Associate Professor P6/Professor P5: Statistics/Mathematical Statistics (Re-advertised) at Sol Plaatje University

Minimum Requirement

Associate Professor  

• PhD/Doctorate in Statistics/Mathematical Statistics 
• At least eight years relevant experience  
• Demonstrate evidence of continuous research output in the form of: Publications in DHET accredited journals and peer-reviewed conference proceedings; research papers presented at national and/or international conferences; patents and/ or similar product of research; contribution to scholarly books published by a recognized publishing house; citation record (e.g. Scopus h- index); evidence of research leadership in publication/ grant application; NRF rating is strongly recommended; external research funds raised; national and/or international research publications.
• Approach to teaching; leadership contributions to curriculum development, design of learning materials, and innovative pedagogy and/or SoTL; student and junior staff mentoring; successful supervision of postgraduate students including PhD students; formal participation in teaching and learning development courses; Student and/or peer evaluations of own teaching.
• Demonstrate evidence of: Significant involvement in discipline, departmental and/or institutional official activities and processes which includes active academic participation in workshops/forums in higher education as well as community engagement activities and CE as a scholarly activity; External examining/moderating at other HEIs at UG and PG levels.

Professor 

• PhD/Doctorate in Statistics/Mathematical Statistics 
• At least ten years relevant experience 
• Demonstrate evidence of continuous research output in the form of: continual and sustained research outputs in high impact DHET - accredited journals in a mix of local and international journals; scholarly contributions to books published by recognized publishers; evidence of external research funds raised; Establish and maintain productive research linkages and networks with leading scholars at national and international level; Presentations of research papers as invited or keynote speaker at scholarly
  local and international conferences; must be NRF rated or in the case of international candidates have a CV conducive to successful NRF rating, have a notable citation track record (evident through an h-index commensurate to period as active research), research leadership demonstrated through authorship position on publications and grant applications.
• Evidence to teaching; leadership contributions to curriculum development, design of learning materials and innovative pedagogy; student and staff mentoring; successful supervision of postgraduate students including PhD students; formal participation in teaching and learning development courses; contributions to presenting teaching and learning courses; scholarly contributions to teaching and learning development; Student and/or peer evaluations of own teaching.
• Evidence of Leadership and contribute positively towards the discipline, department, school, faculty and the institution; Actively involved in professional and/or discipline societies; Play an active role in leading of academic citizenship activities in the broader community; acknowledged and referred to as respected leader in their field by the broader scientific community; frequently evaluate articles for good journals and/or serve on editorial board for such journals; contribute to scientific
  and organising committees of significant conferences; external examining/moderating at other HEIs at undergraduate and postgraduate levels

Recommendations

• NRF rating or demonstrate the potential for obtaining an NRF rating. 

Duties and responsibilities

• Teaching and Learning 
• Research. Develop research projects, apply for research grants, explore fundraising opportunities for research projects, Work with advancement/grants department (including own team), as well as school and interdisciplinary teams to continually identify prospects (corporates, trusts, foundations, individuals) as well as high-profile ‘door-openers’ for SPUs, as well as school research priority projects. 
• Community Engagement 
• Curriculum Development and Accreditation 
• Student Academic Development 
• Administration 
• Quality Assurance 
• Academic Management 
• Personal/ Professional Development. Engage in current professional development activities 
• Monitoring, evaluation and reporting. Develop relevant reports as and when required