Senior Lecturer (College of Business & Economics: Department of Finance and Investment Management) at University of Johannesburg

Job Description:

The University of Johannesburg is actively recruiting for a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Finance and Investment Management. The Department of Finance and Investment Management is a dynamic department offering a variety of qualifications including undergraduate programmes, which can grant students access to any one of five different Honour’s programmes.

Duties:

The incumbent will be expected to:

• Lecturing at under and postgraduate level in the area such as Financial Markets, Derivatives Pricing, Risk management, Portfolio Management and Construction, Financial Mathematics, Programming for Financ, etc.
• Conduct research in the field of investments and regularly publish in accredited academic journals.
• Participate in identified community outreach projects.
• Participate in supervision of postgraduate students.
• Assist in academic administration and leadership.
• Participate in departmental and college-level committees.

Minimum requirements

• A Doctoral Degree in a Finance, Actuarial Sciences or related field.
• Working knowledge of advanced finance software.
• Between four- and eight-years working experience in the Higher Education environment.
• Strong Maths or related Mathematical background (Masters in Maths of Finance, Quantitative Finance, Maths, Stats, Physics, Engineering, Comp Science)
• Experience conducting research in Quantitative Finance (Prior publications)
• Proven supervision experience at Honours and Masters’ level (completed students)
• Previous lecturing experience in the relevant subject disciplines.
• Engagement in and record of research publications and presentations at conferences.
• Supervised research projects of postgraduate students successfully at Masters and Doctoral level.

Competencies and Behavioural Attributes:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Good time management skills.
• Good planning and organising skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Good listening skills.
• Good conflict management skills.
• Self-driven and a lifelong learner.

Recommendations:

• Practical experience in the relevant subject disciplines.
• Research experience in relevant subject disciplines.
• Knowledge of the online learning environment. 
• CFA Charter holder.
• Financial Risk Management (FRM) Certification.