Senior Lecturer

**Purpose**
Responsible for teaching and learning, research and community engagement and to provide support to the department/school in pursuit of its academic objectives. Responsibilities may also include curriculum development, student academic development, administration and quality assurance to contribute to the academic initiatives undertaken by the department/school.

**Minimum Requirement**

**Lecturer P8**
- Master’s degree in Social Anthropology or cognate discipline.
- At least two years of teaching or industry experience.
- Demonstrate evidence in the form of publications in accredited journals, etc., and or peer-reviewed conference proceedings that contain substantially complete papers that have the potential to be submitted for publication, Evidence of teaching Social Anthropology.
- Honours degree supervision.
- Demonstrate a willingness to develop teaching capacity; be able to reflect on a personal teaching and learning philosophy.

**Senior Lecturer P7**
- PhD in Social Anthropology or cognate discipline.
- At least 5 years of relevant experience, where 3 years must have been in Higher Education.
- Evidence of continual and sustained research output in the form of:

- Publications in DHET-accredited journals and peer-reviewed conferences.
- Research papers presented at national/and/or international conferences.
- Patents or similar products of research innovation.
- Contribution to scholarly books published by reputable publishers.
- In good standing with DHET and not linked to predatory practices.
- Citation record.
- Research leadership.
- Fundraising for research.
- Must have NRF rating.

**Recommendation**
- PhD in Social Anthropology
- Experience in teaching Social Anthropology online/blended teaching.
- Experience in programme and curriculum development/review.
- Evidence of recognised publications.
- NRF rating OR demonstrate potential for obtaining NRF rating within the next five 5 years.

**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 Language 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