Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer (Faculty of Education: Department of Education Leadership and Management) at University of Johannesburg

Job Description:

• The Department of Education Leadership and Management is one of five departments in the Faculty of Education at UJ. The Department endeavours to fulfil the vision, mission and strategic objectives of UJ with a focus on preparing students to be leading practitioners by dynamically shaping education leadership and management. The staff are committed to providing innovative and quality teaching and learning, and promoting contextually relevant leadership and management research, thinking and practice.
• The department invites applications for the academic post of Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer in education leadership and management, starting as soon as possible thereafter. We seek an individual with excellent academic credentials in teaching and research, and who possesses attributes of adaptability and versatility in respect of the various programmes/courses, which the department offers.

Responsibilities:

• Involvement in curriculum development and teaching in the department’s online programmes i.e. Honours, Masters, and Advanced Diploma in School Leadership and Management.
• Involvement in teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in contact, blended and online modes of delivery.
• Research supervision of Honours, Master’s and Doctoral postgraduate students in the field of education management and leadership
• Lead national and international research projects.
• Procure funding for research.
• Involvement in core activities of the department such as academic administration, research, short-course development and marketing.
• Involvement in community engagement and continuous professional development of leadership at school, district and senior management levels.

Minimum requirements

Minimum Requirements for Associate Professor:

• An awarded PhD/DEd/DPhil degree in the discipline of Education Leadership and Management.
• At least 5 years' teaching experience at the tertiary level.
• At least 3 years' teaching experience at a school.
• Sustained, strong record of DHET accredited research output in local and international journals/books/ book chapters in the discipline of Education Leadership and Management.
• Experience in blended/fully online teaching.
• Experience in leading research and/or leadership development projects.
• Experience in postgraduate supervision at Masters and Doctoral level.
• NRF rating OR research output commensurable with an NRF rating.
• Procuring of research funding.

Minimum Requirements for Senior Lecturer:

• An awarded PhD/DEd/DPhil degree in the discipline of Education Leadership and Management.
• At least 3 years teaching experience at the tertiary level.
• At least 3 years teaching experience at a school.
• A strong record of DHET accredited research output in local and international journals/books/ book chapters in the discipline of Education Leadership and Management.
• Experience in blended/fully online teaching.
• Experience in postgraduate supervision at Masters and Doctoral level.

Competencies and Behavioural Attributes:

• Excellent written and verbal English communications skills.
• Good planning and organisational skills.
• Good interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to collaborate with colleagues.
• An outstanding classroom practitioner with the ability to use a range of technology-enhanced tools.
• Well-developed scholarship of teaching and learning.
• Adept at teaching and development of materials for online education.

Recommendations:

• Collaboration with leading scholars in the field of education leadership and management.
•  Experience in the development and delivery of on-line programmes will be a strong recommendation.
• Leadership experience at school/district level.

Apply by: 28 September 2025