health Sciences -> Office of the Dean: Faculty of Health Sciences - Contract Type - Permanent - Occupational Level - Middle Management - Location - Bloemfontein Campus - Bloemfontein, FS ZA (Primary) - Closing Date - 24/6/2025 - Description **INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED** - A detailed Curriculum Vitae. - Copies of your qualifications, or official proof of qualifications obtained (If you hold foreign qualifications, please include SAQA accreditation). - A copy of your identity document (South African ID or passport for foreign nationals). - Confirmation of employment in the form of a letter, appointment contract, service certificate, or recent payslip from your current or most recent employer (applicable to external applicants only). **Duties and responsibilities** - Provide strategic leadership in the Division of Public Health and contribute to a strong academic identity. - Provide academic leadership by creating and executing strategies to establish the Division as a leader in the discipline vis-à-vis competing international entities. - Perform all necessary administrative and personnel duties associated with a Head of Department. - Responsible for directing the academic debate and influencing the overall climate and culture in the Division. - Responsible for linking the Division’s staff and students with the University's management and administration through communication, negotiation and consultation. - Active participation and involvement in Faculty and UFS management structures, attending meetings, leading project teams. - Initiate, formulate and implement a visionary academic strategy to develop the Division into the School of Public Health that is aligned with the Faculty, UFS strategic goals and global priorities. - Ensure quality teaching and learning activities that are aligned with the Faculty and UFS strategic goals. - Teach/facilitate postgraduate modules/workshops in public health and research methodology. - Supervise postgraduate research and initiate, conduct and disseminate public health research in conference presentations and accredited journal publications. - Contribute to programme development and curriculum review within the Division and Faculty. - Build an effective team of scholars and support them towards acquiring international standing. - Ensure sound financial management, budgets planning and allocation that adhere to UFS financial policies and procedures. **Inherent Job Requirements**: **Associate Professor**: - PhD in Public Health or an equivalent degree on NQF Level 10. - Three (3) years' research management and leadership experience at higher education level. - Experience as external examiner for master’s and doctoral students. - Proven experience in the presentation of research papers at national conferences, where there is evidence of peer review of papers. - Proven national recognition for specialist expertise and research leadership in a specific scientific area of scholarship. - Proven experience in the supervision of graduated masters and/or doctoral 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 or Public Health at higher education or research or government institution levels. - Proven experience of curriculum and programme development. - Evidence of attracting external research/training grants. - Achieved international standing or NRF rating or potential for rating. **Professor**: - PhD in Public Health or an equivalent degree on NQF Level 10. - Three (3) years' research management and leadership experience at higher education level. - Experience as external examiner for masters’ and doctoral students. - Proven international recognition for specialist expertise and research leadership in a particular area of academic scholarship (e.g. regularly serves as a reviewer for international journals). - Demonstrated successful supervision of graduated master's and preferably doctoral students. - A proven research record of relevant publications in national and international accredited journals. - Proven experience in chairing or delivering keynote addresses at national or international scholarly conferences. - Serve as a member of an international scholarly society OR an international committee or agency concerned with research or Public Health at higher education or government levels. - Proven experience of curriculum and programme development. - Evidence of acquiring successful international research/training grants. - NRF rating or potential for rating. **Recommendations**: - A minimum of five (5) years' research management and leadership experience. - A minimum of five (5) years' experience in a hi