Vibrant, multicultural and dynamic, the University of Johannesburg (UJ) shares the pace and energy of cosmopolitan Johannesburg, the city whose name it carries. Proudly South African, the university is alive down to its African roots, and well-prepared for its role in actualising the potential that higher education holds for the continent's development. UJ h...
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Lecturer (Faculty of Science: Department of Zoology)
The Department of Zoology has a long-standing reputation for excellence in tertiary education and has an established record with research in the fields of aquatic health including toxicology, fish parasitology, fish histology and histopathology, freshwater ecology, cave and groundwater ecology, molecular genetics and systematics, palaeontology as well as comparative respiratory morphology.
The department current has a vacant position on a Lecturer level in the field of Zoology/Physiology. Apart from presenting lectures in Zoology and/or Physiology, the appointee will be expected to conduct research, postgraduate supervision and produce accredited research outputs as well as being actively involved in community engagement activities.
Responsibilities:
Secure and manage internal and external research funds.
Teaching in Zoology and/or Physiology (undergraduate and Honours level).
Administrative duties as required by the HOD.
Conduct research and supervise postgraduate students.
Establish and sustain research output in peer-reviewed journals.
Establish national research collaborations.
Community service and advancing of the discipline.
Minimum requirements
MSc (Zoology, Physiology) or related qualification.
Research outputs in accredited peer reviewed journals.
Record of supervising at Honours or postgraduate level.
Teaching experience at tertiary level.
Specialization in a Zoological/Physiological field
Competencies and Behavioural Attributes:
A team player with a passion for student training and research.
A problem solver.
Ability to work independently.
Resilient.
Enthusiastic.
Recommendations:
Involvement with SDG and/or 4IR-related research and/or teaching and learning.
Proven record in securing external research funds.
NRF Y-rating or close to submission for NRF rating.
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