The University of the Free State (UFS) is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in South Africa. It opened its doors in 1904 on the Bloemfontein Campus with a mere six students in the Humanities. Since then, our institution has grown to more than 34 127 students, spread across seven faculties over three campuses. https://www.ufs.ac.za/about-the-...
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Teacher Education and Professional Development Studies Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
Conduct innovative research in the following areas: Practitioner/Educator Professional Development; Curriculum reform and Facilitation of Learning.
Author/co-author at least three (3) publication outputs per year in the form of DHET– accredited scholarly journal articles or books/chapters in books.
Initiate research projects and seek funding for them.
The renewal of the fellowship beyond the first year depends on satisfactory performance and the submission of an annual progress report.
Do limited teaching in the Programmes where appropriate.
Provide limited supervision and/or co-supervision at Honour’s, Master’s and/or Doctoral level where appropriate.
Register and reside as a postdoctoral research fellow at the UFS and participate in relevant activities in the Faculty of Education
The successful candidate will be required to conduct innovative research and obtain evidence- based empirical data on current developments in Teacher Education and professional development studies within the South African context.