Professor (A952) - (1147) at University of Venda

REQUIREMEMNTS

Professor:

• PhD in Physics or equivalent coupled with at least ten (10) years teaching experience in a tertiary institution or seven (7) years professional experience.
• The successful candidate must also provide evidence of at least fifteen (15) publications in accredited, peer reviewed journals / book publications / chapters in books. 
• Candidate should provide evidence of supervision of four Master’s or PhD students to completion.

Associate Professor:

• PhD in Physics or equivalent coupled with at least ten (10) years teaching experience in a tertiary institution or seven (7) years professional experience.
• The successful candidate must also provide evidence of at least ten (10) publications in accredited, peer reviewed journals/book publications / chapters in books. 
• Candidate should provide evidence of supervision of four Master’s or PhD students to completion.

Senior Lecturer:

• PhD in Physics or equivalent coupled with at least five (5) years teaching experience in a tertiary institution or seven (7) years professional experience.
• The successful candidate must also provide evidence of at least five (5) publications in accredited, peer-reviewed journals / book publications / chapters in books.

Duties: 

• Teaching and mentoring
• Compilation of teaching portfolio (e.g. teaching outcomes, teaching methodology and assessment of students)
• Curriculum development and review
• Application of appropriate teaching approach/methods and rationale 
• Resource mobilization, research capacitation and Manuscript writing
• Attendance of conference proceedings
• Supervision of postgraduate projects
• Participation in community-based projects
• Resource mobilization for community projects
• Participate in Senate and Senate Committees.
• Development of new programmes
• Review of programmes
• Prepare and propose budgets
• Plan and conduct departmental meetings
• Manage departmental resources (finance, facilities, equipment and staff)
• Assure the maintenance of accurate departmental records