Lecturer: Applications Development at Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Job Purpose

• To contribute to curriculum development and to teach according to a set syllabus while providing support to the faculty in pursue of achieving its academic objectives, and to contribute to academic initiatives undertaken by the faculty to enhance teaching and learning while promoting entrepreneurship learning in according to the needs of the community, and to support and expand programmes
• for co-operative education to achieve this objective. To support faculty research initiatives through undertaking research and contributing towards group research. 
• This post will also be responsible to raising the standard of scholarship and research in the Department of Information Technology, by initiating some research projects in the field, providing mentorship for junior staff members, and supervising postgraduate students. The incumbent will still perform all the functions of academics which include teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level, supervising students, community engagement, curriculum development, academic administration, and conducting research.

Job Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• A relevant Masters Degree in Information Technology / Computer Science / or any related discipline in Computing (A relevant Doctoral Degree will be an added advantage)
• At least two (2) years’ relevant lecturing experience in Higher Education

Recommendations:

• At least two (2) years exposure to program management and curriculum development
• At least 1 publications in an accredited journal or conference proceedings in the last two years
• The candidate must show expertise in Applications Development:
• Programming Paradigms and Languages (Modern programming languages like: Java, Python, PHP, R, C++, C#), Data Storage Technologies like DBMS and NoSQL, Backend Development Technologies in Big Data and AI environment, Software Build tools like Maven, Gradle, Ivy or any other

Key Performance Areas / Principal Accountabilities

• Lecture at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the IT discipline
• Supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate research projects
• Provide appropriate academic and administrative leadership in the Department
• Participate and contribute in academic development, curriculum development initiatives, courseware development and assessment
• Participate in research activities of the Department
• Develop and lead research in the Department
• Participate in the Quality Assurance activities of the Department
• Monitor and assess work integrated learning
• Coaching and mentoring of staff & students
• Develop and maintain linkages with industry and professional bodies and promote community participation
• Maximize education and research opportunities for the Department and the Faculty
• Contribute towards development of academic staff
• Assist with marketing and recruitment activities
• Perform other functions as may be assigned by the Head of Department

Competencies

• Excellent Communication Skills
• Good project management skills
• Professional knowledge and skills
• Extensive industry and disciplinary knowledge
• Good teaching, research and academic writing expertise
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Leadership and people management skills
• Adaptability
• Ability to work in a team
• Strong learner focus
• Interpersonal skills
• Coaching and mentoring skills
• Reflective organizational and planning skills
• Change management skills
• Build strong partnerships
• Sound technical skills in IT e.g. coding in modern programming languages / systems design / data wrangling / data analytics supported by evidence of contributions to open source repositories like Github, GitLab, Bitbucket or any other publicly accessible repositories
• Ability to use contemporary software tools for problem solving