Professor/Associate Professor (P000179) at North West University

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

Appointing a Professor / Associate Professor to contribute towards undergraduate and post graduate teaching, practice supervision of students and research supervision of post graduate students in the subject group Psychology.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Teaching and learning, including higher degree supervision:

• Engaged teaching and learning on both under- and postgraduate levels.
• Develop study material.
• Facilitate contact sessions.
• Internal and external moderation and assessment

Research and innovation:

• Engaged research: Supervision of post graduate students.
• Internal and external examination of post graduate research dissertations and/or theses.
• Participation in the applicable research entity and publication of articles.
• Independent research and sharing of expertise with diverse communities of practice and enquiry.

Social responsiveness and industry involvement:

• Maintain involvement in community service as a scholarly practice.
• Execute activities by which discipline-based skills and knowledge are made relevant to the community.

Academic leadership, management, and administration:

• Participate in school committees.

Minimum requirements

• A PhD (NQF level 10) in Clinical Psychology.
• Registered as Clinical Psychologist with the HPCSA.

EXPERIENCE:

Professor:

• A minimum of eight (8) years' experience of teaching and learning university students in under- and postgraduate levels.
• A minimum of eight (8) years’ proven publication record of at least one article per year in accredited scholarly journals.
• Evidence of supervising post graduate students (M and PhD level) to completion.
• Proven record of national and international research collaboration and/or funding.
• A minimum of four (4) years’ generic Clinical Psychology experience in direct practice and/or Clinical Psychology supervisory/ managerial.

Associate Professor:

• A minimum of six (6) years’ experience of teaching and learning university students in under- and postgraduate levels.
• A minimum of six (6) years’ proven publication record of at least one article per year in accredited scholarly journals.
• Evidence of supervising post graduate students (M and PhD level) to completion.
• A minimum of three (3) years’ generic Clinical Psychology experience in direct practice and/or Clinical Psychology supervisory/ managerial.

ADDED ADVANTAGE

• Membership of appropriate academic and professional networks/societies.

KEY FUNCTIONAL/ TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:

• Ability and experience to work from an evidence-based approach in social work.
• Excellent communication skills (verbally and written).
• Demonstration of language proficiency to function optimally in the various multilingual environments of the NWU.
• Computer literacy (Microsoft office, e-mails, power point, software for data analysis).
• Ability to use e-media for teaching, studying and communication.

KEY BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:

• Professional work ethic.
• The ability to work well independently as well as in a team.
• Good time management and ability to work well under pressure.