Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer (College of Business & Economics: Department of Business Management) at University of Johannesburg

Job Description:

• The Department of Business Management is a dynamic department aimed at developing business leaders and captains of business for the future, locally and globally. We offer a variety of diploma, graduate- and postgraduate programmes offered in a multi-campus environment. We strive to be innovative in cutting edge subject development and research. The Department is actively recruiting for a Professor to join its dynamic team.

Responsibilities:

• Lecturing in Business Management and/or Entrepreneurship related modules at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
• Developing a research pipeline and undertaking proven research in the overarching study fields of Entrepreneurship and/or Business Management.
• Assisting in the crafting and implementation of the departmental research strategy, and teaching and learning strategy.
• Developing and maintaining professional and industry partnerships.
• Partaking in supervision of Postgraduate students, primarily at Masters and Doctoral level.
• Assisting in academic administration.
• Overseeing Departmental portfolios, in consultation with the Head of Department.

Minimum requirements

• A relevant Doctoral degree (NQF 10) in Business Management, Business Administration or Entrepreneurship.
• Between eight and ten years’ working experience in the Higher Education environment.
• Excellent teaching skills and knowledgeable in the field of Business Management and/or Entrepreneurship.
• A proven record of excellence in accredited scholarly research outputs in the fields of Business Management, Strategic Management, Sustainability and/or Entrepreneurship
• Substantial supervision experience at Masters’ and Doctoral level (completed students).

  
Competencies and Behavioural Attributes:

• Computer Literacy
• Proficiency in English
• Good organizational, interpersonal and communication skills, and a proven record of academic administration.
• Analytical thinking

 
Recommendations:

• Knowledge of the online learning environment
• Previous exposure to management of portfolios within a higher education environment
• Evidence of visibility within the academic community
• Currently NRF-rated, or on track to be rated in the next 2-3 years