Lecturer / Senior Lecturer (Two Positions) - Department of Statistics - Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The incumbent will be responsible for:

• Lecture at undergraduate and postgraduate level on the Hatfield, Groenkloof and / or Mamelodi Campuses;
• Mentoring and supervising postgraduate students;
• Actively conducting independent and collaborative research and publishing research outputs in accredited journals;
• Developing and/or expanding collaboration with academics internationally;
• Initiating and delivering specialist courses at national and international levels;
• Actively participating in administrative duties within the Department. 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Lecturer:

• A Master’s degree in Statistics or Mathematical Statistics that includes a credit-bearing research dissertation and credit-bearing coursework consisting of core components that align with the required responsibilities of the incumbent;
• An indication of an emerging research career with evidence of accredited publications in core components of the discipline contributing to the literature and scientific field of statistics; at least one recent publication in statistics in an accredited peer viewed journal;
• Enrolled for a PhD degree in Statistics with proof of significant progress with the study;
• Evidence of papers presented at national conferences;

Proven competency and experience are required in:

• Teaching statistics modules and courses at undergraduate level as a lecturer;
• Advanced knowledge of at least one major statistical software programming language;
• Implementation of efficient teaching models that would be applicable in the university setting

Senior Lecturer (Same as for Lecturer, plus):

• A PhD degree in Statistics or Mathematical Statistics
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience at an academic institution;
• Proven competency in teaching statistics modules and courses at postgraduate level
• Proven record of curriculum development at the undergraduate and postgraduate level or other specialized professional courses;
• Evidence of papers presented at national and international conferences;
• Proven research publications in accredited journals, of which at least two in the mainstream statistical journals;
• Proven record of supervision of postgraduate Statistics students;
• Evidence of supporting and participating in academic citizenship;
• Recognized by peers as a scholar of high academic standing.