Professor / Associate Professor (Faculty of Humanities: Department of History) (Re-advert) at University of Johannesburg

Job description

The Faculty of Humanities at the University of Johannesburg aims to appoint an Associate Professor in the Department of History. Enjoying a growing stature in the country and increasingly research intensive, the UJ History Department is seeking a highly motivated, qualified and ambitious candidate, who will strengthen and deepen the Department's research specializations.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare and deliver lectures and/or practical sessions for undergraduate students, including using online formats.
• Prepare/design and mark assignments, tests, and exams.
• Conduct and publish independent research.
• Teach at postgraduate level.
• Supervise postgraduate research.
• Attend departmental and faculty meetings
• Be actively involved and perform any other tasks or activities which fall within the general functioning of the department.
• Fundraising
• Fostering national and international research and teaching collaborations

Minimum requirements

• PhD in History or an allied discipline.
• Ability to perform research, teaching and administration simultaneously.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Excellent computer literacy skills.

Competencies and Behavioural Attributes:

• Ambition for growing a strong research profile through peer reviewed publications, as well as for presenting research in seminars, colloquiums and conferences both nationally and internationally
• Interest in developing and enhancing student-centred teaching and learning, building skills towards teaching excellence, including the capacity to utilize and integrate online tools and platforms
• Ability to nurture strong interpersonal relations and collegiality; passion for participating in academic life including events organised by the department; commitment to interpersonal and professional ethics and to creative thinking and problem-solving

Recommendations:

• Experience in lecturing at university level
• Evidence of research output (e.g. peer-reviewed journal articles)

Deadline:6 April 2025