Lecturer M000069 at North West University

Job description

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:

• Appointing a Lecturer to contribute towards undergraduate and post graduate teaching, practice supervision of students and research supervision of post graduate students in the subject group Social Work.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Teaching and learning, including higher degree supervision:

• Engaged teaching and learning on both under- and post graduate levels: Develop study material, facilitate contact sessions, internal and external moderation and assessment.

Research and innovation:

• Engaged research: Supervision of post graduate students; internal and external examination of post graduate research dissertations and/or theses; participation in the applicable research entity and publication of articles. Independent research and sharing of expertise with diverse communities of practice and enquiry.

Social responsiveness and industry involvement:

• Maintain involvement in community service as a scholarly practice.
• Execute activities by which discipline-based skills and knowledge are made relevant to the community.

Academic leadership, management, and administration:

• Participate in faculty and school committees.

Minimum requirements

• A Master of Social Work (NQF level 9).
• Registered as a Social Worker with the South African Council for Social Service Professions (SACSSP)
• A minimum of 2 year generic social work practice experience.

RECOMMENDATIONS / ADDED ADVANTAGES:

• A minimum of 1 year teaching and learning experience at a tertiary institution.
• Emerging researcher

KEY FUNCTIONAL / TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:

• Ability and experience to work from an evidence-based approach in social work
• Excellent communication skills (verbally and written).
• Demonstration of language proficiency to function optimally in the various multilingual environments of the NWU.
• Computer literacy (Microsoft office, e-mails, power point, software for data analysis)

CLOSING DATE: 20 February 2026