Fresh Job Vacancies at University of KwaZulu-Natal

Job description
Responsibilities:

• To promote positive mental health and facilitate the holistic development, and emotional well-being of the College of Health Sciences students, through the provision of assessment, individual and group counselling/therapy, wellness programmes, skills development, and referral services.
• Minimum requirements:
•  Master’s degree in Psychology (Counselling, Clinical, Educational or Industrial) or Master’s degree in Social Work (with specialisation in Clinical Social Work)
•  Current professional registration as an independent practitioner with the HPCSA or SACSSP.
•  Two (2) years of post-registration, relevant experience as an independent practitioner.
•   Knowledge of student learning, and development theories
•  Must have the flexibility to offer the contracted hours of service in either the working day, afternoons, evenings or weekends.
•  Services must be offered face to face at the respective DCTP site.
•  Sessional Student Counsellors must have time available to offer services for a minimum of 15 hours per week

Minimum requirements

• Master’s degree in Psychology (Counselling, Clinical, Educational, Industrial) or Master’s degree in Social Work (with specialisation in Clinical Social  Work) 
• Current professional registration as an independent practitioner with the HPCSA or SACSSP.
•  Two (2) years of post-registration, relevant experience as an independent practitioner.
•  Knowledge of student learning, and development theories
•  Must have the flexibility to offer the contracted hours of service in either the working day, afternoons, evenings or weekends.                              
• Services must be offered face to face at the respective DCTP site
• Sessional Student Counsellors must have time available to offer services for a minimum of 15 hours per week.

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Job description

• The incumbent will be required to promote positive mental health and to facilitate the holistic development, and emotional well-being of the College of Health Sciences students, through the provision of assessment, individual and group counselling/therapy, wellness programmes, skills development, and referral services. The post is based at the respective Hospital at the Decentralized Clinical Training Platforms, viz, Port Shepstone.

 Requirements:

•    Master’s degree in Psychology (Counselling, Clinical, Educational or Industrial) or Master’s degree in Social Work (with specialisation in Clinical Social Work)
•   Current professional registration as an independent practitioner with the HPCSA or SACSSP.
•  Two (2) years of post-registration, relevant experience as an independent practitioner.
•  Knowledge of student learning, and development theories
•  Must have the flexibility to offer the contracted hours of service in either the working day, afternoons, evenings or weekends.
•  Services must be offered face to face at the respective DCTP site. 
•  Sessional Student Counsellors must have time available to offer services for a minimum of 15 hours per week.

Minimum requirements

•   Master’s degree in Psychology (Counselling, Clinical, Educational or Industrial) or Master’s degree in Social Work (with specialisation in Clinical Social Work)  
• Current professional registration as an independent practitioner with the HPCSA or SACSSP.
• Two (2) years of post-registration, relevant experience as an independent practitioner. 
• Knowledge of student learning, and development theories
•  Must have the flexibility to offer the contracted hours of service in either the working day, afternoons, evenings or weekends.
•      Services must be offered face to face at the respective DCTP site. 
• Sessional Student Counsellors must have time available to offer services for a minimum of 15 hours per week.

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Job description

The Discipline of Geological Sciences in collaboration with the Department of Higher Education’s New Generation of Academics’ Programme, has an exciting opportunity for eligible candidates to pursue a career as an academic and researcher. The successful candidate will be expected to register for a doctoral degree at UKZN and will be closely mentored to become an academic through a programme designed to assist with early career development.

The incumbent will report to the Academic Leader: Discipline of Geological Sciences.

Minimum requirements

• A BSc in Geology
• A Masters degree in Geochemistry, Igneous or Metamorphic Petrology, with a pass mark of at leas 70%
• South African Citizen
• The successful applicant will be expected to complete a PhD within 5 years from the date of assumption of duty.

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Job description
Responsibilities:

• To promote positive mental health and facilitate the holistic development, and emotional well-being of the College of Health Sciences students, through the provision of assessment, individual and group counselling/therapy, wellness programmes, skills development, and referral services.

The post is based at the respective Hospitals at the Decentralized Clinical Training Platform, viz, Pietermaritzburg.
Minimum requirements:

•  Master’s degree in Psychology (Counselling, Clinical,Educational, Industrial) or Master’s degree in Social Work (with specialisation in Clinical Social Work)      
• Current professional registration as an independent practitioner with the HPCSA or SACSSP.
• Two (2) years of post-registration, relevant experience as an independent practitioner.           
• Knowledge of student learning, and development theories
• Services must be offered face to face at the respective DCTP site

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Job description

• Inquiries and details regarding this post may be directed to the Dean and Head of School, Professor S Mutula, or email: [email protected]
• Communication will be limited to short-listed candidates, who may be required to do a presentation at the interview.
• The University subscribes to the Total Cost to Employer (TCE) Remuneration Model. 
• Appointment to this post will be on the 2018 Conditions of Service.
• The closing date for receipt of applications is 14 April 2024.
• The University reserves the right, in special circumstances, to extend the above date in order to facilitate further search.
• The appointment will be made in line with the University Criteria for Academic Appointment and Promotions 2023, which is available at http://vacancies.ukzn.ac.za/Home.aspx
• The remuneration package includes benefits and will depend on the qualifications and experience of the successful applicant.
• Applicants are required to complete the relevant application form (application form-ACADEMIC), which is available on the Vacancies page of the University website at www.ukzn.ac.za.
• Completed forms and Curriculum Vitae may be sent to [email protected]

Minimum requirements
Professor :

•  A PhD in the relevant Discipline.
•  At least 9 years of working and relevant experience in either teaching, research, or industry
•  A track record of independent scholarship, evidenced by impactful and quality publications
•  Evidence of providing service in leadership positions in the University or comparator organisations.
•  A sustained track record of successful supervision of Masters /PhD students in the Discipline.
•  Evidence of having developed links with relevant industries and external bodies to encourage knowledge and technology transfer.
•  Evidence of sustained and successful attraction of research grants from external sources
•  Evidence of providing leadership nationally or internationally in own Discipline through consultation and policy development.

Associate Professor :

•  A PhD in the relevant Discipline.
•  At least 6 years of working and relevant experience in either teaching, research, or industry.
•  A track record of independent scholarship, evidenced by impactful and quality publications;
•  Evidence of providing service in leadership positions in the University or comparator organisations.
•  A sustained track record of successfully supervising Masters /PhD students in the Discipline.
•  Evidence of having developed links with relevant industries and external bodies to encourage knowledge/ technology transfer.
•  Evidence of sustained and successful attraction of research grants from external sources Senior Lecturer
•  A relevant doctorate in the Discipline being applied for;
•  At least 3 years of working experience in either teaching, lecturing, research or industry in the relevant field or Discipline.
•  Appropriate independent scholarship, including publications and presentations at national and international conferences
•  Evidence of successful supervision of postgraduate students
•  Involvement in community engagement programmes
•  Evidence of serving on School, University, or equivalent committees

Senior Lecturer :

•  A relevant doctorate in the Discipline being applied for;
•  At least 3 years of working experience in either teaching, lecturing, research or industry in the relevant field or Discipline.
•  Appropriate independent scholarship, including publications and presentations at national and international conferences
•  Evidence of successful supervision of postgraduate students
•  Involvement in community engagement programmes
•  Evidence of serving on School, University, or equivalent committees

Lecturer : 

•  Evidence of submission of a PhD in the relevant field for examination (if not yet completed;
•  Evidence of research potential supported by current publications in DoHET-accredited journals or peer-reviewed conference proceedings;
•  Relevant teaching experience and
•  Evidence of successful postgraduate supervision.

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Job description
All candidates should demonstrate effective communication skills.
Communication will be limited to shortlisted candidates, who will be required to do a presentation at the
interview.

• Inquiries and details regarding this post may be directed to the Dean and Head of School, Professor M Sibanda, or email: [email protected].
• The University subscribes to the Total Cost to Employer (TCE) Remuneration Model.
• Appointment to this post will be on the 2018 Conditions of Service.
• The closing date for receipt of applications is 07 April 2024.
• In special circumstances, the University reserves the right to extend the above date to facilitate further search.
• The appointment will be made in line with the University Criteria for Academic Appointment and Promotions 2023, which is available at http://vacancies.ukzn.ac.za/Home.aspx
• The remuneration package includes benefits and will depend on the qualifications and experience of the
• successful applicant.
• Applicants are required to complete the relevant application form (application form-ACADEMIC), which is available on the Vacancies page of the University website at www.ukzn.ac.za.
• Completed forms and Curriculum Vitae may be sent to [email protected]
• Advert Reference Number MUST be clearly stated in the subject line

Minimum requirements
Senior Lecturer

•  A relevant PhD degree;
•  At least three (3) years of working experience in lecturing, research and/or industry in the
• relevant discipline;
•  Evidence of an emerging research publication record in peer-reviewed journals;
•  Evidence of successful supervision of postgraduate students;
•  Evidence of securing research funding or postgraduate scholarship or postgraduate bursary, or
• participation as a team member in a grant or submission of a grant application;
•  Evidence of University service (committee participation and/or course coordination and/or
• course material development), and/or involvement in community engagement programmes.

Lecturer

•  Masters degree in the discipline;
•  Demonstratable ability to teach at a tertiary level;