Vice-Dean: Research and Postgraduate Studies (post level 5) (contract appointment: five years, with the possibility of reappointment for a further term) at University of the Free State

Duties and responsibilities

•     Identify and develop current and future research flagships of the Faculty.
•     Participate in all aspects of the core business of the faculty, but with specific reference to postgraduate students and research.
•     Take co-responsibility with the Dean to ensure the achievement of the mission of all faculty-based programmes and initiatives.
•     Take co-responsibility with the Dean to provide effective and appropriate research direction and to develop and implement the strategic mission of the faculty, within the broader University context, with a focus on postgraduate students and research. 
•     Take responsibility in securing strategic collaboration and third-stream income relating to postgraduate bursaries and research, including the large equipment strategy of the faculty.
•     Take co-responsibility with the Dean in investigating and driving new funding opportunities for postgraduate students and research in the faculty 
•     Take co-responsibility with the Dean to over-see financial management and financial sustainability of research and postgraduate activities of the faculty. 
•     Chair the Postgraduate and Research Committee of the Faculty.
•     Participate in community service pertaining to the postgraduate students and research portfolio.
•     Participate in committees both at Faculty and University level.

Inherent Job Requirements

• ​​​​​​​    A Doctoral degree on NQF level 10 within any of the disciplines of the Facutly.
•     Five-year’s experience on management level.
•     Proven experience in third-stream income generation.
•     Proven experience in forming networks and linkages between the UFS and industry.
•     Proven experience with supervision of Master and PhD students.
•     Proven evidence of publishing in peer reviewed journals.
•     NRF rated scientist.
•     Must be appointable as an Associate or full Professor at the University of the Free State.
•     Proven record of research grant applications, management, and experience in third-stream income generation.

Recommendations

• ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​    The necessary experience in postgraduate supervision and research activities
•     Established leadership and team-building capacity.
•     Demonstrated ability to negotiate, collaborate, communicate and facilitate in complex environments.
•     Proven academic stature and research record.
•     Ability to source funding for research initiatives. 
•     Knowledgeable about the functioning of the Executive committee of a faculty.
•     Analytical problem-solving skills with impeccable attention to detail.
•     Ability to set an overall strategy and drive process improvement.
•     Evidence of inter-faculty and inter-department collaborations.
•     Ability to build relationships with and between faculty and UFS staff.
•     Established research leadership and research team-building capacity.