Senior Lecturer (Faculty of Humanities: Department of Social Work and Community Development) at University of Johannesburg

Job purpose:

• To teach Community Development at Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels within the ambit of the Department of Social Work and Community Development.

Responsibilities 

Teaching & Learning:

• Lecture Community Development subjects on the Bachelor, Honours and Masters programmes.
• Facilitate Community Development internship classes.

Research:

• Conduct own research and publish articles in accredited journals.

Supervision:

• Supervise Postgraduate students (Masters coursework, Masters by research and PhD).

Community Engagement:

• Be involved in community engagement.

Administration:

• Share in academic and administrative tasks commensurate with academic level.

Minimum requirements

• A Doctoral degree in Community Development and/or Social Work.
• Three (3) post qualifying experience of Community Development practice.
• Three (3) years’ teaching, supervision, and assessment in higher education, together with a clear teaching philosophy and evidence or examples of how this philosophy is implemented in practice.
• At least two (2) DoHET publication units with a focus on Community development theory and processes.
• Research methods.

Competencies and Behavioural Attributes:

• Interpersonal and leadership.
• Teaching and other academic skills.
• Computer competencies.
• Administration.
• Supervision.

Deadline:5th April,2026