Professor/Associate Professor in School of Government (with a 5-Year Term as Director) at University of Western Cape

Key performance areas - Professor/Associate Professor:

• Facilitate learning and teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels
• Conduct research and publish
• Undertake postgraduate supervision
• Provide academic and administrative leadership
• Undertake curriculum development and renewal
• Participate in community engagement
• Provide mentorship of emerging scholars
• Generation of research grants (required at Professorship level)

Key performance areas - Director:

• Formulate and drive a clear vision and provide overall strategic leadership, management and contribute toward overall organisational efficiency
• Provide strong intellectual leadership of the academic project
• Financial management and fundraising for new initiatives and initiating income-generating projects
• Ensure a high public profile for the School by engaging in relevant collaborative partnerships and networks, locally regionally and globally
• Contribute to the management and development of human resources in the School, by developing, empowering and motivating staff to achieve high performance.

Minimum Requirements

• A PhD or NQF equivalent in Public Administration and Public Management or related field
• Extensive experience and proven competence in academic leadership and management
• A reputation as a scholar supported by extensive accredited peer reviewed publications
• A track record of successful postgraduate supervision
• Evidence of expertise and national standing, and definite international presence in his/her discipline (as well as definite international presence required at Full Professorship level)
• A demonstrated capacity for fundraising.
• Evidence of the integration of community engagement for societal impact with learning and teaching and/or research
• Experience in generating research grants (required at Full Professorship level).