Lecturer (P001396) at North West University

Job description

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

• Lecturing Business Management modules, conducting research and participating in community engagement projects.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Teaching   

•  The preparation and delivery of business management lectures and seminars to undergraduate students.
•  Module and curriculum development and transformation.
•  Developing study material and study guides.
•  Supervision of masters’ students.

 Research

•  Conduct research and publish findings in respected national and international journals (IBSS/Scopus/ISI).
•  Initiate and maintain national and international research networks.
•  Participate in the evaluation of ethics and research proposals.
•  Collaborate with colleagues on research-related matters.

 Social responsibility

• Initiate, develop, register and present community engagement projects which focus on work-integrated learning, community research, and outreach projects.
• Industry involvement.

 Leadership

• Represent the School of Management Sciences on Faculty, University, National and International management structures, committees, boards or any other professional body.
• Membership in the school’s management structures

Minimum requirements

• A master’s degree in business management (NQF level 9).
•  A minimum of three (3) years’ lecturing experience in higher education institutions or work experience in the corporate sector.

ADDED ADVANTAGE & PREFERENCE:

• PhD in Business Management (NQF level 10).

KEY FUNCTIONAL/ TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:

•  Comprehensive knowledge of the field of business management.
•  Demonstrable computer literacy and competence in the use of general word processing software programmes as well as qualitative/quantitative analyses programs (e.g., JASP, SPSS, MPLUS, R, AMOS, ATLAS.ti).
•  Knowledge and competency of learning support in a learning management system (eg. SAKAI, Moodle, Blackboard).

KEY BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES: 

• Good interpersonal relations and a client-service orientation.
• Flexibility and conflict management to work with diverse groups.
• Demonstration of language proficiency to function optimally in the various functionally multilingual environments of the NWU.
• The ability to function well individually and as part of a team/subject group.
• Good analytical abilities and innovative thinking, as well as ability to be self-driven.

CLOSING DATE: 17 February 2026