Professor/Associate Professor/ Senior Lecturer (V002765) at North West University

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Strategic development

• Support the Director Centre for BMI in the strategic positioning of the Centre for BMI in terms of research and skills outputs as required by the South African Financial Industry.

Marketing and funding

• Develop, initiate and drive research proposals for external funding.
• Embark on innovative independent initiatives to obtain funding, facilities and/or equipment to enable research output.
• Promote and consciously market research expertise to enable funding.
• Promote and market relevant short courses.
• Collaborate and build effective relationships for success model delivery.

Management and Leadership

• Personal effectiveness, wholeness and development.
• Values-based behaviour, leadership and personal compliance.
• Provide leadership in transformation of the Centre.

Research and Innovation

• Conduct and supervise industry directed research projects as required by the Director Centre for BMI.
• Quality assurance and management of industry directed research conducted by masters’ students.
• Involvement in DSI, NRF and other government initiatives in order to increase the visibility of the Centre for BMI.
• Recommend and guide recommend academic development and capacity building to improve research outputs and manage and coordinate research grants and NRF ratings.
• Drive and grow international collaboration.
• Conduct own research and publication and maintain academic scholarship.
• Support engaged research in the faculty.

Teaching and Learning

•  Teach courses as required by the Director Centre for BMI.
• Quality assurance and management of teaching outputs by staff.
• Drive and manage teaching and learning productivity, output and quality aligned to the Teaching and Learning Plan and play a leading role in faculty programmes and platforms.
• Enable technology and new developments to enhance the offering of short courses and distance learning programmes.
• Recommend and guide recommend academic development and capacity building to improve teaching and learning outputs.
• Drive and grow international collaboration.
• Manage and partake in student communication and support activities.

Centre for Business Mathematics and Informatics

Support the Director Centre for BMI in:

• Direct and manage financially sustainable research and teaching entity to enable contribution to the financial position of NWU through all revenue streams.
• Drive academic ventures and maintain sound public and private partnerships to facilitate income driven research contracts and projects.
• Manage the integration and participation of Masters students in programmes within the entity.
• Manage and drive processes for increased research outputs as per faculty Annual Performance Plan (APP).

   Globalisation

• Expanding the international footprint of the Centre for BMI in terms of research and training and involvement in international conferences (e.g. Math in Finance conference held at the Kruger Park).

Minimum requirements

• Fellow of the Actuarial Society of South Africa (FASSA).

In addition to the above:

Senior Lecturer:

• A BHons (NQF Level 8) in Financial Risk Analytics / BMI / Statistics / Actuarial Science.
• A minimum of five (5) years’ industry experience in banking/insurance. 

Associate Professor:

• A PhD (NQF Level 10) in Financial Risk Analytics / BMI / Statistics / Actuarial Science.
• A minimum of five (5) years’ industry experience in banking/insurance.
• A minimum of three (3) years Academic experience in student supervision and/or a publication record. 

Professor:

• A PhD (NQF Level 10) in Financial Risk Analytics / BMI / Statistics / Actuarial Science.
• A minimum of five (5) years’ industry experience in banking/insurance.
• A minimum of five (5) years Academic experience in student supervision and/or a publication record.

ADDITIONAL ADVANTAGES:

• A MSc (NQF Level 9) in Financial Risk Analytics / BMI / Statistics / Actuarial Science.
• Academic experience in student supervision and/or a publication record.
• Experience in research management.
• Experience in teaching management.

KEY FUNCTIONAL/ TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:

• Actuarial science / financial risk analytics / business analytics / data science knowledge.
• Problem solving skills (Problem formulation, conceptualisation, and implementation).
• Project management and contracting skills.
• Computer programming skills.
• Knowledge of the higher education system.

KEY BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:

• Sound interpersonal relationship skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Integrity and a proven record of installing trust when managing sub-ordinates.

CLOSING DATE:  9 October 2026