Senior Lecturer (N000820) at North West University

Job description

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

• To promote quality teaching and learning, enhance research and innovation, and integrate community engagement.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Teaching and Learning

• Offering quality teaching at undergraduate level. Supervising honours students.
• Supervising Master’s and PhD students. Developing module content.
• Completing Teaching and Learning related administration.
• Participating in processes to enhance the quality of Teaching and Learning in the subject group, school, and faculty

Research and Innovation

• Publish peer reviewed, accredited journal articles in high impact disciplinary journals.
• Publish monographs and book chapters in books with reputable academic publishers.
• Submit funding applications to stimulate and fund research initiatives.
• Present research in academic spaces such as conferences and workshops.

Community Engagement

• Identify and pursue meaningful opportunities to initiate and sustain community engagement initiatives that align research and teaching with community development and service.

Academic Citizenship     

• Serve on editorial boards and academic association committees, participate in the external evaluation of assessments for other universities, and participate in peer review processes for academic publication.

Leadership in the NWU

• Serve, as needed, on faculty committees and in subject or programme leadership roles as opportunities arise.

Minimum requirements

• A PhD (NQF level 10) in History
• A minimum of three (3) years’ experience with a proven track record of teaching and learning at both undergraduate and  postgraduate levels at a reputable tertiary institution, including the successful supervision of Master’s students.
• A minimum of three (3) years’ research experience with a substantial record of high-quality publications in accredited disciplinary academic journals and/or scholarly books published by reputable academic presses.

ADDED ADVANTAGES:

• Membership and/or professional registration with appropriate academic and professional networks.

KEY FUNCTIONAL/ TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:

• Computer literate in office tools.
• Literate in the use of Learning Management Systems in the tertiary education sector.
• Academic module and programme design.
• Higher education pedagogical approaches.
• Knowledge of funding systems and how to secure funding.

KEY BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:

• Must have the capacity to mentor senior students and junior colleagues.
• Must be able to effectively and independently function as part of a team.
• Must be able to work well with a diverse range of colleagues, students, and stakeholders.
• Must be able to effectively resolve conflicts as may arise in the workplace.

Apply by: 14 November 2025