Research Associate Professor/Research Professor in Education (2 positions) (contract appointment: 5-years) - (1017) at University of the Free State

Duties and responsibilities:

Research Professor:

• Provide workshops and supervision to postgraduate students, namely Honours, Masters and PhD students across the three campuses.
• Provide leadership in pursuit of the faculty strategic plan with regard to research, teaching, engaged      scholarship and leadership and administration.
• Conduct high-quality research, publish in accredited journals, and deliver quality research outputs in line with the faculty's research strategy.
• Maintain a research output pipeline to meet the yearly required supervision and publication of research output units.
• Apply for funding in (multidisciplinary) research projects.
• Act as a mentor to colleagues within the faculty at large, across the three campuses.
• Attend and speak at conferences, research colloquia, workshops, and seminars in order to enhance research and disciplinary knowledge.
• Identify opportunities and apply for external research funding, individually and/or in collaboration with colleagues.
• Assist in disseminating the work associated with research projects in the media and through the newsletter and website.
• Participate in community activities such as mentorship and provide training and short courses in the areas of specialisation.
• Perform academic administration pertaining to postgraduate modules. 
• Serve as a member of various academic committees and perform any other tasks allocated by the Dean.
• Develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with relevant research, civil society, government, industry, and professional organisations.

Research Associate Professor:

• Present workshops and supervision to postgraduate students, namely Honours, Masters and PhD students.
• Provide leadership in pursuit of the faculty strategic plan with regard to research, teaching, engaged scholarship and leadership and administration.
• Conduct high-quality research, publish in accredited journals, and deliver quality research outputs in line with the faculty's research strategy.
• Attend and speak at conferences, research colloquia, workshops and seminars in order to enhance research and disciplinary knowledge.
• Identify opportunities and apply for external research funding, individually and/or in collaboration with colleagues.
• Assist in disseminating the work associated with research projects in the media and through the newsletter and website.
• Participate in community activities such as mentorship and provide training and short courses in the areas of specialisation. 
• Perform academic administration pertaining to postgraduate modules.
• Serve as a member of various academic committees and perform any other tasks allocated by the Dean.
• Develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with relevant research, civil society, government, industry, and professional organisations. 
• Act as a mentor to colleagues within the faculty at large, across the three campuses.

Inherent requirements:

Research Professor:

• A PhD on NQF level 10 in Education Research/Measurement and Evaluation/Education Finance/Social Justice issues, including but not limited to gender, race, and class.  
• Proven experience in presenting research methodology classes and/or workshops.
• Experience as external examiner for master’s-degree and doctoral students.
• Acted as editorial board member of high-quality international/ISI/IBSS journals.
• Proven international recognition for specialist expertise and research leadership in a particular area of academic scholarship (for example, regularly serves as a reviewer for international/ISI/IBSS journals).
• An NRF rating of C1 or C2 or equivalent status.
• Demonstrated successful supervision of graduated master’s-degree and graduated doctoral students.
• Proven experience in delivering keynote addresses at national scholarly conferences.
• Served as a member of an international scholarly society OR an international committee or agency concerned with research at higher-education levels.
• Proven experience in supervising topics in the specialist area of interest and other closely-related areas.

Research Associate Professor:

• A PhD on NQF level 10 in Education Research/Measurement and Evaluation/Education Finance/ Social Justice issues, including but not limited to gender, race and class.  
• Proven experience in presenting research methodology classes and/or workshops. 
• Experience as external examiner for postgraduate students.
• Proven experience in the presentation of research papers at national conferences, where there is evidence of peer review of papers.
• Acted as an editorial board member of high-quality national scholarly journals.
• Proven national recognition for specialist expertise and research leadership in a specific scientific area of scholarship.
• An NRF rating of C3 or equivalent status.
• Proven experience in the supervision of graduated master’s-degree students.
• A proven research record of relevant publications in national and international accredited journals.
• Served as a member of a national scholarly society OR a national committee or agency concerned with research at higher-education levels OR showed evidence of service as an active member of an international equivalent.
•  Proven experience in supervising topics in the specialist area of interest and other closely-related areas.

Competencies
Required competencies:
Results Orientated: 

• The ability to cope with a frequently changing environment and to adapt to evolving situations.
• The ability to be reliable, responsible, dependable and to fulfil obligations.

Strategic Thinking: 

• The ability to deal with several activities at a time.
• The ability to carefully analyse information and use logic to address issues and problems at work.

Business Acumen:

• Proficient in using MS Office.
• Proficient in the use of Quantitative Data analysis software such as SPSS/SAS and Qualitative Data Analysis tools such as NVivo/ATLAS.ti/MAXQDA.

Leading: 

• The ability to be cooperative with others, display a good-natured attitude, and encourage people to work together.
• The ability to lead, take charge of situations, and offer opinions and directions to others.

Building Coalitions:

• The ability to interact with others and establish personal connections with people.
• The ability to be self-assured and at ease with people in all types of social situations.

Closing date:    
14 July 2023