Current Vacancies at University of the Free State

Duties and responsibilities:

• Teach and assess undergraduate and postgraduate students.
• Provide study leadership at postgraduate level.
• Recruit and supervise postgraduate students.
• Initiate, sustain, and provide quality research outputs.
• Provide research leadership and mentorship.
• Attract external funding where possible.
• Participate in community engagement initiatives where possible.
• Perform general administration duties as applicable at university level.

Inherent requirements:

Senior Lecturer 

• PhD on NQF Level 10 in History or closely related field.
• Proven record of teaching/lecturing at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level.
• Proven experience in the presentation of papers/posters at national scholarly conferences.
• Proven national recognition for specialist expertise and research in a specific area of scholarship.
• 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 publications in national and international accredited journals.
• Proven experience of service as an active member of a national or international scholarly society or committee or agency concerned with research at higher- education levels.

Associate Professor

• PhD on NQF Level 10 in History or closely related field.
• Proven record of teaching/lecturing at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level.
• Experience as external examiner for postgraduate students.
• Proven experience in the presentation of research papers at national conferences, where there is evidence of peer review of papers.
• Acted as an editorial board member of high-quality national scholarly journals.
• Proven national recognition for specialist expertise and research leadership in a specific scientific area of scholarship.
• An NRF rating of C3 or equivalent status.
• Proven experience in the supervision of graduated master’s degree students.
• A proven research record of relevant publications in national and international accredited journals.
• Served as a member of a national scholarly society OR a national committee or agency concerned with research at higher education levels OR showed evidence of service as an active member of an international equivalent.

Recommendations:

Senior Lecturer

• Member of/or registration with a professional body.

Associate Professor

• Evidence of successful sourcing and management of grant/research funding.
• Member of or registration with a professional body.
• Experience as a departmental leader/manager in a higher-education environment.

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Duties and responsibilities: 

• Teach Industrial Psychology and Human Resources Management modules to undergraduate and postgraduate students
• Conduct high-quality research, publish in accredited journals, and deliver quality research outputs in line with the faculty’s research strategy.
• Provide supervision to postgraduate students, Honours, master’s and PhD students.
• Provide leadership in pursuit of the department and faculty strategic plan with regard to research, teaching, engaged scholarship, and leadership and administration.
• Perform academic administration pertaining to undergraduate and postgraduate subjects - this may include typing, setting, and marking all question papers and memorandums, recording marks and handling student complaints.
• Serve as a member of various academic committees and perform any other tasks allocated by the Dean and head of the department.
• Develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with relevant research, civil society, government, industry, and professional organisations.
• Contribute to curriculum development within the faculty.

Inherent Job Requirements:

Lecturer

• A PhD on NQF Level 10 relevant to the field of Industrial Psychology/ Human Resource Management.
• Member of the South African Board of People Practices (SABPP) or the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) (attached certificate).
• Proven experience in poster or oral presentation at conferences and publication of articles (indicate on the Cv or attach evidence).
• Excellent research record as demonstrated in the applicant’s completed PhD.
• Provide evidence of manuscripts produced that have the potential to be converted or submitted for publication, ideally in an accredited journal (indicate on the Cv or attach evidence).

Senior Lecturer

• A relevant Doctoral degree on NQF Level 10 in Industrial Psychology or Human Resource Management. 
• Proven record of teaching at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level. 
• Proven experience supervising to completion of master’s and PhD students.  
• Member of the South African Board of People Practices (SABPP) or the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) (attach certificate).
• Proven experience in the presentation of papers at national scholarly conferences (indicate on the Cv or attach evidence). 
• Proven national recognition for specialist expertise and research in a specific area of scholarship. 
• An NRF rating or demonstrate potential for obtaining an NRF rating. 
• A proven research record of relevant publications in national and international accredited journals (indicate on the Cv or attach evidence). 
• Proven experience of service as an active member of a national or international scholarly society or committee, or agency concerned with research at higher education levels.

Recommendations:

• Proven lecturing experience in the Higher Education environment.
• Proven experience in presenting Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management modules.
• Proficiency in computer skills, e.g., MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Proven skills in data analysis using IBM SPSS, AMOS, AtlasTi, Nvivo and PLS.
• Good command of the English language.

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Duties and responsibilities:

• Conduct innovative research in the following areas: Use of Information and Communication Technologies in Schooling, especially for teaching the sciences in schools; the use of ICTs in Teacher Education; and in School-based Teaching Practice (WIL) in general. 
• 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.
• 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 Teacher Education and Teaching Practice programmes, where appropriate.
• Provide limited supervision and/or co-supervision at Honours, Master’s and/or Doctoral level where appropriate.
• Register and reside as a postdoctoral research fellow at the UFS and participate in relevant activities of the School of Postgraduate Studies and the Directorate of Research.
• Conduct innovative research and obtain evidence- based empirical data on current educational developments in schools associated with the Faculty of Education.
• Prepare and present papers during seminars and other research events.

Competencies

Eligibility requirements:

• Open to all South African and foreign nationals for full-time research at the University of the Free State.
• Graduated with a PhD degree in Education with specialization on the use of Information and Communication and Technology (ICT) in Education within the last five years.
• Successful applicants may not hold full-time salaried employment during the fellowship
• Successful applicants must be able to relocate to the UFS for the duration of the fellowship. This is a residential fellowship: the successful applicant is required to spend 80% of her/his postdoctoral period at the UFS Bloemfontein Campus.

Value of the fellowship:

• R 240,000 annual fellowship.
• R 30,000 additional research expenses fund.