Senior Lecturer (Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment: Department of Quality & Operations Management) at University of Johannesburg

• The Department of Quality and Operations Management currently has a full-time staff compliment of 15 lecturers who provide services to more than 1500 students over three programmes namely Operations Management, Management Services and Quality. Quality and Operations Management includes a range of activities from managing quality and process strategy to human resources and supply chain management. Students who complete and graduate from these programmes are better placed in the industry and major organisations. Career opportunities include opportunities in production supervision, factory management, product development, flow and cost control, quality assurance, quality control and work study. The department seeks to employ a suitable candidate for the above-mentioned position who meets or exceeds the following requirements.

Job Description:

• Lecturing, coordinating, assessing and tutoring large undergraduate (Departmental/service) modules.
• Research and publish in any field that articulates well with the existing research interests of the department.
• Contributing to departmental outreach and community engagement programmes.
• Perform other administrative duties as determined by Head of Department e.g. Marketing departmental programmes, preparation for programme quality review, prepare teaching files to mention a few.

Responsibilities:

• Developing and managing study material for allocated modules.
• Supervising postgraduate students and research projects of postgraduate students successfully.
• Conducting research in any field that articulates well with the existing research interests of the department and publishing articles in accredited, peer reviewed journals.
• Contributing to departmental outreach and community engagement programmes.
• Securing research funds, both internally and externally.
• Being involved in all departmental academic and administrative activities (e.g., invigilation, participation in departmental and faculty meetings, leadership role).
• Forging and maintaining external professional networks and international collaboration.

Minimum requirements

• A relevant Doctoral degree at NQF level 10 in Operations Management/Industrial Engineering or related field
• A minimum of 5 (five) years' relevant teaching and learning, research, experience with a strong focus on Quality Management and Operations Management.
• Must show evidence to have supervised and graduated at least 3 students, which includes 2 Master’s and 1 Doctoral graduate.
• Evidence of  leadership contribution within the Department, School, Faculty and University communities. 
• Proven track record of facilitation, assessing and moderation knowledge.
• Teaching and learning experience in a Higher Education Institution.
• Proven track record of postgraduate research supervision and a consistent record of journal publications with h-index greater than four (4).
• Evidence of research outputs and proven track record of postgraduate supervision at master’s and doctoral levels.

Recommendations:

• Preferably NRF rated or have applied or willing to apply.
• Proven record of engagement with the scholarship of teaching and learning, including innovative teaching and research techniques incorporating technology.
• Membership of professional associations/bodies with proven record of mentorship of junior staff members.
• Research specialisation that articulates well with the existing interest of the department.

Competencies and Behavioural Attributes:

• Good communication skills (written and verbal with a high level of proficiency in English).
• Good planning and organisational skills.
• Demonstrate a well-developed quantitative and/or qualitative methodology skills.
• Ability to work as a member of the department and faculty.
• Ability to be a flexible team player with good team-oriented skills.
• Have enthusiasm and passion for teaching, research and community engagement.
• Ability to teach in multidisciplinary fields.
• Sound problem-solving and decision-making skills.

Apply by: 8 March 2026