Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer/ Associate Professor/ Professor: Department of Construction Economics (1 post- Real Estate) at University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The incumbent will be responsible for:

• Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in those aspects encountered in the Built Environment that are taught in the degree programmes on offer in the Department;
• Developing a research programme in an appropriate area of expertise, or expanding existing research programmes;
• Publishing research articles in the foremost national/international accredited journals;
• Supervising postgraduate master’s and doctoral students within the research focus areas; 
• Performing assigned departmental duties (e.g. of an administrative nature);
• Participating in the Department’s community service programmes.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Lecturer

• A BSc degree from a university in one of the relevant undergraduate programmes recognised by the Property Valuers Profession in South Africa (SACPVP);
• Candidates for the post of Lecturer should be in possession of a completed master’s degree or an equivalent degree of an equally advanced level;
• At least three years of tertiary education experience or three years of industry experience with some involvement in tertiary education ;
• 1 Publication (peer-reviewed article or peer-reviewed conference paper) or
• Book chapter(s), recognized articles outputs, or industry-recognized outputs in a commensurate field;
• The candidate must be a registered Professional Associated Valuer (with restrictions) or already in the process of registering as a Professional Valuer without any restrictions in terms of the Property Valuers Profession Act 2000 (act No 47 of 2000), with the statutory council of the South African Council for the Property Valuers Profession (SACPVP).

Senior Lecturer:

Same as for Lecturer, plus;

• A PhD degree that follows on the previous qualification;
• At least five years of tertiary education experience or five years of industry experience with some involvement in tertiary education;
• At least 2 articles published in DHET-accredited journals or a DHET-accredited book;
• At least 2 other publication outputs (peer reviewed conference paper(s) / book chapter(s) / industry recognized outputs in a commensurate field;
• Supervision / co-supervision of Master’s students to completion or proven management experience in industry.
• The candidate must be a registered Professional Valuer without any restrictions in terms of the Property Valuers Profession Act 2000 (act No 47 of 2000), with the statutory council of the South African Council for the Property Valuers Profession (SACPVP).

Associate Professor:

Same as for Senior Lecturer, plus;

• At least ten years of tertiary education experience or ten years of industry experience with some involvement in tertiary education;
• Experience in curriculum/strategy development and innovation;
• Evidence of sustained publications output;
• The majority of recent publications should be in WoS / Scopus / IBSS journals (past 7 years);
• Evidence of at least 3 research Master’s OR 6 coursework Master’s mini-dissertations successfully completed (supervised or co-supervised);
• Evidence of Doctoral student supervision;
• Evidence of conducting reviewer duties for journals and/or conferences.
• The candidate must be a registered Professional Valuer without any restrictions in terms of the Property Valuers Profession Act 2000 (act No 47 of 2000), with the statutory council of the South African Council for the Property Valuers Profession (SACPVP).

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES (SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND BEHAVIOURAL ATTRIBUTES):

• Show the ability to teach undergraduate and postgraduate classes;
• For Real Estate, thorough knowledge of commercial and specialised property valuation;
• Thorough knowledge of residential property valuation;
• Thorough knowledge of property management of various types of property;
• Thorough knowledge of risk and maintenance management;
• Thorough knowledge of property management of green buildings;
• Thorough knowledge of and experience in MS Office programmes, such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint;
• Orientation in the use of electronic technologies and aids in the construction or property industry;
• Effective communication skills and the ability to work well in a team;
• The capability to operate collaboratively in multi-disciplinary activities.

ADDED ADVANTAGES AND PREFERENCES:

• Evidence of teaching excellence;
• Preference will be given to candidates who have teaching and research expertise that complement the Department’s needs;
• Related industry work or consulting experience;
• NRF rating or have applied for one.
• The research field must be aligned with one of the research focus areas of the Department of Construction Economics and or EBIT Faculty.