Academic / Non-Academic Job Vacancies at University of the Free State

Duties and responsibilities: 

• Provide supervision to postgraduate students, namely Honours, Master’s, and PhD students.
• Lecture on ecological engineering and Nature-based Solutions for postgraduate and undergraduate students.
• Develop short courses in the field of ecological engineering.
• Provide capacity building in Ecological Engineering as recognised discipline within the UFS.
• Champion community and industry interaction and service delivery within the framework of ecology engineering and nature-based solutions.
• Develop and refine curriculum associated with ecological engineering at the master’s level.
• Collaborate with relevant staff members in the Centre for Mineral Biogeochemistry domain.
• Develop and lead ecological engineering and ecosystem services research projects and interdisciplinary projects with relevant departments in partnership with the Ecological Engineering Institute of Africa.
• Conduct research in ecological engineering and deliver quality research outputs in line with the faculty’s research strategy.
• Lead and support processes that foster interactions with a variety of stakeholders in the ecological engineering and ecosystem services policy sectors, including researchers, practitioners, decision-makers from the private and public sectors, and community members.
• Champion external and internal service-rendering and demonstrating social impact within the framework of ecological engineering and nature-based solutions.
• Perform academic administration for undergraduate and postgraduate subjects. This may include typing, setting, and marking all question papers and memorandums, recording marks, moderation, and handling student complaints.
• Serve as a member of various academic committees and perform any other tasks the Dean allocates.

Inherent requirements:

Senior Lecturer

• PhD on NQF Level 10 in a relevant environmental discipline with a strong background in a quantitative and qualitative field of study in ecological engineering.
• Proven experience in presenting papers/posters at national and international scholarly conferences related to ecological engineering.
• Proven national recognition for specialist expertise and research in ecological engineering.
• An NRF rating or demonstrated potential for obtaining an NRF rating.
• Proven experience in supervision of graduated master’s degree students.
• A proven research record of relevant publication/s in national and international accredited scientific journals related to ecological engineering and nature-based solutions. 
• Proven experience of service as an active member of a national or international scholarly society, committee, or agency concerned with ecologically engineered and nature-based research at higher-education levels.
• Proven experience in delivering industry-based projects on ecological engineering, ecologically engineered wetlands, and in relationship with passive Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) treatment.

Recommendations:

• Proven lecturing experience in Higher Education
• Postdoctoral experience in the ecological engineering of wetlands is advantageous.
• Demonstrate entrepreneurial and innovation towards developing practical ecological engineering solutions and approaches to challenges.
• Registration with the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professionals and the Environmental Assessment Practitioners Association of South Africa.
• Proven experience interacting and collaborating with regulators, the mining and manufacturing industry, and influencing policy adoptions and recommendations regarding ecological engineering and ecologically engineered wetlands.
• Proven experience in ecological engineering solutions development and implementation.
• Proven experience in project management and successfully delivering ecological engineering-related projects to the mining industry.
• Proven experience in designing ecologically engineered wetlands and conducting pre-feasibility studies of ecologically engineered wetlands to treat AMD and mitigate the mining industry’s impacts.
• Proven experience in conducting source-pathway-receptor analysis of ecologically engineered wetlands receiving AMD or other sources of contamination.
• The development of study material and facilitating learning opportunities for students within the framework of ecological engineering.
• Involvement in curriculum development, revising and compiling module frameworks (including developing learning outcomes), and study guides within the framework of ecological engineering.

Please ensure that all relevant documentation is attached to your application. 

• A detailed curriculum vitae and cover letter. 
• Copies of qualifications (please provide the SAQA accreditation in the case of foreign qualifications).
• A copy of your identity document (ID).
• Proof of registration with a Professional Body (if applicable).
• A copy of your driver’s license (if applicable).
• A service record of your current employer / last employer (only applicable to external applicants).

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Please ensure that all relevant documentation is attached to your application. 

• A detailed curriculum vitae and cover letter. 
• Copies of qualifications (please provide the SAQA accreditation in the case of foreign qualifications).
• A copy of your identity document (ID).
• Proof of registration with a Professional Body (if applicable).
• A copy of your driver’s license (if applicable).
• A service record of your current employer / last employer (only applicable to external applicants).

Duties and responsibilities:

Operations: 

• General maintenance and cleaning of gardens and terrain within working hours.
• Maintain and inspections on equipment.
• Abide to daily program/ schedule.
• Follow ad hoc instructions given by line management.
• Follow procedures and protocol.
• Assist with refuse maintenance.
• Internal Reporting
• Report to line manager – supervisor / driver / team leader.
• Provide feedback and communicate with line manager.

Quality Assurance

• Ensure all grounds/ terrain are maintained within accordance to standard procedures and specifications.
• Ensure cleaning of equipment and workspace.
• Ensure safe working procedure.
• Comply to PPE clothing.
• Comply with health and safety standards.

Inherent requirements:

• Grade 10 on NQF Level 2.

Recommendations:

• Operating Gardening equipment. 
•  Gardening services. 
•  Literate.

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Please ensure that all relevant documentation is attached to your application. 

• A detailed curriculum vitae and cover letter. 
• Copies of qualifications (please provide the SAQA accreditation in the case of foreign qualifications).
• A copy of your identity document (ID or passport in the case of foreign nationals).
• Proof of registration with a Professional Body (if applicable).
• A copy of your driver’s license (if applicable).
• Confirmation of employment from current employer / last employer if unemployed (only applicable to external applicants).

Duties and responsibilities:

• Ensure that encumbrances are correctly provided for budgeting purposes.
• Ensure that correct budget allocations are made and to escalate concerns to the Senior Director: Protection Services.
• Develop and implement systems to ensure compliance with UFS financial polies and procedures.
• Ensure correct invoicing for goods and services rendered.
• Attend to discrepancies and queries on entities in real time.
• Compile and present monthly, quarterly and annual expenditure reports for Protection Services.
• Create and close purchase orders as and when needed.
• Create requisitions.
• Create and implement interdepartmental debtor management system.
• Follow up on payments for Protection Services rendered to other departments.
• Ensure that payments for services rendered are made in the correct entities.
• Ensure that monthly billing and invoicing is in line with contract stipulations before payments are affected.
• Ensure that services are provided as per the service level agreement.
• Keep record of the expiry dates of contracts and escalate to the relevant contract manager as required.
• Liaise with Procurement regarding the advertising of new contracts.
• Liaise with Finances regarding service providers’ financial queries.
• Keep record of invoices submitted for payment by service providers.
• Ensure that credit notes are issued as and when needed.
• Ensure that the asset register is updated and in order.
• Keep track of the procurement, marking and movement of assets.
• Ensure that the depreciation of departmental assets is done in accordance with the Finance policies
• Conduct regular asset audits and escalate concerns identified.
• Initiate a process for the disposal of assets that have reached their lifespan.
• Ensure that the asset register is accurate and be the point of contact for Asset management within the Finance department.
• Check the finances in relation to discs sold per staff member in the Traffic Section per month and ensure that the financial books are balanced.
• Audit the petty cash monthly.
• Audit the traffic fine books – ensure that the tickets issued per Traffic Officer / Warden is in line with functions.
• Audit the payment of traffic fines and generate a report per month.
• Audit all financial transactions captured by the Department.
• Manage the records of lost and found items and the selling of these items.
• Purchase and distribution of uniforms.
• Attend to insurance-related queries within Protection Services.
• Attend all relevant meetings.
• Create internal job requests.

Inherent requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or an Advanced Diploma/B.Tech degree on NQF level 7 or a 3-year National Diploma on NQF level 6 in Financial Management or Accounting.
• A minimum of two (2) years relevant work experience relating to the duties and responsibilities.
• A valid driver’s license.
• Computer Literacy

Recommendations:

• Experience in the higher education sector.
• Registration with a professional body.

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• Please ensure that all relevant documentation is attached to your application. 
• A detailed curriculum vitae and cover letter. 
• Copies of qualifications (please provide the SAQA accreditation in the case of foreign qualifications).
• A copy of your identity document (ID or passport in the case of foreign nationals).
• Proof of registration with a Professional Body (if applicable).
• A copy of your driver’s license (if applicable).
• Confirmation of employment from current employer / last employer if unemployed (only applicable to external applicants).

Duties and responsibilities:

• Conduct investigations in respect of on and off-campus crime, student disciplinary and employee relations reported cases.
• Open dockets in respect of reported allegations of crimes involving both on and off campus incidents.
• Open enquiries in respect of reported incidents involving both on and off campus incidents.
• Interview suspects and victims according to Protection Services’ Investigations standard.
• Obtain statements from all relevant parties involved in an incident and or crime situation.
• Pursue the investigation until a conclusion is reached.
• Close the docket and or enquiry document after an investigation was concluded in consultation with the Deputy Director: TDICL.
• Compile an investigation report after the investigation was concluded.
• Manage stakeholder relationships and liaison in respect of off-campus security operations.
• Ensure that students residing off-campus are provided with the necessary support to report crime incidents to the SAPS and arrange counselling and social support with the relevant role players as and when required.
• Maintain relationship with the SAPS and Private Security Companies in respect of off-campus sites and crime issues.
• Liaise with SAPS Investigators / Detectives for updates regarding reported off-campus cases involving UFS staff and or students.
• Represent the UFS Bloemfontein Campus at Community Policing Forums, sector policing and off campus safety forum meetings.
• Maintain a database of key Protection Services stakeholders.
• Implement an off-campus safety and security plan and a security response plan in co-operation with the relevant role players e.g. SAPS, Armed Response security companies, Municipal Law Enforcement capacity, etc.
• Ensure that crime hot spots are identified and sensitize the management of Protection Services of the threat and report to the relevant role players for the mitigation thereof.  
• Establish a close working relationship with the student bodies on and off Campus to get more information about occurred cases not reported and reported and involve them in the search for solutions.
• Facilitate, coordinate and conduct security and crime awareness campaigns for staff and students.
• Identify threats and collect information on planned crime incidents and stability issues that can impact on the institution and conducting building assessments.
• Ensure that security vulnerability assessments are conducted as determined or by direction of the Deputy Director: TDICL.
• Conduct assessments in respect of requests for additional/new security measures as directed by the Deputy Director: TDICL.
• Identify and detect actual and perceived threats facing the university through the collection of stability related and crime related intelligence. 
• Verify the collected information with other law enforcement agencies in collaboration and consultation with the Deputy Director: TDICL.
• Sensitize the Deputy Director: TDICL of all collected information to enable proper implementation of security counter measures and to ensure the analysis of all available information via the Protection Services Site Managers.
• Obtain crime statistics from the local SAPS to determine crime patterns, hotspots and advise the Deputy Director: TDICL accordingly for further analysis and operationalization.
• Develop and maintain early warning threat detection system to ensure proactive deployment of security counter measures. 
• Represent TDICL in all meetings dealing with events on campus such as varsity cups, graduations, orientations, etc., in the absence of the Deputy Director: TDICL.
• Assist in the development and implementation of a campus safety response plan.
• Perform general office administration
• Submit weekly and monthly reports on activities performed to the Deputy Director: TDICL.
• Ensure availability and accessibility of all crime related information through the submission of intelligence / information reports to the Deputy Director: TDICL.
• Ensure availability of physical security assessment reports and submit to the Deputy Director: TDICL for approval prior to dissemination to clients.
• Ensure availability of incident / crime reports and submit to the Deputy Director: TDICL for approval prior to dissemination to clients.
• Ensure that reported incidents are captured on CiiMS and escalated to investigations as required.

Inherent requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or an Advanced Diploma/B.Tech degree/Postgraduate Certificate on NQF level 7 or a 3-year National Diploma on NQF level 6 in Policing/ Security Management/ Forensic Investigations or Criminology. 
• A minimum of two (2) years’ work experience in an investigation environment.
• Valid Grade B, PSIRA registration or willingness to obtain within six (6) months of appointment.
• Valid driver’s license
• Computer Literacy.

Recommendations:

• Experience or exposure in the higher education sector.
• Two (2) to three (3) years’ experience in a threat detection / intelligence environment.
• One (1) years’ experience and knowledge in respect of security risk and vulnerability assessments / audits.
• Honours degree on NQF level eight (8) in the field of policing / forensic investigations / security management and criminology.

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Duties and responsibilities:

General Office management

• Serve as an effective interface between the division and members of the university community, public, private and community organisations, and the business sector.
• Provide administrative support to the Head of the Division, including drafting of letters and reports.
• Handle all administrative duties, including but not limited to email correspondence, report writing, processing and record-keeping of documentation.
• Assist other staff with administrative duties, as and when required.
• Handle all reception duties, receiving visitors, processing work orders and taking messages in absence of personnel members.
• Keep an audit trail of correspondence for record purposes and follow up.
• Ensure office compliance with safety regulations.
• Arrange and submit requests for maintenance and repairs when necessary.
• Manage the personnel leave register and leave applications received by staff members and summarize for the Head of the Division.

Financial management

• Generate monthly financial cost centre reports and checks.
• Obtain and appraise quotations.
• Process requisitions and orders for both divisions.
• Process invoices and other payments relating to purchases.
• Record keeping of all purchases in both divisions.
• Liaise with departments within the university regarding either work done by the division, follow-ups or payments that need to be done.
• Handle invoicing for both divisions for services rendered.

​​​​​​Inherent Job Requirements:

• Grade 12 or National Vocational Certificate on NQF Level 4. 
• Minimum of two (2) years’ relevant working experience relating to the duties and responsibilities.

Recommendations:

• Post matric qualification in finance and/or office administration.
• Experience in office administration and management.
• Experience within the higher-education -/engineering - /workshop environment.
• Experience in word processing, spreadsheets, and databases.
• Experience in PeopleSoft financials.
• Experience in supply chain management or logistics.

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Duties and responsibilities:

• Provide and facilitate teaching, learning and assessment.
• Develop learning material and course content, to ensure continuity in relevance and quality.
• Provide opportunities for individual student interaction and consultation.
• Actively perform research to update knowledge and understanding in the field of specialisation. 
• Research should be evidenced by publications and presentations and eventually obtaining a doctoral degree.
• Publish on average 1 SAPSE/IS journal article per two-year cycle.
• Develop links with relevant industries and external bodies.
• Participate actively in leadership and administration on departmental, faculty and university level.

Inherent Job Requirements:

• MEng/MSc in Engineering (Mechanical or Agricultural Engineering) on NQF Level 9 with a minimum of two (2) years’ relevant experience in industry/academic institutions. 

or 

• BEng/BSc in Engineering (Mechanical or Agricultural Engineering) on NQF Level 8 with a minimum of five (5) years’ relevant experience in industry /academic institutions.
• Relevant registration with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA), as well as discipline specific Association(s) (attach proof).​​​​

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Duties and responsibilities:

​​​​Academic Administration

• Handle student academic and timetable inquiries.
• Divide students according to their groups and timetables.
• Keep student marks updated on BRSLive and Gradebook.
• Track missed practicals and tests and inform students and the lecturer.
• Use Blackboard to communicate important information to students.
• Coordinate student support services, such as tutoring.
• Maintain accurate records of student interactions, inquiries, and support provided.
• Maintain a sign-in register for assistants to track their weekly hours.
• Schedule and manage assistants' timetable.
• Assist in registering students' fingerprints.
• Daily assist at the sign-in desk daily.

General Administration

• Attend to queries from staff and students.  
• Attend to telephonic calls.
• First point of contact for student requests and refer accordingly.
• Manage office filing and draft letters.
• Ensure the accuracy of captured data.
• Monitor the cleanliness and supplies in the assistants' office.
• Open computer labs for cleaners.
• Check with colleagues for office supply needs each semester.
• Print student lists for practicals and tests.
• Submit facilitators' contract forms on time.
• Switch on the sign-in computers every morning.

Financial Administration

• Collect Ad Hoc claim forms from assistants and submit them to the finance officer.
• Purchases and orders office supplies, stationery, and equipment.

Inherent Job Requirements:

• ​​​​​​​Grade 12 or National Vocational Certificate on NQF level 4.

Recommendations:

• A relevant post-school qualification on NQF Level 6 or higher
• Relevant working experience in the portfolio or related to the duties and responsibilities.​​​​​​​

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Duties and responsibilities: 

• Provide academic leadership by creating and executing strategies to establish the department as a leader in the discipline.
• Responsible for directing the academic debate in the department.
• Responsible for influencing the department's overall climate and culture.
• Responsible for energising everybody in the department and beyond.
• Responsible for shaping the future of the department.
• Contribute to the overall leadership in the faculty.
• Responsible for frequent and continuous planning and execution of plans, general organising and coordinating of staff, students, and activities, mentoring, and motivating staff, structing, and exercising overall control.
• Create an atmosphere of collaboration among staff.
• Responsible for effective internal and external communication.
• The Academic Head is pivotal in linking the department’s staff and students with the University’s management and administration through communication, negotiation, and consultation.
• Active participation and involvement in faculty management structures, attending meetings, leading project teams, representing the department and faculty, and fulfilling the roles of liaison officer and marketer, when necessary.
• Active participation and involvement in applicable UFS management structures, e.g., Senate.
• Initiate, formulate, and implement a visionary academic strategy for the department that is aligned with and supportive of the guiding strategic documents of the UFS and faculty.
• Ensure the provision of top-quality, research-informed facilitation of learning at all levels of teaching in the department.
• Ensure relevance of content, material, and presentation in all modules.
• Ensure the enhancement of student experiences and their continuous engagement in academic debates.
• Ensure that adequate rules and regulations are in place to optimally deliver high-quality teaching and learning programmes on both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
• Adhere to all the rules and regulations of the UFS, faculty and department.
• Ensure quality and timely feedback on student work.
• Ensure proper and quality-driven academic advice and support to all under- and postgraduate students in the department.
• Ensure the revisiting and development of fresh learning programmes that will help to position the department as a leader in the fraternity.
• Create and maintain a visionary research strategy for the department.
• Create and maintain an environment that encourages research, leading to strong and active research habits and a culture of inquiry.
• Ensure that every academic staff member is engaged in quality-driven and discipline-specific research.
• Ensure that postgraduate students are recruited to broaden the research base of the department and ethical requirements are met.
• Guide and support senior academics towards acquiring NRF ratings.
• Ensure active engagement with the faculty research committee and the UFS Directorate of Research Development in order to ensure sustainable financial support for departmental research initiatives.
• Plan and implement a fair and reasonable dispensation regarding the workload of staff members in the department.
• Plan and implement a clear and reasonable career path for every staff member in the department, taking account of the strategic plans of the University, faculty and department.
• Implement appropriate mentoring interventions where and whenever it is needed.
• Manage staff performance in accordance with existing university policies and procedures.
• Responsible for recruitment and selection of scholars in the case of vacancies and/or specific strategic needs, whenever strategic repositioning requires expansion of academic endeavours.
• Create and maintain a scholarship-friendly environment in the department.
• Plan and oversee effective and relevant staff development.
• Responsible for financial management culminating annual budgeting, financial planning, allocation of funds and financial control.
• Adhere to the UFS's financial policies and procedures.
• Encourage and actively support academic staff members to apply for external research and other grants.

Inherent requirements:

• A relevant PhD on NQF Level 10 in Education with specialisation in Curriculum Studies and/or Higher Education Studies.
• Full-time, permanent member of the academic staff of the Faculty of Education at the University of the Free State (UFS).
• Applicants should already be appointed at Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor /Professor Level.

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Duties and responsibilities: 

• Provide academic leadership by creating and executing strategies to establish the department as a leader in the discipline.
• Responsible for directing the academic debate in the department.
• Responsible for influencing the department's overall climate and culture.
• Responsible for energising everybody in the department and beyond.
• Responsible for shaping the future of the department.
• Contribute to the overall leadership in the faculty.
• Responsible for frequent and continuous planning and execution of plans, general organising and coordinating of staff, students, and activities, mentoring, and motivating staff, structing, and exercising overall control.
• Create an atmosphere of collaboration among staff.
• Responsible for effective internal and external communication.
• The Academic Head is pivotal in linking the department’s staff and students with the University’s management and administration through communication, negotiation, and consultation.
• Active participation and involvement in faculty management structures, attending meetings, leading project teams, representing the department and faculty, and fulfilling the roles of liaison officer and marketer, when necessary.
• Active participation and involvement in applicable UFS management structures, e.g., Senate.
• Initiate, formulate, and implement a visionary academic strategy for the department that is aligned with and supportive of the guiding strategic documents of the UFS and faculty.
• Ensure the provision of top-quality, research-informed facilitation of learning at all levels of teaching in the department.
• Ensure relevance of content, material, and presentation in all modules.
• Ensure the enhancement of student experiences and their continuous engagement in academic debates.
• Ensure that adequate rules and regulations are in place to optimally deliver high-quality teaching and learning programmes on both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
• Adhere to all the rules and regulations of the UFS, faculty and department.
• Ensure quality and timely feedback on student work.
• Ensure proper and quality-driven academic advice and support to all under- and postgraduate students in the department.
• Ensure the revisiting and development of fresh learning programmes that will help to position the department as a leader in the fraternity.
• Create and maintain a visionary research strategy for the department.
• Create and maintain an environment that encourages research, leading to strong and active research habits and a culture of inquiry.
• Ensure that every academic staff member is engaged in quality-driven and discipline-specific research.
• Ensure that postgraduate students are recruited to broaden the research base of the department and ethical requirements are met.
• Guide and support senior academics towards acquiring NRF ratings.
• Ensure active engagement with the faculty research committee and the UFS Directorate of Research Development in order to ensure sustainable financial support for departmental research initiatives.
• Plan and implement a fair and reasonable dispensation regarding the workload of staff members in the department.
• Plan and implement a clear and reasonable career path for every staff member in the department, taking account of the strategic plans of the University, faculty and department.
• Implement appropriate mentoring interventions where and whenever it is needed.
• Manage staff performance in accordance with existing university policies and procedures.
• Responsible for recruitment and selection of scholars in the case of vacancies and/or specific strategic needs, whenever strategic repositioning requires expansion of academic endeavours.
• Create and maintain a scholarship-friendly environment in the department.
• Plan and oversee effective and relevant staff development.
• Responsible for financial management culminating annual budgeting, financial planning, allocation of funds and financial control.
• Adhere to the UFS's financial policies and procedures.
• Encourage and actively support academic staff members to apply for external research and other grants.

Inherent requirements:

• A relevant PhD on NQF Level 10 in Education with specialisation in Curriculum Studies and/or Higher Education Studies.
• Full-time, permanent member of the academic staff of the Faculty of Education at the University of the Free State (UFS).
• Applicants should already be appointed at Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor /Professor Level.

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Duties and responsibilities: 

• Teach undergraduate and postgraduate modules in Foundation Phase and/or Early Childhood Development (ECD).
• Participate in the Work Integrated Learning programme of the faculty (Teaching Practice).
• Ensure active involvement in research activities of faculty.
• Contribute to curriculum development in the field of Foundation Phase and/or Early Childhood Development specifically and Education generally.
• Supervise and provide consultation sessions for undergraduate and postgraduate students.
• Work in a team with colleagues within the faculty.
• Contribute to leadership and administrative tasks related to the faculty.
• Inherent requirements:
• A relevant Doctoral degree in Education on NQF Level 10  with a focus on Foundation Phase and/or Early Childhood Development (ECD) (for a permanent appointment).
• or
• A relevant master’s degree in education on NQF Level 9  with a focus on Foundation Phase and/or Early Childhood Development (ECD) (contract appointment: five years during which a relevant doctoral degree in Education on NQF Level 10 with a focus on Foundation Phase and/or Early Childhood Development MUST be obtained to be converted to a permanent position). 
• Candidates must submit proof of registration for a doctoral degree in Education with Foundation Phase or Early Childhood Development as the focus of specialisation.
• Candidates should submit an abstract of their thesis (or dissertation) to indicate relevance to Foundation Phase and/or Early Childhood Development specifically.
• A formal teaching qualification in Setswana Foundation Phase or ECD Teaching (e.g. Diploma in Education or Bachelor of Education degree or equivalent).
• A minimum of five (5) years relevant working experience in a school environment or at least two (2) years in a higher education or research and development environment.
• Proven experience in the delivery of poster or oral presentations at academic conferences or equivalent.
• Provide evidence of manuscript (s) produced that have the potential to be converted or submitted for publication, ideally in an accredited journal.

Recommendations:

• A proven research record of relevant publications in national or international accredited journals,
• Experience in postgraduate supervision.

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Duties and responsibilities: 

• Teach undergraduate and postgraduate modules in Foundation Phase and/or Early Childhood Development (ECD).
• Participate in the Work Integrated Learning programme of the faculty (Teaching Practice).
• Ensure active involvement in research activities of faculty.
• Contribute to curriculum development in the field of Foundation Phase and/or Early Childhood Development specifically and Education generally.
• Supervise and provide consultation sessions for undergraduate and postgraduate students.
• Work in a team with colleagues within the faculty.
• Contribute to leadership and administrative tasks related to the faculty.

Inherent requirements:

• A relevant Doctoral degree in Education on NQF Level 10  with a focus on Foundation Phase and/or Early Childhood Development (ECD) (for a permanent appointment) 

or

• A relevant master’s degree in education on NQF Level 9  with a focus on Foundation Phase and/or Early Childhood Development (ECD) (contract appointment: five years during which a relevant doctoral degree in Education on NQF Level 10 with a focus on Foundation Phase and/or Early Childhood Development MUST be obtained to be converted to a permanent position). 
• Candidates must submit proof of registration for a doctoral degree in Education with Foundation Phase or Early Childhood Development as the focus of specialisation.
• Candidates should submit an abstract of their thesis (or dissertation) to indicate relevance to Foundation Phase and/or Early Childhood Development specifically.
• A formal teaching qualification in IsiXhosa Foundation Phase or ECD Teaching (e.g. Diploma in Education or Bachelor of Education degree or equivalent).
• A minimum of five (5) years relevant working experience in a school environment or at least two (2) years in a higher education or research and development environment.
• Proven experience in the delivery of poster or oral presentations at academic conferences or equivalent.
• Provide evidence of manuscript (s) produced that have the potential to be converted or submitted for publication, ideally in an accredited journal.

Recommendations:

• A proven research record of relevant publications in national or international accredited journals,
• Experience in postgraduate supervision