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Main Objectives

• All academics are responsible for disseminating knowledge (teaching and learning), creating knowledge (research), community engagement, and professional involvement in their field beyond the university, recognizing differences in executing these responsibilities within the various departments and Faculties.  Academics are also expected to assume administrative, management, and/or leadership duties at the departmental, Faculty, and/or University levels.

The Requirements

Senior Lecturer

A PhD in Education relevant to Educational Leadership and Management (ELM), and:

• At least three years of experience in Teacher Education
• At least two years of experience in schools
• Teaching experience in Education Studies (e.g. Psychology, Sociology or Philosophy of Education)
• Research supervision experience at PhD level
• Track record in administration, management, and/or leadership roles (leadership roles may be informal).

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Main Objectives

• All academics are responsible for the dissemination of knowledge (teaching and learning), creation of knowledge (research) and community engagement, recognising that there are differences in the execution of these responsibilities within the various departments and Faculties.  Academics are also expected to assume some administrative, management and/or leadership duties at the departmental, Faculty and/or University level. 
• In addition, a Professor and Associate Professor are to provide academic leadership in the following areas: teaching and learning; research and community engagement as well as to contribute towards the governance of the institution. This leadership contribution of the Professor should be evidenced at the departmental, Faculty and institutional levels.

The Requirements 

Professor

• PhD in Information Systems or equivalent.
• Professional experience in Information Systems or equivalent.
• At least ten years of teaching experience are required at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including Master’s and PhD levels.
• Experience teaching Information Systems in one or more of the following disciplinary areas: Primary (Programming, Databases, Data Analytics, SQL, Information Systems Security; User experience (UX); Digital ethics; Systems Analysis).
• Research supervision of Master’s and PhD degrees to completion is required.
• An established research group/area.
• International profile in discipline.
• Track record of administration, management, and/or leadership roles (leadership roles may be informal).
• A willingness to head the department will be an advantage.

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Main Objectives

• Research is the main focus, and teaching is not a core function. Where the researchers are on contract, raising funds for their employment, contract research shall be regarded as equivalent to more traditional forms of research.
• In assessing the candidate’s scholarship for promotion, consideration will be given to the individual's track record. While disciplinary differences are considered, the candidate must demonstrate a standing within the discipline based on their research and student research. This could mean that the individual has demonstrated leadership, made a major contribution to research projects, and been the lead author on publications or has demonstrated a consistent individual contribution in several publications throughout their academic career.

The Requirements

• At least a PhD in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology or Computer Science, or another cognate discipline and exposure to
• structural bioinformatics.
• Assist with the supervision of postgraduate students.
• Writing of research articles.
• Experience working with sequence data relevant to human pathogens and/or experience in network analysis as part of graph theory
• and/or tool development is highly advantageous.
• A strong understanding of the Python programming language and Typescript.
• Experience with Javascript component libraries (knowledge of either ReactJS or KnockoutJS).
• An ability to build and construct APIs (such as REST and/or GraphQL) to incorporate data from Backend services into the Frontend.
• Familiarity with backend frameworks such as Django, Flask, and/or Express.
• Experience with Git and other version control systems.
• Experience with application containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).
• An ability to manage relational database systems (such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQl Server, etc).
• Experience with working with web servers (such as Apache and Nginx).
• Good algorithmic, analytical, and problem-solving abilities, including retaining these skills in high-pressure situations.
• Capacity for independent learning of new skills as they are required.
• Some administrative experience, albeit in informal contexts, e.g., student or sports clubs, work experiences.

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Main Objectives

• All academics are responsible for the dissemination of knowledge (teaching and learning), creation of knowledge (research) and community engagement, recognising that there are differences in the execution of these responsibilities within the various departments and Faculties.  Academics are also expected to assume some administrative, management and/or leadership duties at the departmental, Faculty and/or University level, and make some contribution to their profession.

The requirements

• PhD degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry or related field. Candidates with MSc (Pharm) degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, or MPharm in Pharmaceutical Chemistry or related field, with progress being made towards a PhD will be considered. As a guide, progress implies intended submission within the next 12 months. PLUS
• Experience: Usually 7 to 10 years of teaching experience. OR 7 to 10 years of professional experience in a health or medicines-related field.
• Registration with the South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC) as a pharmacist.
• Teaching experience at the undergraduate level required.
• Experience in teaching in the following disciplinary areas: Pharmaceutical Analysis and Pharmaceutical Inorganic Chemistry.
• Experience in Industrial Pharmacy would be an advantage.
• Good research supervision of at least Masters’ degrees required.
• Track record of administration, management, and/or leadership roles (leadership roles may be informal).
• Emerging national profile in discipline.