Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer and Co-Chair to the NRF Chair in City Region Economies (Contract appointment: 3 years) at University of the Free State

Duties and responsibilities:

•  Provide leadership in pursuit of the NRF chair’s strategic plan with regard to research, teaching and engaged scholarship.
•  Conduct high quality research and publish in accredited journals.
•  Contribute to the teaching of the NRF Chair at postgraduate level by supervising students and helping them with their theses and research projects.
•  Attend and speak at conferences, research colloquia, workshops and seminars in order to enhance your research and knowledge, and to raise the profile of the NRF Chair.
•  Identify opportunities and apply for external funding for research, whether as an individual or in collaboration with other team members of the NRF Chair.
•  Help to promote the scholarly reputation, research and teaching of the NRF Chair initiative through the media, the newsletter and the website.
•  Develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with relevant research, civil society, government, industry and professional organisations.
•  Assist with the various administrative activities of the NRF Chair, such as overseeing the 
• capacity building efforts.

Inherent requirements:
Senior Lecturer: 

•  PhD on NQF Level 10 in Economics/ Planning/ Geography/ Development Studies or a cognate subject with a special interest in Urban/ Regional/ Spatial Economics and Development.
•  Proven experience in the presentation of papers/posters at national scholarly conferences.
•  Proven national recognition for specialist expertise and research in a specific area of scholarship.
•  An NRF rating or demonstrated potential for obtaining an NRF rating.
•  Proven experience in supervision of graduated master’s-degree students.
•  A proven research record of relevant publications in national and international accredited journals.
•  Proven experience of service as an active member of a national or international scholarly society or committee or agency concerned with research at higher-education levels.

Associate Professor:

•  PhD on NQF Level 10 in Economics/ Planning/ Geography/ Development Studies or a cognate subject with a special interest in Urban/ Regional/ Spatial Economics and Development.
•  Experience as external examiner for postgraduate students.
•  Proven experience in the presentation of research papers at national conferences, where there is evidence of peer review of papers.
•  Acted as an editorial board member of high-quality national scholarly journals.
•  Proven national recognition for specialist expertise and research leadership in a specific scientific area of scholarship.
•  An NRF rating of C3 or equivalent status.
•  Proven experience in the supervision of graduated master’s-degree students.
•  A proven research record of relevant publications in national and international accredited journals.
•  Served as a member of a national scholarly society OR a national committee or agency concerned with research at higher-education levels, OR showed evidence of service as an active member of an international equivalent.

Recommendations:

•  Experience in research and teaching of Urban/ Regional/ Spatial Economics and Development.
•  A minimum of five (5) years' lecturing experience in higher education.
•  Experience or potential to source external research funding.
•  Demonstrate potential to publish in high quality journals in urban studies.
•  A track record of teaching in English.

 
Competencies
Key Competencies:
 Results Orientated:

•  The ability to cope with a frequently changing environment and to adapt to evolving situations.
•  The ability to stick with tasks, not give up, and overcome obstacles in completing one’s task. 
•  Strategic thinking:
•  The ability to plan work and to follow plans. 
•  The ability to carefully analyse information and use logic to address issues and problems at work.
•  Business Acumen:
•  The ability to adhere to rules and strictly follow work regulations.
•  Proficient in using MS Office. 
•  Leading:
•  The ability to lead, take charge of situations, and offer opinions and directions to others.
•  The ability to be cooperative with others, display a good-natured attitude, and encourage people to work together.
•  Building coalitions:
•  The ability to interact with others and establish personal connections with people.
•  The ability to make decisions through consultation, collaboration, and working with close supervision.