Current Jobs at University of the Free State

Duties and responsibilities:

• Manage cleaning staff and housekeeping processes in appointed UFS accommodation categories.
• Administer and manage the supplies and apparatus in appointed accommodation categories.
• Report and follow up on maintenance requests in appointed accommodation categories.
• Manage and perform tasks with regard to conferences at a basic level, where applicable. This entails the cleaning and making of beds in good time.
• Fill in time registers and leave application forms of cleaning staff.
• Maintain good work discipline among cleaning staff by means of the appropriate corrective measures.
• Carry out inspections to ensure a high standard of hygiene.
• Perform any ad hoc tasks concerning the cleanliness and neatness of UFS residences.

Inherent requirements:

• Grade 12 or National Vocational Certificate on NQF level 4. 
• A minimum of one (1) year relevant working experience relating to the duties and responsibilities.

Recommendations:

• A minimum of two (2) years' experience in a colour code cleaning system.
• A minimum of two (2) years' experience in the management of cleaning products and apparatus as prescribed by a colour code cleaning system.

Competencies

Required competencies: 

Results orientated:

• The ability to cope with a frequently changing environment and to adapt to evolving situations.
• The ability to be reliable, responsible, dependable and to fulfil obligations.

Strategic thinking:

• The ability to deal with several activities at a time.
• The ability to plan work and to follow plans.

Business acumen:

• The ability to adhere to rules and strictly follow work regulations.
• Proficient in using MS Office.
• Knowledge of colour coding cleaning systems.

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Duties and responsibilities:

• Teach, assess, and coordinate modules at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in Sociology.
• Provide study guidance and supervision to postgraduate students.
• Contribute to programme development and curriculum review within the Department and the Faculty of Humanities.
• Active participation and involvement in applicable UFS management structures.
• Contribute to building an effective team of scholars.
• Initiate, conduct, and sustain high-level research.
• Disseminate recognised research through appropriate channels, including publishing manuscripts in accredited journals and participating in workshops, peer-reviewed conferences, and symposia in Sociology.
• Establish reciprocal relationships between scholarly engagement, research, and teaching activities.
• Maintain continued professional development and evaluation of practice relating to learning, teaching, and assessment in line with qualifications, experience, changes in the subject discipline, pedagogic development, and innovation in learning technology.
• Perform administrative and leadership responsibilities for learning, teaching, research, and scholarly engagement.
•  Contribute towards creating a strong African Sociology academic identity.

Inherent Job Requirements:

Senior Lecturer

• A PhD in Sociology on NQF Level 10.
• A minimum of five years (5) lecturing experience at undergraduate and postgraduate levels at the university level.
• Proven experience in the presentation of papers at national scholarly conferences.
• An NRF rating or equivalent or demonstrate potential for obtaining an NRF rating.
• Proven experience in the supervision of graduated master’s students.
• A proven research record of relevant publications in accredited national and/or international journals.
• Proven experience of service as an active member of a national or international scholarly society, committee, or agency concerned with research at higher education levels.

Recommendations:

• A strong teaching focus on social theory and social research methods.
• Research expertise and teaching experience in one or more of our research clusters: 
• decolonisation, race, ethnicity, and transformation; 
• gender, health, and labour; 
• local and participatory governance; 
• migration, environment, and population studies; 
• digital sociology.

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Duties and responsibilities:

• In consultation with the Academic Head of Department (AHD); undertake the following:
• Manage the curriculum processes of the department.
• Develop new learning programmes in consultation with stakeholders.
• Ensure frequent and continuous development and management of the operational plan of the programme.
• Provide general leadership in the programme and ensure academic coherence across all various modules of the programme.
• Ensure that the activities of the Programme are undertaken in accordance with the governance, policy, and regulatory frameworks of the University.
• Assume responsibility for the academic quality of the Programme.
• Manage the academic administration of the Programme.
• Ensure scholarship of high quality.
• Manage matters relating to teaching, learning, and students in the Programme.
• Conduct own research.
• Provide academic advice in terms of academic inquiries, amendments of yearbooks, schedules, timetables, etc. related to the Programme.
• Serve on the marketing committee of the faculty as necessary.
• Assist with marketing pamphlets or any suitable marketing material.

Inherent requirements:

• Doctoral degree on NQF level 10 in Soil, Crop and Climate Sciences or closely related field. 
• A full-time, permanent member of the academic staff of the Department of Soil, Crop and Climate Sciences at the University of the Free State.

Recommendations:

• Good management skills.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written).
• Ability to function with ease in the university’s richly diverse working environment. 
• Strategic thinking.
• Good organisational skills and administrative skills.
• Good computer skills (skilled use of Microsoft Office software).

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Duties and responsibilities:

• Facilitate the development module in Mathematics in the University HC Programme and BSc Extended programmes.
• Assist with assessments.
• Monitor the academic needs of this cohort of Mathematics students in collaboration with the module coordinators.
• Provide general administrative assistance.

Inherent Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree on NQF Level 7 with first year Mathematics as subject.
• A good academic record (attach).

Recommendations:

• Experience of open learning/outcomes-based learning and the related methodology.
• Experience in the facilitation or lecturing of all mathematics disciplines in a special access program.
• Bachelor’s degree on NQF level 7 with second year Mathematics as subject.

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Applications submitted through any other platform will not be considered. 

• 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.