Senior Lecturer at University of Cape Town

Requirements for the job:

• Master’s degree in Emergency Care, Emergency Medicine, Health Professions Education, or related discipline
• Undergraduate clinical qualification registerable with HPCSA or SANC
• Registration as an independent practitioner with relevant professional council
• Demonstrable specialist or advanced clinical experience in emergency care or emergency medicine
• At least 3 years’ demonstrable experience in a dedicated emergency care setting where emergency care is the primary function of the role
• At least 3 years’ demonstrable experience in health professions teaching
• Experience in postgraduate programme leadership, coordination, or curriculum management
• Demonstrable experience with online learning management systems
• Ability to work independently and be self-driven
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively across academic and clinical platforms

The following will be advantageous:

• Specialist registration in Emergency Medicine
• A PhD, or progress toward doctoral qualification, in Emergency Care, Emergency Medicine, Health Professions Education, or a related discipline
• Experience convening or coordinating postgraduate academic programmes
• Experience working with the Amathuba learning management system
• A demonstrable record of peer-reviewed publications
• Experience supervising postgraduate research students
• Leadership or management experience in academic or clinical settings

Responsibilities:

• Convene and manage the Postgraduate Diploma in Emergency Care
• Provide strategic leadership, quality assurance, and curriculum development for the programme
• Convene and teach on postgraduate course offerings across the Division’s programmes
• Contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate clinical teaching
• Supervise and mentor postgraduate students
• Contribute to the Division’s research agenda and scholarly outputs
• Strengthen academic progression pathways into Master’s level study
• Contribute to divisional leadership, planning, and administration
• Contribute to divisional activities related to community engagement and social responsiveness.
• Perform administrative functions at Divisional, Departmental, Faculty and University level, as required.