Senior Lecturer at University of the Witwatersrand

Brief Description        

• Applications are invited for a Senior Lecturer in the Division of Mathematics Education at the School of Education, University of the Witwatersrand. The division has highly knowledgeable teacher educators who are involved in high quality research projects with social impact. The Mathematics Education Division is famed for its contribution to world-class research. The division offers expertise in a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses including post-graduate diploma in mathematics education. 

Duties:

•     Teaching undergraduate and postgraduate mathematics content and methodology courses
•     Supervision of honours, masters and PhD mathematics education students’ research
•     Supervising students on teaching experience (work integrated learning)
•     Division representation in school committees and coordination 
•     The successful candidate will be expected to participate in the research activities of the school and the mathematics education field locally and internationally.

Requirements

•     Minimum Qualifications: PhD in Mathematics Education.
•     Strong background in Mathematics content to be able to teach most of the following content courses at B.Ed. and B.Ed. Honours levels - Functions, Geometry, Calculus, Statistics, Financial Mathematics, Mathematical Modelling, Discrete Mathematics and Linear Algebra.
•     A teaching qualification and experience at teaching at secondary school level - at least 3 years of mathematics and mathematics education teaching experience at tertiary level.

Please Note:  Applicants are required to produce evidence in the form of academic transcripts that show that they have studied these courses at undergraduate/ postgraduate levels and/or have experience in teaching these content courses at undergraduate/postgraduate levels.

•     Capability to teach mathematics education courses. 
•     Evidence of research ability or potential (a publication record would be an advantage);
•     Capability to supervise at postgraduate level (Honours, Masters, and PhD) would be an advantage
•     Evidence of securing and sourcing external research funding - evidence of participation and presenting at regional and international mathematics education conferences 
• Preference will be given to a South African citizen.

Remuneration:

• will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.