Senior Lecturer (Faculty of Humanities: Department of Politics) at University of Johannesburg

Job purpose:

Responsible for teaching, research supervision and publishing accredited research/ journals.

Responsibilities:

Teaching & Learning:

• Teach undergraduate and postgraduate modules and supervision.

Research:

• Engage in research in the specified research fields.

Administration/Management:

• Assist with administrative duties as determined by the HoD in consultation with the department.

Minimum requirements

• A PhD (NQF 10) in Politics or International Relations.
• Discipline-based knowledge.
• Two (2) to three (3) years’ teaching experience, including the ability to design curricula, compile study guides, and delivering lectures in both traditional and blended formats.
• Clear evidence of research potential and research productivity.
• Proven ability to supervise Honours and Master’s students.

Recommendations:

• Experience in managing tutorial and mentorship programmes for undergraduate students.
• Administrative experience in the higher education sector.
• Knowledge of UJ’s Learning Management System and Management of Assessment Marks System (MAMS).

Competencies and Behavioural Attributes:

• Exhibits integrity.
• Articulate communicator.
• Cognitive flexibility.
• Collaborative team orientation.
• Values diversity.
• Individual initiative and self-management.
• Communicates effectively in oral, written, and electronic form.
• Interpersonal communication skills.
• Efficient time management.
• Relevant technological skills.
• Can balance work and personal needs.
• Works within the confines of outcomes-based management.
• Understands ethical underpinnings of the role and acts accordingly.