Lecturer (Full-Time) 100% Permanent Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice at University of the Witwatersrand

Key responsibilities include the following:

• To make a major contribution to the work-based learning programme.
• To be involved in Pharmacy Practice course development activities and lecturing, as well as to develop and moderate assessments within the Division.
• To contribute toward the supervision of postgraduate students of the Division.
• To make a major contribution to the research output of the Division.

Requirements: 

• Master of Pharmacy degree.
• Registration with the South African Pharmacy Council is non-negotiable.
• An understanding of principles and governance of work-based learning in pharmacy education.
• Competence in a work-based learning environment, including the following:
• Coordination or teaching in work-based learning,
• Designing assessment tools appropriate for work-based learning,
• Moderation of processes and quality assurance (validity and reliability evaluations) for clinical/practice-based assessments,
• Supervision or mentorship of students in a practice setting,
• Managing student performance and concerns during work-based learning hours.
• Experience and evidence of such in professional practice engagements (current or recent) in environments relevant to work-based learning placements, such as: community pharmacy, hospital pharmacy, industry pharmacy primary healthcare/public sector healthcare pharmacy, and/o multidisciplinary clinical environments.
• Experience in engagement with practice sites and professional stakeholders is advantageous, including maintaining effective partnerships with work-based learning placement sites, site preceptors, and health service environments that support work-based learning activities in community, hospital and industrial pharmacy settings.
• Experience in undergraduate teaching and learning in Pharmacy Practice, with delivery and facilitation of applied teaching that develops clinical reasoning.
• Experience in designing, implementing and moderating assessments and case-based evaluations, whilst providing structured feedback and maintaining consistent academic standards.
• Experience in student support and academic development, including managing performance concerns, professionalism issues, and remediation processes where appropriate, with sound documentation of adherence to fair academic processes.
• Research experience relevant to Pharmacy Practice, with existing research outputs, and evidence of the capability to contribute to postgraduate supervision, including guidance through proposal development, ethical application processes, research execution, and scholarly writing, using quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods approaches.

Preferences:

• A PhD or the applicant to already be pursuing a PhD, with evidence of progress and a clearly defined research trajectory.
• Demonstrated established contribution to Pharmacy Practice teaching and/or work-based learning activities, including evidence of sustained involvement in programme delivery and student development.
• Evidence of familiarity with curricula development, assessment systems, and moderation processes, including implementation of standard-setting practices and maintenance of consistent academic standards across modules.
• Demonstrated experience with work-based learning placement models, including active involvement in placement coordination, engagement with placement sites, and collaboration with preceptors and professional stakeholders.
• Evidence of effective collaboration within a team.
• Evidence of emerging or established research outputs including active participation in postgraduate supervision or co-supervision.

Closing Date:    25 February 2026