Lecturer (College of Business & Economics: School of Economics) at University of Johannesburg

Job description

• The University of Johannesburg invites suitably qualified individuals to apply for the position of Lecturer in the School of Economics.
• The School of Economics is one of six schools within the College of Business & Economics (CBE). The core activity of the School of Economics is to train economists in various fields of economics (financial engineering, industrial policy, development economics, local government economics, econometrics, competition & regulation economics, environmental economics, innovation, and trade economics).
• The successful candidate for this post is expected to support our Financial Engineering programme by performing full academic duties that include teaching, postgraduate supervision, and research.

Responsibilities:  

The incumbent will be expected to:

• Have strong knowledge of the fields of Financial Economics/Engineering and Quantitative Economics.
• Be able to lecture and supervise Master's/PhD students, especially in the field of Financial Economics.
• Be able to conduct and publish high-quality research.

Minimum requirements

• A minimum requirement of a relevant Masters degree (NQF 09 level) with quantitative background.
• Sound knowledge of Financial Economics/Engineering, Machine Learning application in Financial Econometrics, Mathematics and Advanced Econometrics at postgraduate level.
• Proven teaching experience and research ability.
• A demonstrated ability to publish research findings in high-ranked accredited/peer-reviewed journals is the most important requirement for the position.  
• Working knowledge of advanced mathematics/statistics and different econometrics packages, especially Python, R and MATLAB.
• The candidate must be willing to teach in other areas of economics when required.
• Proven record of relevant academic publications.
• Experience in supervising Master students.

Competencies and Behavioural Attributes:

• Excellent written and verbal English communications skills.Excellent interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to collaborate with colleagues.
• Good planning and organisational skills.
• Working knowledge of the Microsoft Office package.
• Working knowledge of soft-ware packages in the fields of mathematics and financial econometrics.
• The ability to publish in high-impact journals.
• The ability to supervise graduate students.
• Research management skills.
• Overall management skills.

Recommendations:

• PhD degree (NQF 10 level) with quantitative background.
• Experience in supervising postgraduate students at both Master and PhD levels.
• An excellent record of relevant academic publications.
• A strong background in advanced mathematics/statistics, econometrics and Machine Learning, with application to the field of financial economics/engineering would be a strong recommendation.
• Experience in online teaching and learning methodologies.

Deadline: 6 April 2025