Senior Lecturer (P001261) at North West University

Job description

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:

• To conduct professional teaching and research in line with NWU teaching and learning and research and innovation strategy as well as financial industry requirements. Provide strategic leadership and ensure that outputs are of excellent quality and on a global standard.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Strategy development:

• Support the Director Centre for BMI in the strategic positioning of the Centre for BMI in terms of research and skills outputs as required by the South African Financial Industry.

Marketing and Funding:

• Develop, initiate and drive research proposals for external funding.
• Embark on innovative independent initiatives to obtain funding, facilities and/or equipment to enable research output.
• Promote and consciously market research expertise to enable funding.
• Promote and market relevant short courses.
• Collaborate and build effective relationships for success model delivery. 

Management and Leadership:

• Personal effectiveness, wholeness and development.
• Values-based behaviour leadership and personal compliance.
• Provide leadership in transformation of the centre. 

Research and Innovation:

• Conduct and supervise industry directed research projects as required by the Director Centre for BMI.
• Quality assurance and management of research outputs by staff and PhD students.
• Quality assurance and management of industry directed research conducted by masters students.
• Involvement in DSI, NRF and other government initiatives in order to increase the visibility of the Centre for BMI.
• Recommend and guide recommend academic development and capacity building to improve research outputs and manage and coordinate research grants and NRF ratings.
• Drive and grow international collaboration.
• Conduct own research and publication and maintain academic scholarship.
• Support engaged research in the faculty.

Teaching and Learning:

• Teach courses as required by the Director Centre for BMI.
• Quality assurance and management of teaching outputs by staff.
• Drive and manage teaching and learning productivity, output and quality aligned to the Teaching and Learning Plan and play a leading role in faculty programmes and platforms.
• Enable technology and new developments to enhance the offering of short courses and distance learning programmes.
• Recommend and guide recommend academic development and capacity building to improve teaching and learning outputs.
• Drive and grow international collaboration.
• Manage and partake in student communication and support activities.
• Ensure the adequate provision thereof given BEE and transformation requirements arise.

Centre for BMI:

Support the Director Centre for BMI in:

• Direct and manage a financially sustainable research and teaching entity to enable contribution to the financial position of NWU through all revenue streams.
• Drive academic ventures and maintain sound public and private partnerships to facilitate income driven research contracts and projects.
• Participate in selection of researchers to participate in programmes and guide capacity building initiatives to maintain research quality.
• Manage the integration and participation of Masters and Doctorate students in programmes within the entity.

Globalisation:

• Expanding the international footprint of the Centre for BMI in terms of research and training and involvement in international conferences (e.g. Math in Finance conference held at the Kruger Park).

Minimum requirements

SENIOR LECTURER:

• A PhD (NQF level 10) in Risk Analytics / BMI / Statistics / Operational Research / Data Science.
• A member of appropriate academic and professional networks.
• A minimum of 3 years’ industry experience in financial risk analytics / data science / business analytics specializing in the delivery of projects.
• A minimum of 3 years’ academic experience including student supervision and a publication record – financial risk analytics / business analytics / data science.

RECOMMENDATIONS / ADDED ADVANTAGES:

• A minimum of 2 years’ research management experience of student and staff research projects.
• A minimum of 2 years’ teaching management experience of staff and students in a teaching environment.

KEY FUNCTIONAL/ TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES (KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS):

• Business analytics / data science knowledge / financial risk analytics
• Problem solving skills (Problem formulation, conceptualisation, and implementation)
• Project management and contracting skills
• Computer programming skills
• Knowledge of the higher education system

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:

• Sound interpersonal relationship skills
• Very good communication skills
• Integrity and a proven record of installing trust when managing sub-ordinates

CLOSING DATE:  13 February 2026