Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor/Professor in Finance/Financial Management or Business Management (with specialisation in Finance/Financial Management) (2 positions) - (989) at University of the Free State

Duties and responsibilities:

Professor

• Present Corporate and Entrepreneurial Finance to Business management students.
• Lecture Business Management modules at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
• Provide supervision to postgraduate students, namely Honours, Masters and PhD students.
• Provide leadership in pursuit of the department and faculty strategic plan with regard to research, teaching, engaged scholarship and leadership and administration.
• Conduct high-quality research, publish in accredited journals, and deliver quality research outputs in line with the faculty's research strategy.
• Maintain a research output pipeline to meet the yearly required supervision and publication of research output units.
• Apply for funding in (multidisciplinary) research projects.
• Act as a mentor to colleagues within the department and faculty at large.
• Attend and speak at conferences, research colloquia, workshops and seminars in order to enhance research and disciplinary knowledge.
• Identify opportunities and apply for external research funding, whether as an individual or in collaboration with colleagues.
• Assist in disseminating the work associated with research projects in the media and through the newsletter and website.
• Participate in community activities such as mentorship and provide training and short courses in the areas of specialisation.
• Perform academic administration pertaining to undergraduate and postgraduate subjects – this may include typing, setting and marking all question papers and memorandums, recording marks and handling student complaints.
• Serve as a member of various academic committees and perform any other tasks allocated by the Dean and head of the department.
• Develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with relevant research, civil society, government, industry and professional organisations.

Associate Professor 

• Present Corporate and Entrepreneurial Finance to Business management students.
• Lecture Business Management modules at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
• Provide supervision to postgraduate students, namely Honours, Masters and PhD students.
• Provide leadership in pursuit of the department and faculty strategic plan with regard to research, teaching, engaged scholarship and leadership and administration.
• Conduct high-quality research, publish in accredited journals, and deliver quality research outputs in line with the faculty's research strategy.
• Attend and speak at conferences, research colloquia, workshops and seminars in order to enhance research and disciplinary knowledge.
• Identify opportunities and apply for external research funding, whether as an individual or in collaboration with colleagues.
• Assist in disseminating the work associated with research projects in the media and through the newsletter and website.
• Participate in community activities such as mentorship and provide training and short courses in the areas of specialisation. 
• Perform academic administration pertaining to undergraduate and postgraduate subjects - this may include typing, setting, and marking of all question papers and memorandums, recording of marks and handling of student complaints.
• Serve as a member of various academic committees and perform any other tasks allocated by the Dean and head of the department.
• Develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with relevant research, civil society, government, industry and professional organisations.

Senior Lecturer

• Present Corporate and Entrepreneurial Finance to Business management students.
• Lecture Business Management modules at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
• Provide supervision to postgraduate students, namely Honours, Masters and PhD students.
• Conduct research and deliver quality research outputs in line with the faculty's research strategy.
• Attend and speak at conferences, research colloquia, workshops and seminars in order to enhance research and disciplinary knowledge.
• Participate in community activities such as mentorship and provide training and short courses in the areas of specialisation.
• Perform academic administration pertaining to undergraduate and postgraduate subjects – this may include typing, setting and marking all question papers and memorandums, recording marks and handling student complaints.
• Serve as a member of various academic committees and perform any other tasks allocated by the Dean and head of the department.

Lecturer

• Present Corporate and Entrepreneurial Finance to Business management students.
• Lecture Business Management modules at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
• Provide study leadership to postgraduate students, namely Honours, and Master students.
• Conduct research and deliver quality research outputs in line with the faculty's research strategy.
• Participate in community activities such as mentorship and provide training and short courses in the areas of specialisation.
• Perform academic administration pertaining to undergraduate and postgraduate subjects – this may include typing, setting and marking all question papers and memorandums, recording marks and handling student complaints.
• Serve as a member of various academic committees and perform any other tasks allocated by the Dean and head of the department.

Inherent requirements:

Professor:

• A PhD on NQF level 10 in Finance/ Financial Management or Business Management (with specialisation in Finance/ Financial Management).
• Proven experience in presenting Corporate and Entrepreneurial Finance to Business management students.
• Experience as external examiner for master’s-degree and doctoral students.
• Acted as editorial board member of high-quality international/ISI/IBSS journals.
• Proven international recognition for specialist expertise and research leadership in a particular area of academic scholarship (for example, regularly serves as a reviewer for international/ISI/IBSS journals).
• An NRF rating of C1 or C2 or equivalent status.
• Demonstrated successful supervision of graduated master’s-degree and preferably graduated doctoral students.
• Proven experience in delivering keynote addresses at national scholarly conferences.
• Served as a member of an international scholarly society OR an international committee or agency concerned with research at higher-education levels.
• Proven experience in supervising topics in pure (management accounting, financial accounting) and applied finance (entrepreneurial and marketing finance).

Associate Professor:

• A PhD on NQF level 10 in Finance/ Financial Management or Business Management (with specialisation in Finance/ Financial Management).
• Proven experience in presenting Corporate and Entrepreneurial Finance to Business management students. 
• Experience as external examiner for postgraduate students.
• Proven experience in the presentation of research papers at national conferences, where there is evidence of peer review of papers.
• Acted as an editorial board member of high-quality national scholarly journals.
• Proven national recognition for specialist expertise and research leadership in a specific scientific area of scholarship.
• An NRF rating of C3 or equivalent status.
• Proven experience in the supervision of graduated master’s-degree students.
• A proven research record of relevant publications in national and international accredited journals.
• Served as a member of a national scholarly society OR a national committee or agency concerned with research at higher-education levels OR showed evidence of service as an active member of an international equivalent.
• Proven experience in supervising topics in pure (management accounting, financial accounting) and applied finance (entrepreneurial and marketing finance).

Senior Lecturer:

• A PhD on NQF level 10 in Finance/ Financial Management or Business Management (with specialisation in Finance/ Financial Management).
• Proven experience in presenting Corporate and Entrepreneurial Finance to Business management students.
• Proven experience in the presentation of papers/posters at national scholarly conferences.
• Proven national recognition for specialist expertise and research in a specific area of scholarship.
• An NRF rating or demonstrate potential for obtaining an NRF rating.
• Proven experience in supervision of graduated master’s-degree students.
• A proven research record of relevant publications in national and international accredited journals.
• Proven experience of service as an active member of a national or international scholarly society or committee or agency concerned with research at higher education levels.
• Proven experience in supervising topics in pure (management accounting, financial accounting) and applied finance (entrepreneurial and marketing finance).

Lecturer:

• A PhD on NQF level 10 in Finance/ Financial Management or Business Management (with specialisation in Finance/ Financial Management) (for a permanent appointment).
• OR
• Master’s degree on NQF level 9 in Finance/ Financial Management or Business Management (with specialisation in Finance/ Financial Management) (contract appointment: 5-years during which a PhD on NQF level 10 in Finance/ Financial Management or Business Management (with specialisation in Finance/ Financial Management) must be obtained to be converted to a permanent position).
• Proven experience in presenting Corporate and Entrepreneurial Finance for Business management students. 
• Proven experience in the delivery of poster or oral presentation 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.

Competencies
Required competencies: 
Results Orientated:

• The ability to be reliable, responsible, dependable and to fulfil obligations. 
• The ability to cope with a frequently changing environment and to adapt to evolving situations. 

Strategic thinking:

• The ability to deal with several activities at a time.
• The ability to carefully analyse information and use logic to address issues and problems at work.

Business Acumen:

• The ability to adhere to rules and strictly follow work regulations.
• Proficient in using MS Office. 
• Proven skills in data analysis using IBM SPSS, AMOS, PLS.
• Good command of the English language.

Leading:

• The ability to be cooperative with others, display a good-natured attitude, and encourage people to work together.
• The ability to lead, take charge of situations, and offer opinions and directions to others.

Building coalitions:

• The ability to be self-assured and at ease with people in all types of social situations.
• The ability to interact with others and establish personal connections with people.
   

Assumption of duties: 
01 September 2023

Closing date: 
16 June 2023