Associate Professor/Professor: Psychology at Nelson Mandela University

Core Purpose of the job:

• Facilitate learning, teaching and research with undergraduate and postgraduate psychology students 
• Contribute specifically within the area of Counselling and Clinical Psychology, both to student development and to the Department itself
• Process and administer all aspects in the area of Counselling and Clinical Psychology within the Department.

Key performance areas:

• Leadership in the facilitation of academic development
• Leadership in facilitating learning, including e-learning
• Development, revision and evaluation of learning, teaching and support materials
• Provision of teaching, mentoring and clinical supervision
• Provision of research supervision at postgraduate and doctoral levels
• Developing and managing individual and group research
• Carry out departmental and faculty administrative and management duties
• Involvement in community engagement.

Core competencies:

• Expert knowledge and grounding in Counselling and Clinical Psychology
• Extensive experience in the facilitation of learning and teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels
• Sound IT knowledge and expertise in technology for blended learning
• Clinical and research supervision of Honours, Master’s and Doctoral students
• Knowledge of programme and curriculum development
• Experience in preparation of publications for journals and/or the preparation of presentations/papers for national and international conferences.

Minimum requirements:

• Doctoral degree in Psychology
• Minimum of three years’ registration as a Counselling psychologist or as a Clinical Psychologist with the Professional Board for Psychology of the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA)
• Emerging national recognition for teaching scholarship
• Track record of experience in research, development and supervision
• Track record of publications in accredited national and international journals
• Track record of presentations in national and international conferences
• Five years’ experience in facilitating learning at undergraduate and postgraduate levels
• Sound experience in the broad academic discipline of Psychology.

Enquiries: Enquiries: Human Resources; tel. 041 504 3555 or via e-mail: [email protected]

Closing date for all applications: 06 March 2020