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;
• Aligning the vision and objectives of the Department with the broader vision and objectives of the Faculty and the University; 
• Promoting, planning, organising, and managing academic and research programmes and the department’s research profile;
• Ensuring quality scholarly academic and professional education and training;
• Managing all financial activities, including fundraising and externally funded projects;
• Playing an active role as an academic leader of the discipline at a national and international level;
• Recruiting and managing of the academic and professional staff of the Department and promoting their continuous development, with a focus on diversity;  
• Providing and facilitating mentorship of young academics in the Department; and
• Developing and sustaining external partnerships.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Professor:

• A relevant doctorate degree in financial sciences related fields and registration at a professional body; 
• 9 years tertiary teaching experience on undergraduate and postgraduate levels;
• An established research focus and an independent research agenda with;
• At least 15 accredited publications and/or equivalent recognised scholarly outputs and at least 3 of the publications and/or equivalent recognised scholarly outputs should be in the last 5 years (accepted and/or published);
• Completion of at least 10 Master’s students and at least 2 completed doctoral students as the main or co-supervisor;
• Evidence of substantial engagement, leadership and external funding;
• Experience in high-level liaison with internal and external stakeholders and professional boards; and
• Evidence of a developing network of national and/or international research collaborations.

Associate Professor:

• A relevant doctorate degree in financial sciences related fields and registration at a professional body; 
• 6 years tertiary teaching experience on undergraduate and postgraduate levels;
• An established research focus with;
• At least 5 accredited publications and/or equivalent recognised scholarly outputs of which at least 3 accredited publications and/or equivalent recognised scholarly outputs should be in the last 5 years accepted and/or published; 
• Completion of at least 4 completed Master’s students over the past 5 years;
• Involvement with at least one doctoral student as the main or co-supervisor;
• Evidence of research grants or awards; and
• Evidence of a developing network of national and/or international research collaborations.