Lecturer/Senior Lecturer: Department of Psychology (Job ID 6492) at University of the Free State

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Contribute towards creating a strong academic identity in the department.
• Coordinate, moderate, teach, and assess undergraduate and postgraduate modules in psychology.
• Provide study guidance and research supervision to postgraduate students.
• Clinical supervision of student psychologists' case work.
• 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).
• Two (2) years of registration (still active) with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST (attach a copy).
• Previous teaching or facilitation experience at the tertiary level (including tutoring, facilitation, temporary teaching, training experience, or relevant professional/industry experience).
• Evidence of research potential or productivity (e.g., participation in or coordination of research projects; strong performance in master’s-level research demonstrating research competence and potential for advanced study; eligibility for or readiness to enrol in a doctoral programme; manuscripts under review for potential publication in DHET-accredited journals; chapters in peer-reviewed books; published conference papers; or other recognised research outputs; and/or substantial progress toward completion of a PhD).
• A good academic record (attach a copy).

Senior Lecturer

• A 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 (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 scholarly conferences (at least 3 to 5 conference papers).
• A proven research record of relevant publications in peer-reviewed national and/or international accredited journals and/or books (at least 5 to 10 publications).
• An NRF rating or demonstrated potential for obtaining an NRF rating.
• Proven experience in supervision of graduated master’s degree students.
• 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.
• A good scholarly record. 

Recommendations:

• Involvement in departmental and faculty activities.