Associate Professor - Senior Lecturer - Department of Computer Sciences at University of Limpopo

Qualification and Requirements:

• PhD in Computer Science or related field.

Relevant research and teaching experience at tertiary institution(s):

• At least more than seven (07) years for Associate Professor / five (05) years for Senior Lecturer.
• Record of lecturing Computer Science modules/courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
• Evidence of successful postgraduate students (Honours, Master and PhD) supervision and publications in reputable journals.
• Evidence of external assessment of dissertations and thesis for Associate Professor.
• Evidence of the ability to establish research collaborations and raise research funds.
• Evidence of community engagement activities in Computer Science related projects.
• Ability and evidence of sourcing third stream income.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The successful candidates will be expected to:

• Teach Computer Science courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
• Supervise postgraduate (Honours, Masters and Doctoral) students.
• Mentor junior staff with regard to teaching and research activities.
• Undertake research and publish in conference proceedings, accredited research journals and/or books.
• Participate in departmental research and third-stream income generating projects.
• Develop funded proposal(s) for community engagement project(s) and participate in departmental existing projects.
• Perform administrative and managerial duties as allocated by the Head of Department.

Added advantages:

• Experience in teaching large classes.
• Affiliation to Computer Science professional bodies.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.