Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer/ Associate Professor (in Psychology) at University of the Free State

Duties and responsibilities: 

• Contribute towards creating a strong academic identity in the department. 
• Teach and assess undergraduate and postgraduate modules in Psychology. 
• Provide study guidance and supervision to postgraduate students. 
• Initiate and conduct high-level research and sustain quality research outputs. 
• Contribute to programme development and curriculum review within the department and faculty 
• Participate in and coordinate community engagement and service-learning initiatives. 
• Recruit senior students for postgraduate study. 
• Perform organisational and administrative duties. 

Inherent Job Requirements:

Lecturer

• A PhD in Psychology on NQF Level 10 (for a permanent appointment).

or

• Master’s degree in psychology on NQF Level 9 (contract appointment: five years during which a PhD on NQF Level 10 in Psychology MUST be obtained to be converted to a permanent position). 
• Three (3) years of registration (still active) with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Clinical Psychologist or Counselling Psychologist or Research Psychologist (attach a copy).
• Proven experience in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate modules in Psychology.
• Proven experience in the delivery of poster or oral presentations at conferences or equivalent activities. 
• Evidence of manuscripts produced that have the potential to be converted or submitted for publication in accredited journals.
• A good academic record (attach).

Senior Lecturer

• PhD in Psychology on NQF Level 10.
• Three (3) years of registration (still active) with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Clinical Psychologist or Counselling Psychologist or Research Psychologist (attach a copy).
• Proven experience in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate modules in Psychology.
• Proven experience in the delivery of presentations of papers/posters at national and/or international scholarly conferences.
• A proven research record of relevant publications in peer-reviewed national and/or international accredited journals. 
• Proven record of successful postgraduate research supervision at master’s levels.
• Demonstrated potential for obtaining and NRF rating.
• A good scholarly record.

Associate Professor

• PhD in Psychology on NQF Level 10.
• Three (3) years of registration (still active) with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as Clinical Psychologist or Counselling Psychologist or Research Psychologist (attach a copy).
• Proven experience in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate modules in Psychology.
• Proven experience in the delivery of presentations at national and/or international conferences, as evidenced by a track record of peer-reviewed conference papers.
• Experience as external examiner for postgraduate students.
• A proven record of publication in national and international accredited journals (at least 10 to 15 publications).
• Proven record of successful postgraduate research supervision at master’s and/or doctoral levels.
• An NRF C3 rating or equivalent.
• Recognised nationally as an established scholar.

Recommendations:

• Competence in different research methodologies (quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods).
• Willingness to become involved in departmental and faculty activities.