Associate Lecturer.3.01 at University of the Witwatersrand

Brief Description        
Key Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will have the following responsibilities:

• Staff and Student Training and Support: Hold professional learning workshops and courses for staff/students on how to use software, online tools and technology in their teaching and learning activities.
• Curriculum development and instructional design: Collaborate with lecturers on individual or team projects to re-design their curricula/learning modules to incorporate technology and blended learning. This is an end-to-end process of curriculum alignment and critical appraisal of learning theories that best support the curriculum.
• Develop or curate online content to design interactive blended learning activities for special projects in as part of the eFundanathi team in collaboration with lecturers in the School.
• Research: Conduct research and participate in congresses, as an individual or in collaboration with other academics, that align with the vision of eFundanathi for the purposes of higher degree and/or publication.
• Stay abreast of developments within the fields of educational technology and scholarship of teaching and learning. Actively engage with the local and international health professions education communities of practice.
• Supervise or collaborate on educational research projects in the School that align with eFundanathi initiatives.
• Administration: Perform administration tasks needed for the day-to-day management of the eZone (bookings, device management, setting up equipment etc.) and as a member of       eFundanathi (assigned duties within the team). 
• Serve on School committees and University workgroups as assigned as part of academic citizenship.

Requirements for Associate Lecturer-

• A 4-year Bachelors degree in a Therapeutic Sciences profession or in Education or related field
• A Postgraduate Diploma in Health Sciences Education or similar would be an advantage
• A Masters (or working towards) in Therapeutic Sciences profession, Education or related field would be an advantage
• Teaching / tutoring at a tertiary level experience would be an advantage
• Prior research experience would be an advantage
• Knowledge and experience of blended learning practice and instructional design with an understanding of pedagogy theories and teaching and learning practices preferably within Higher Education
• Knowledge and skilled use of a variety of applicable software for productivity and learning (such as Office365, OpenOffice, web-applications), virtual learning environments (such as Moodle and Canvas)
• Strong communication and training skills
• Project management and work-flow management with good team-work skills
• General administration skills

Requirements for Lecturer-

• A Master’s degree in a Therapeutic Sciences profession or in Education or a related field. 
• A Postgraduate Diploma in Health Sciences Education or similar would be an advantage
• PhD or working towards attaining a PhD in a health professions education field or a related topic would be an advantage
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience as a lecturer/educator/ instructional designer at a tertiary level
• Relevant research and postgraduate supervision experience
• Knowledge and experience of blended learning practice and instructional design with an understanding of pedagogy theories and teaching and learning practices preferably within Higher Education
• Knowledge and skilled use of a variety of applicable software for productivity and learning (such as Office365, OpenOffice, web-applications), virtual learning environments (such as Moodle and Canvas)
• Strong communication and training skills
• Project management and work-flow management with good team-work skills.
• General administration skills

Desirable attributes

• Preference will be given to those who have a Postgraduate Diploma in Health Sciences Education and a master’s in health science/professions education or PGCHE or similar
• Basic media production (such as Canva or Adobe Creative Cloud)
• Professional application of social networking media and practices (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn)
• An innovative thinker who is not afraid to share ideas