Senior Lecturer: Public Management and Leadership (_4128) at Nelson Mandela University

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

• Contribute to existing undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in the discipline of Public Administration and Management through e-learning, lecturing, tutorials and assessment.
• Participate in curriculum review and the development of new courses/modules to ensure alignment with sector/discipline norms and requirements.
• Planning, organising, leading, and review of Work Integrated Learning (WIL) and the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) programmes.
• Supervise postgraduate students.
• Identify students at risk timeously and develop intervention strategies.
• Implement policies and procedures applicable to the teaching and learning, community engagement, research, and academic administration functions
• Keep abreast of developments within own field of study and its implications for teaching and learning, community engagement and research.
• Develop relevant reports as and when required and communicate and consult with relevant stakeholders

REQUIREMENTS

• PhD in the field of Public Administration/Management and relevant qualifications in Public Administration
• A relevant undergraduate, Honours and Masters qualification in the discipline of Public Administration
• Strong foundational knowledge
• Specialised and related postgraduate qualification(s) in the areas of specialisation would be an added advantage.
• At least five years teaching and research experience in the discipline of Public Administration.
• Evidence of high-level participation and contribution in an institutional/departmental research programme with evidence of publications in accredited journal/s in the discipline of Public Administration
• Substantial experience of postgraduate research supervision.
• Evidence of successful curriculum development and academic management.
• Evidence of active participation in professional, industry and/or community activities.