Senior Lecturer (Job ID: 6426) at University of the Free State

Duties and responsibilities: 

• Design, coordinate, and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate modules in Community Development and Gender and Africa Studies.
• Supervise and oversee particularly and experiential pedagogies (WIL) in the program.
• Supervise Honours, Masters, and Doctoral students.
• Participate in assessment moderation and academic administration.
• Maintain an active and productive research profile.
• Contribute to interdisciplinary research initiatives for AGAS.
• Participate in both Faculty and CGAS governance structures and committees.
• Mentor junior academics and postgraduate students.
• Serve as module and program coordinator where required.

Inherent requirements:

• PhD on NQF Level 10 in Community Development, Development Studies, Sociology, Anthropology or related discipline.
• Proven experience in the presentation of papers/posters at national scholarly conferences.
• Proven national recognition for specialist expertise and research in a specific area of scholarship.
• A proven research record of relevant publications in national and international accredited journals.
• Experience supervising and graduating master’s-degree students.
• Demonstrate university-level teaching experience in Community Development Practice or Work Integrated Learning and Community Development Theory or cognate disciplines.

Recommendations:

• NRF rating or eligibility for rating.
• Evidence of a minimum of (Seven) 7 peer-reviewed publications.
• Experience supervising and graduating PHD students.
• Track record of external research funding.
• Experience in participatory and mixed research methodologies.
• Policy advisory experience.
• Established community partnerships and participation in professional or academic communities
• Demonstrated curriculum transformation leadership.