Lecturer: IT Professional Practice (Independent Contractor) at Varsity College

The IIE's Varsity College is an educational brand of The Independent Institute of Education (The IIE). The IIE enjoys the reputation of being at the forefront of private higher education in South Africa and is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) to provide higher education qualifications accredited by the Council on Higher Education (CHE).

A Lecturer (Independent Contractor) vacancy exists at the Waterfall Campus in the School of Information Technology for the following qualification for the 2023 academic year:

• IIE Bachelor of Computer and Information Sciences in Application Development

Competencies Required:

• Communication Skills
• Online Technology & Communication Skills
• Organisational Skills
• Effective Classroom Management
• Open to Development

Minimum Education Requirements:

Ideal:

• An Honours degree in Information Systems or Computer Science.

Alternatively:

• Honours degree in a business-related field with IT modules to the 3rd year

Minimum Work Experience Requirements:

• Lecturing experience in general IT topics.

Knowledge of the following:

• Various roles for the IT professional and the personal, social, ethical, and legal impact arising from their work.
• Analysis of how various local and global professional standards apply to IT professionals.
• Effectively participate in a range of two way oral and written communication forms using appropriate intrapersonal and interpersonal communication skills and technologies.
• Use a variety of techniques to enhance working co-operatively and managing conflict as part of a team.
• Legal and Ethical Issues for IT Professionals.
• Gather information, critically evaluate the material, and use correct citation techniques when writing the material into an appropriate format.
• Git and GitHub.

• Work experience in an IT field.
• The candidate must have worked within the tertiary institution so that they understand what students will experience of tertiary institutions and what is expected from them.

• The candidate must have a solid understanding of academic skills and how to assist the students to incorporate these skills into their studies.