Research Professor at Vaal University of Technology

JOB DESCRIPTION:
Key performance areas include but are not limited to:

• Assist Postgraduate students in proposal writing.
• Provide research guidance to postgraduate staff and students in obtaining vertical qualification.
• Co-ordinate the Post Graduate induction programme and conduct annually 3 postgraduate supervision workshops for staff and postgraduate students in collaboration with the Research Directorate
• Arrange and conduct annual strategic faculty research workshops.
• Organise and facilitate research colloquiums and serve on institutional research committees.
• Target and source research funding opportunities institutionally, regionally, and internationally includes core funding agency funding; competitive funding; formula-based funding: contract funding and third-stream income.
• Generation of state subsidy through the production of recognised research outputs by staff
• and students
• Provide leadership in the development of the faculty’s research focus areas.
• Produce relevant accredited research outputs annually.
• Present papers at targeted national and international conferences
• Maintaining the faculty knowledge management system to support research and development.
• Facilitating commercialization of research outputs, in line with the VUT and national imperatives
• Education and exposure of staff and students to research related to downstream activities and transfer of knowledge.
• Supervising master’s and doctoral students
• Engaging in local, national, and international research networks
• Training of supervisors; and extended research networks and partnerships across departments and faculties, institutions, industries, and countries (e.g., FRIC, Ethics Committee etc).
• Member of Editorial Board

APPLICATION CRITERIA:
Qualification and Experience:

• An appropriate Doctor’s degree in one of the Human Science Fields (Hospitality, Tourism, PR Management, Legal, Education, Visual Arts or Communication) with at least five years of research management experience
• Sound research track record including publications in accredited journals and conference papers is a
• requirement.
• Industrial or related experience and/or supervision of postgraduate students
• A high level of disciplinary expertise; and Statistical Literacy
• Fulfil the VUT requirements of a full professorship
• Excellent time management abilities
• Up-to-date knowledge of cooking techniques and recipes
• Familiarity with sanitation regulations
• Culinary school diploma preferred.

Skills and Competencies:

• Research leadership and guidance
• Research writing and language editing
• Presentation and facilitation
• Coaching and mentoring skills
• Evaluation/analytical skills
• Project management
• Statistical literacy
• Interpersonal skills and communication skills
• Problem solving
• Resource management (s, finances, human resources)