Professor/Associate Professor (Faculty of Humanities: Department of History) 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.
• 5-years’ experience of teaching History to undergraduate students.
• 5-years’ experience in historical research as evidenced in the publication of articles and other research outputs.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Excellent computer literacy skills.

Competencies and Behavioural Attributes:

• Ability to perform research, teaching and administration simultaneously.
• 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).
• Track record of external fundraising.