Junior Lecturer (N001053) at North West University

Job description

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

• Providing quality service regarding teaching and learning, research and innovation, and community engagement and commercialisation activities within the Subject Group: English for Education.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Teaching and Learning.

• Teaching a variety of English modules within a multi-modal delivery approach of teacher training programmes at under- and postgraduate level.  Expertise and experience of teaching English at school and/or a higher education institution are required.

Research.

• Perform research in the fields of language learning and teaching. Produce research outputs in an area of language education research.
• Community Engagement and Service Learning.
• Active participation in the development of community-based research by adapting and designing modules for service learning.

Administration.

• Planning, organising and record keeping as part of office and subject (module) administration in accordance with faculty’s teaching policy and close collaboration with the subject group (meetings).
• Work Integrated Learning.
• Active participation in order to operationalise the Work Integrated Learning (WIL) programme at all levels.

Minimum requirements

• A BA or Bachelor of Education Honours (BEdHons) degree in English or English education or relevant to English teaching or learning (NQF level 8).
• A professional teacher’s qualification with specialisation in language teaching methodologies / didactics (NQF level 7).
• A minimum of one (1) year functional experience in primary, secondary or tertiary teaching.

ADDED ADVANTAGES & PREFERENCES:

• Registration with SACE.

KEY FUNCTIONAL/TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:

• Subject knowledge: English HL and/or FAL.
• Teaching skills: Language Methodology and Didactics.
• Assessment competencies.
• Computer literate (Microsoft Office Suite).

KEY BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:

• High standard of work ethics.
• Communication.
• Able to work individually as well as part of a subject group (team).
• Ability to create own structures, adhere to deadlines and work in a self-directed manner.

REMUNERATION: The annual total remuneration package will be commensurate with the level of appointment as advertised and in line with the NWU policy guidelines.

CLOSING DATE: 15 August 2025