Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor/Professor: Agronomy (P07/06/05) at Sol Plaatje University

Minimum Requirements

Professor

• PhD/Doctorate in Agriculture (or related field) with a specialisation in Crop Science/Agronomy,
• At least ten (10) years relevant lecturing experience at tertiary level,
• Proven track record in teaching, research (including publications in accredited journals) and community engagement
• Proven track record of supervising postgraduate students at Masters and Doctoral level,
• Evidence of successful curriculum development
• High academic and professional standing in the field of expertise and high academic credibility amongst peers
• Strategic planning and implementation experience
• Knowledge and experience of implementing quality assurance requirements
• An NRF rating

Associate professor

• PhD/Doctorate in Agriculture (or related field) with a specialisation in Crop Science/Agronomy
• At least eight (8) years relevant lecturing experience at tertiary level
• Proven track record in teaching and learning, research (including publications in accredited journals) and community engagement
• Proven track record of supervising postgraduate students at Masters and Doctoral level
• Evidence of successful curriculum development and academic management
• Knowledge and experience of implementing quality assurance requirements

Senior Lecturer

• PhD/Doctorate in Agriculture (or related field) with a specialisation in Crop Science/Agronomy.
• At least five (5) years relevant teaching experience at tertiary level
• Evidence of managing a research program
• Evidence of relevant, published full length papers in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
• Evidence of postgraduate research supervision at master’s and/or PhD level.
• Evidence of successful curriculum development and academic management (not mandatory)
• Evidence of active participation in professional, industry and/or community activities
• Knowledge and experience of implementing quality assurance requirements

Recommender Criteria

• Specialisation in Crop Science/Agronomy
• NRF rating or potential to be NRF rated if non-South African residing outside the country
• Evidence of managing research projects and the ability to attract project funding

Duties

• Deliver on teaching and learning in undergraduate and post-graduate Agriculture and conduct practicals at undergraduate and postgraduate levels
• Undertake curriculum and programme development in the Department
• Undertake supervision of students at postgraduate level
• Participate in academic administration and subject management in the Department
• Seek research funding and conduct research within relevant fields
• Contribute to capacity building and collegiality within the Department
• Engage with a diversity of stakeholders and community, including academic collaboration, research funding in the industry and government.