Lecturer (Faculty of Education: Department of Education & Curriculum Studies) at University of Johannesburg

Job Description:

• The Department of Education and Curriculum is one of five departments in the Faculty of Education at UJ. It is a dynamic and innovative department, offering undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the following fields:
  • B.Ed
  • PGCE
  • Curriculum Studies
  • Languages, Literacy and Literature
• The department is seeking to appoint a suitable candidate at Lecturer level to contribute to the initial teacher education programmes (B.Ed. and PGCE), post-graduate teaching and supervision and research in Economic and Management Science education.
• Applications are invited for the academic post of Lecturer in Economic and Management Sciences Methodology. We seek an individual with excellent academic credentials in teaching and research in this field.

Responsibilities:  

• Teaching ECONOMIC AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES (EMS) Methodology
• Teaching Educational Theory and Practice
• Supervising student research at postgraduate level
• Involvement in teaching (contact, blended and online) at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
• Playing a leading role in online teaching innovation
• Administration related to teaching and research
• Involvement in national and international research projects 
• Procurement of funding for research
• Involvement in core activities of the department such as academic administration, research, short-course development, marketing, and community projects

Minimum requirements

• To be appointed at Lecturer level, the successful candidate must meet the following criteria:
• An appropriate Masters degree in Education. The successful candidate will be required to undertake a doctorate qualification (NQF10) within a five (5) year period after being appointed to the Lecturer position.
• Recommended: PhD/ D. Ed Degree in Education.
• A track record of exemplary teaching abilities.
• Experience teaching large classes.
• Experience in teaching Economic and Management Science Methodology and Educational theory at tertiary level.
• Accredited research output in Education.
• Supervision of students at Post Graduate level.
• An emerging research footprint (presenting at local conferences/research forums).

 
Competencies and Behavioural Attributes:

• Excellent written and verbal English communications skills
• Good planning and organisational skills
• Good interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to collaborate with colleagues
• Well-developed scholarship of teaching and learning
•  Adept at teaching and development of materials for online education

 
Recommendations:

• Teaching experience in Economic and Management Sciences and Educational Theory at a tertiary level.
•  A defined research trajectory that has resulted in good quality peer-reviewed publications.