Associate Professor/Professor and Head of Department (Term Appointment) at University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The successful candidate will be responsible for but not limited to the following:

• The strategic, academic and operational management of the Department;
• Promoting the Department's research profile;
• Ensuring scholarly academic and professional education and training;
• Playing an active role as an academic leader of the discipline at national and
• international levels; 
• Support the teaching and learning portfolio of the Faculty through promoting the use of technology; and
• Fundraising for departmental activities.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Associate Professor

• A relevant doctorate with specialisation in the Early Childhood Education, Curriculum Studies, Educational Psychology or related fields. An explicit specialization in research, teaching and learning in Early Childhood Education will be an added advantage.
• 5 - 8 years’ teaching experience in HEI or other education sectors; 
• Comprehensive teaching portfolio; 
• Meaningful engagement with student feedback;
• 11-13 publications (journals, book chapters, books) of which 4 should be in a mix of internationally and nationally accredited journals; 
• 3 publications should be sole authored; 
• At least 6 students supervised to completion at Masters or Doctoral level;
• Proof of (inter)national peer recognition; 
• Proven research funding success; 
• Active international collaborations; 
• International conference presentations; 
• Recommended: H Index (4 and above);
• Community engagement in a related field; 
• Work-integrated involvement/ mentorship;
• Active academic citizenship with a sound mentoring role; 
• Evidence of solid academic administrative competence; 
• Member of departmental/faculty/ institutional committees; 
• Membership of international scholarly/ professional bodies; and 
• Membership of external bodies relevant to the discipline or profession Editorial boards / committees, peer reviewer of academic contributions, external examinations.

Professor

• A relevant doctorate with specialisation in the Early Childhood Education, Curriculum Studies, Educational Psychology or related fields. An explicit specialization in research, teaching and learning in Early Childhood Education will be an added advantage.
• 8 - 10 years’ teaching experience in HEI or other education sectors; 
• Comprehensive teaching portfolio; 
• Meaningful engagement with student feedback;
• Exhibits leadership in broader curriculum development and scholarship of teaching and learning;
• Transformational leadership in curriculum development and innovation;
• 16-18 publications (journals, book chapters, books) of which 10 should be in a mix of internationally and nationally accredited journals; 
• 5 publications should be sole authored;
• At least 8 students supervised to completion at Masters or Doctoral level;
• At least 4 at Doctoral level of which 3 should be sole supervision; 
• Proof of (inter)national peer recognition;
• Proven research funding success;
• Evidence of being a lead or principal investigator on (inter) national research projects;
• Active international collaborations; 
• International conference presentations; 
• H-Index (8 and above);
• Community engagement in a related field; 
• Work-integrated involvement/ mentorship;
• Active academic citizenship with a leading mentoring role; 
• Evidence of leading academic administrative competence; 
• Prominent and value-adding participation in departmental/faculty/ Institutional committees; and 
• Active membership of international scholarly/ professional bodies.