Senior Lecturer (P000583) at North West University

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

To make significant contributions to the teaching effort of a department, school, faculty or other organisational unit or an interdisciplinary area. An academic at this level is also expected to play a major role in scholarship, research and/or professional activities.

JOB DESCRIPTION

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Teaching and learning

• Teaching of modules in B.Ed., PGCE and B.Ed. Hons on contact and distance mode in a multimodal environment.
• The preparation and delivery of lectures and seminars.
• The conduct of tutorials, practical classes, demonstrations, workshops, student field excursions.
• Initiation and development of subject material.

Research and Innovation

• The conduct of research.
• Involvement in professional activity.
• Supervision of post-graduate students; publish in accredited journals, proceedings, or chapters in books.

Community Engagement

• Initiate and manage community engagement projects.

Minimum requirements

• A PHD in Mathematics Education.
• A BEd degree majoring in Mathematics specialising in Senior and FET OR a BSc degree with Mathematics as a major subject up to level 3 and a professional teacher qualification.
• A minimum of 3 years teaching experience in secondary school.
• Supervision of master’s students to completion or co-supervision of PhD students.
• Publication of articles in accredited journals.

ADDED ADVANTAGE:

• 3 years teaching experience at tertiary level.

Functional / Technical Competencies (Knowledge and Skills)

• Fundamental knowledge of Mathematical concepts to teach Mathematics content models for undergraduate B.Ed and Hons students.
• Computer literacy in MS Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), email and internet.
• Knowledge of the appropriate assessment theory and practice to enhance student performance.
• Research outputs: Publications, supervision and/or other research activity.
• Applications for research funding for projects.
• Knowledge of modern platforms (e.g. whiteboard technology, eFundi, etc.) to enhance the ongoing changing of the learning and collaboration environment.

Key Behavioural Competencies:

• Effective time-management skills.
• Effective communication skills
• Good interpersonal relations and a client-service orientation.
• Demonstration of language proficiency to function optimally in the various functionally multilingual environments of the NWU.