Faculty Language Coordinator (3-Year Contract – Portfolio) (For the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment Staff Only) at Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Job Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Minimum Requirements

• A relevant Doctoral qualification related to the programmes within the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment.
• At least 4 years academic experience in Engineering and the Built Environment and/ or relevant industrial experience.
• A proven track record of assistance in language interventions in tertiary level programmes
• Knowledge of current legislation in education, labour and skills development.
• Knowledge of SAQA, HEQSF, NQF and Professional body (ECSA; PLATO; SACPCMP; SACQSP; SAMSA) requirements.

Recommendations:

• Evidence to manage staff within an academic and innovative environment.
• Proven evidence of ability to write comprehensive and highly professional proposals in English.
• Completed either the TDP or HDET or equivalent.
• Evidence of knowledge of teaching and learning practices; promoting research; language development programmes and information literacy.
• Evidence of recent or current research in Higher Education Studies (i.e., conference presentations; published work; chapters in books).
• Evidence of curriculum development experience.
• Ability to communicate in two regional languages one of which is English. A third additional regional language will be an advantage.

Key Performance Areas / Principal Accountabilities

The additional language coordinator portfolio will amongst others include:

• Plan and implement a language development strategy for the faculty in consultation with the Language Committee and Faculty Management:
• Chair the Faculty Language Committee and report to Faculty Management.
• Implement and co-ordinate language development programmes for students.
• Implement and co-ordinate language development initiatives for staff.
• Promote digital self-access language learning resources and facilities in the faculty.
• Champion the implementation of the Language Policy with regard to fostering a multilingual learning environment.
• Promote and monitor the implementation of institutional information literacy standards and processes via curriculation of Communication courses, the Certificates of Information Literacy, and the CHELSA standards.
• Assist HODs with regard to the recruitment of Communication Lecturers.
• Serve as the faculty liaison to other institutional committees on matters related to the language portfolio and participate in institutional language-related committees such as the Senate Language Committee, Language Working Group, and the Information Literacy Subcommittee.
• Keep a departmental academic load (i.e lecture at least one subject; supervise PG students)