Professor / Associate Professor (Social Work)

**Listing reference**: ukzn_000658

**Listing status**: Online

**Position summary**

**Industry**:Education & Training

**Job category**:University and Academy

**Location**:Durban

**Contract**:Permanent

**Remuneration**:Market Related

**EE position**:Yes

**Introduction**
- The University of KwaZulu-Natal is one of the top Universities in South Africa and in the top 500 Universities globally. The School of Social Sciences is well established with a strong research profile and has a large number of undergraduate and postgraduate students. The school has a Social Work programme with an established reputation for professional training as well as a vibrant postgraduate research programme.

**Job description**
- The incumbent will be required to teach at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in Social Work.
- She/he will also be expected to contribute to other programmes and activities offered in the Discipline, including, but not limited to casework, groupwork and community work supervision; academic administration, leadership and mentoring; and community engagement.

The incumbent will report to the Academic Leader: Social Work

**Minimum requirements**

**Professor**
- A PHD degree in Social Work or Cognate Discipline
- A Master’s degree in Social Work
- At least 9 years of working and relevant experience in either teaching, research, or industry.
- Excellent and sustained publication of independent research in quality scientific journals, appropriate for the level.
- Excellent and sustained track record of successful attraction of external research grants
- Excellent and sustained track record of successful supervision of postgraduate students at Masters and PhD level, appropriate for the level
- Evidence of national and international recognition in a research area within the discipline
- Evidence of strong and sustained academic leadership within the Discipline / School/ College/ University /Industry which includes mentorship and coaching
- Evidence of registration with the South African Council for Social Service Professions (SACSSP)

**Associate Professor**
- A PHD degree in Social Work or Cognate Discipline.
- A Masters degree in Social Work.
- At least 6 years of working and relevant experience in either teaching, research, or industry
- Evidence of current and sustained publication of independent research in quality scientific journals, appropriate for the level
- Evidence of sustained and successful attraction of external research grants
- A sustained track record of successful supervision of postgraduate students at Masters and PhD level, appropriate for the level.
- Evidence of national and international recognition in a research area within the
- discipline.
- Evidence of strong and sustained academic leadership within the Department / School/College/ University, which includes mentorship and coaching
- Evidence of registration with the South African Council for Social Service Professions (SACSSP)

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