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

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to curriculum development and teaching across online programmes (Honours, Master’s, and Advanced Diploma in School Leadership and Management).
• Teach at undergraduate and postgraduate levels through contact, blended, and online modes.
• Supervise postgraduate students (Honours, Master’s, and Doctoral levels).
• Lead and participate in national and international research projects.
• Secure research funding through grant applications and partnerships.
• Contribute to departmental activities, including academic administration, research initiatives, short course development, and marketing.
• Engage in community outreach and professional development initiatives for education leaders at school, district, and system levels

Minimum requirements

Minimum requirements for Associate Professor:

• PhD/DEd/DPhil in Education Leadership and Management.
• Minimum of 5 years’ teaching experience in higher education.
• At least 3 years’ teaching experience at school level.
• Sustained and strong record of DHET-accredited research output in local and international journals/books.
• Demonstrated experience in blended and/or fully online teaching.
• Proven track record in leading research and/or leadership development projects.
• Experience in postgraduate supervision at both Master’s and Doctoral level.
• NRF rating or research output commensurate with NRF standards.
• Evidence of securing external research funding.

Minimum requirements for Senior Lecturer:

• PhD/DEd/DPhil in Education Leadership and Management.
• Minimum of 3 years’ teaching experience in higher education.
• At least 3 years’ teaching experience at school level.
• Strong record of DHET-accredited research output in national and international journals/books.
• Experience in blended and/or fully online teaching.
• Experience in postgraduate supervision at Master’s and/or Doctoral level.

Competencies and Behavioural Attributes:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong planning and organisational abilities.
• Effective interpersonal and collaboration skills.
• Proven ability as an innovative and technology-enhanced educator.
• Well-developed scholarship of teaching and learning.
• Expertise in online pedagogy and digital course development.

Recommendations:

• Active collaboration with leading scholars in Education Leadership and Management.
• Experience in the development and delivery of online programmes.
• Teaching and/leadership experience at school or district level.
• Research output in the field of school leadership with a strong niche area