Professor and Chair of The Department Educational

Duties/Pligte
- Teaching undergraduate and postgraduate modules in Educational Psychology;
- Educational Psychology practicum supervision;
- Participating in the development and assessment of teaching and learning opportunities;
- Research and publication in the chosen areas of specialisation;
- Research supervision of postgraduate students;
- Participating in Social Impact projects and rendering appropriate services to the University and teaching community;
- Performing academic and programme management functions;
- Additional duties applicable to the Academic Head of the Department:

- Providing strategic leadership in the Department and contributing to a strong academic identity;
- Performing all necessary administrative and personnel duties associated with a Departmental Chair;
- Providing academic leadership by creating and executing strategies to establish the Department as a leader in the discipline (nationally and internationally).
- Voor
- en nagraadse onderrig in Opvoedkundige Sielkunde;
- Opvoedkundige Sielkunde praktikum supervisie;
- Deelname aan die ontwikkeling en assessering van onderrig
- en leergeleenthede;
- Navorsing en publikasies in die gekose spesialiteitsrigtings;
- Studieleiding van nagraadse studente;
- Deelname aan Sosiale Impak projekte en verskaffing van gepaste dienste aan die Universiteit en onderrig gemeenskap;
- Uitvoering van akademiese bestuurspligte en programbestuur;
- Addisionele pligte van toepassing op die Akademiese Departementshoof:

- Bied strategiese leierskap in die Departement en dra by tot 'n sterk akademiese identiteit;
- Uitvoering van al die nodige administratiewe en personeel verwante pligte wat met 'n Departementshoof geassosieer word;
- Verskaf akademiese leierskap deur die skep en uitvoering van strategieë om die Departement as leier in die dissipline (nasionaal en internasionaal) te vestig.

Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes
- Relevant PhD;
- An appropriate teaching qualification;
- A strong academic record, including international collaboration;
- NRF rating;
- At least five years' experience in leadership and a managerial role in higher education;
- Proof of registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as educational psychologist for at least three years;
- Expertise in and experience of interpretive research, community educational psychology and support in school and community contexts;
- Thorough knowledge of educational and educational psychology changes, policy and context in South Africa, as well as knowledge of the educational psychology context in South Africa;
- Relevant teaching and training experience at tertiary level;
- Experience and knowledge of educational psychological practicum supervision;
- Computer literacy, with the ability to use various Microsoft programs (Word, PowerPoint, Teams, online teaching platforms, etc.);
- Commitment to further research and leadership;
- Attending and presenting papers at national and international conferences;
- Recent and relevant publications in accredited peer-reviewed journals;
- Postgraduate research supervision (completed).
- Toepaslike PhD;
- 'n Toepaslike onderwyskwalifikasie;
- 'n Sterk akademiese rekord, insluitend internasionale samewerkingsooreenkomste;
- NNS gradering;
- Minstens vyf jaar se ervaring in leierskap en 'n bestuursrol in hoëronderwys;
- Bewys van registrasie as opvoedkundige sielkundige by die Suid-Afrikaanse Raad vir Gesondheidsberoepe (SARGB) vir minstens drie jaar;
- Grondige kundigheid en ervaring van interpretatiewe navorsing, gemeenskaps sielkunde en ondersteuning in skool
- en gemeenspakskontekste;
- Kennis van huidige onderwysveranderinge, -beleid en -konteks; sowel as kennis van die opvoedkundige sielkunde konteks in Suid-Afrika;
- Toepaslike onderrig
- en opleidingservaring op tersiêre vlak;
- Ervaring en kennis van opvoedkundige sielkunde praktikumsupervisie;
- Rekenaargeletterdheid met die vermoë om verskeie Microsoft programme te gebruik (Word, PowerPoint, Teams, aanlyn onderrig platforms, ens.);
- Onderneming tot verdere navorsing en leierskap;
- Bywoning en aanbieding van referate by nasionale en internasionale konferensies;
- Resente en toepaslike publikasies in geakkrediteerde vaktydskrifte;
- Nagraadse studiebegeleiding (afgehandel);

Recommendation/Aanbeveling
- Good administrative and organisational skills.
- Goeie administratiewe en organisatoriese vaardighede.