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Main Objectives

• Identifies and creates appropriate knowledge structures, and oversees the creation, management, and maintenance of metadata within the Rhodes University Library Services.
• This role plays a crucial part in ensuring data integrity, data curation, accessibility, and discoverability for various data assets, including research outputs, primary and secondary resources. The Metadata Curation Manager leads a team of metadata specialists and collaborates with cross-functional teams to support the organisation's data management and analysis efforts.

The Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree in Library and Information Science (NQF level 8) OR a 3-year Degree, plus a 1-year Post-Graduate Library Diploma (NQF level 8) plus approximately 8 years’ relevant experience where such experience includes: -   

• A minimum of 8 years’ experience in metadata creation in an academic and/or research library
• NACO trained (authority record creation)
• At least 3 years’ previous supervision experience.
• Familiar with XML, MODS, Dublin Core and MarcEdit
• Project Management experience
• Previous exposure to archives and/or research data curation and taxonomy development will be an advantage. 

 Closing Date 26 September 2025

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Main Objectives

• At Rhodes University, all programmes contribute to the university’s mission to be foremost in generating and advancing locally responsive and globally engaged knowledge that seeks to create a just and sustainable society.
• Within this broader mission, and aligned with the vision and mission of the University, in the Education Faculty all academics are responsible for the creation and/or co-creation of knowledge (research), sharing of (dissemination), and critical engagement with knowledge (teaching and learning), community engagement and professional involvement in their field beyond the university. With this, we recognise differences in the execution of these responsibilities within the various departments, disciplines, faculties, research centres, and institutes in the faculty and the university more widely.  Academics are also expected to assume administrative, management, and/or leadership duties at the departmental, faculty, and/or university levels.
• In the case of this position, the incumbent will be required to provide academic, administrative, and management leadership roles to enable the sustainability and flourishing of a research centre in the Department of Secondary and Post School Education, namely the Environmental Learning Research Centre.  The ELRC is a leading research centre for the study of Environment and Sustainability Education in Africa. Its core objective is ‘To facilitate critical and innovative environmental learning and related research for just, transformative societies and sustainable environments in Africa and the global South’.  It aims to
• Produce credible knowledge of education, training and social learning practices focusing on African social-ecological contexts and issues.
• Provide tailored educational products and services to enhance educational quality and innovation in Africa and the global South.
• Strengthen and contribute to durable knowledge institutions and African networks promoting social-ecological resilience and sustainability education.
• Promote and disseminate quality knowledge products by African scholars and practitioners on environment, sustainability, and learning.
• Undertake focused advocacy with influential public and development agencies
• The role of the Director of the ELRC will involve inter alia, academic and administrative and management leadership to advance the following areas: teaching and learning; research; community engagement; and partnership building in the field of Environment and Sustainability Education. 
• The leadership contribution of this position should be evidenced firstly and foremost within the Research Centre, and through this at Departmental, Faculty and Institutional levels. It will involve providing academic (research, teaching, and supervision), as well as professional leadership and administrative management in Directing and leading the research programmes of the Environmental Learning Research Centre, which includes partnership building, fundraising and management to advance the objectives of the Research Centre.
• The position will involve collaboration with the two research Chairs currently based in the ELRC, who will also provide mentoring support to the Director in the first few years of the position as required and relevant to the position.

The Requirements:

Associate Professor:

• PhD in Education (Environment and Sustainability Education or closely related education or learning science fields) and at least 5 years of research project/programme management leadership and experience.
• At least 5 years of experience in providing research leadership and research project and/or programme management in the field of Environment and Sustainability Education (ESE) / Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) or a closely related education or learning sciences field, with a multi-institutional, national and international focus or reach.
• Research supervision of Master's and PhD degrees will be a strong advantage and/or extensive complementary experience supervising complex research teams and projects involving post-graduate scholars at an international level with more complex partnership structures.
• Emerging international profile in the field.
• Teaching in Environment and Sustainability Education (ESE) / Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) or a closely related field, preferably at post-graduate levels.
• Track record of administration, management, and project management leadership roles, including project or programme fundraising, programme management and management of strategic partnerships in project, programme and/ or institutional contexts.
• The ability to speak more than one South African language will be an advantage.

Senior Lecturer:

• PhD in Education (Environment and Sustainability Education or closely related education or learning science fields) and at least 3 years of research project/programme management leadership and experience.
• At least 3 years of experience in providing research leadership and research project and/or programme management in the field of Environment and Sustainability Education (ESE) / Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) or a closely related education or learning sciences field, with a multi-institutional, national and international focus or reach.
• Research supervision of Master's degrees will be a strong advantage and/or extensive complementary experience supervising complex research teams and projects involving post-graduate scholars at the national level with smaller groups of partners.
• National profile in the field.
• Teaching in Environment and Sustainability Education (ESE) / Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) or a closely related field, preferably at post-graduate levels, may also include teaching in professional and/or community-engaged contexts and/or undergraduate level.
• Track record of administration, management, and project management leadership roles, including project or programme fundraising, programme management and management of strategic partnerships in project, programme and/ or institutional contexts.
• The ability to speak more than one South African language will be an advantage.

Closing Date 19 September 2025

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Main Objectives

• The main objective of this job is to develop and support academics in their roles as educators at the tertiary level. This support and development will be provided by teaching on formal courses intended to enhance teaching and learning (not only at Rhodes University but also across the entire higher education sector) and providing consultancy on issues relating to teaching and learning and iii) supporting academics as they meet requirements related to the assurance and enhancement of quality (for example, by helping to interpret student feedback).
• In addition, the incumbent will be expected to contribute to developing the field of Higher Education Studies through their research and by providing supervision at doctoral and master’s levels. CHERTL academic staff are required to contribute to the academic project in the Faculty of Education, particularly regarding Master's and doctoral education.
• Appointment at Associate Professor-level would require the incumbent to contribute to the leadership of the Centre for Higher Education Research, Teaching and Learning; take responsibility for the coordination of formal CHERTL programmes in Higher Education Studies, advise on and contribute to teaching and learning policy development at an institutional level, be able to comment on (and thus provide shape to) national level policy and initiatives and participate in national level initiatives.

The Requirements

Associate Professor

A doctoral degree in Higher Education Studies or a cognate field with:

• Considerable teaching experience or experience of supporting and developing teaching at university-level, experience of supervision at master’s and PhD levels.
• Involvement in professional entities.
• National and emerging international profile in the field of Higher Education Studies.
• Track record of good administration, management and/or leadership roles.
• Excellent track record of capacity building of other staff.

Senior Lecturer

A doctoral degree in Higher Education Studies or a cognate field with:

• Teaching experience at university level or experience of supporting and developing teaching at this level.
• Involvement in professional entities.
• Track record of sound administration, management and/ or leadership roles (leadership roles may be informal).
• Emerging national profile in the field of Higher Education Studies.
• Track record of capacity building of academic staff.

Closing Date 26 September 2025

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Main Objectives

• The main objective of this job is to coordinate the CHERTL doctoral and master’s programmes and support academics in their roles as educators at the tertiary level.
• This support and development will be provided by i) teaching on formal courses intended to enhance teaching and learning (not only at Rhodes University but also across the entire higher education sector ii) providing consultancy on issues relating to teaching and learning and iii) supporting academics as they meet requirements related to the assurance and enhancement of quality (for example, by helping to interpret student feedback).
• In addition, the incumbent will be expected to contribute to developing the field of Higher Education Studies through their research and by providing supervision at doctoral (if appropriate) and master’s level. CHERTL academic staff are required to contribute to the academic project in the Faculty of Education, particularly regarding master's and doctoral education.
• Appointment at Senior Lecturer would require the incumbent to i) contribute to the leadership of the Centre for Higher Education Research, Teaching and Learning; take responsibility for the coordination of the CHERTL doctoral and master’s programmes ii) contribute to formal CHERTL programmes in Higher Education Studies iii) advise on and contribute to teaching and learning policy development at an institutional level, iv) be able to comment on (and thus provide shape to) national level policy and initiatives and v) participate in national level initiatives related to doctoral and postgraduate education more broadly.

The Requirements

A PhD in Higher Education Studies or a cognate field with: 

• Experience in supervision at Master’s and PhD levels.
• Teaching experience at university level or experience in supporting and developing teaching at this level.
• Involvement in professional entities.
• Emerging national profile in Higher Education Studies or doctoral education. Track record of capacity building of academic staff.
• Track record of sound administration, management and/ or leadership roles (leadership roles may be informal).

Closing Date 26 September 2025

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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 contribute to their profession. 

The Requirements 

• At least a Master’s degree in a technical research field of Computer Science (security, machine learning, or high-performance computing). Preference will be given to candidates with a PhD or who have made significant progress towards completing a PhD in a technical research field (as above) of Computer Science.
• Tutoring, facilitation, or conference presentation experience required. No teaching experience is required, but teaching experience in a technical area of Computer Science, including programming, will be an advantage.
• No research supervision is required.
• Emerging track record of research publication and/or conference presentations
• Some administrative or management experience, albeit in informal contexts, e.g., student or sports clubs, work experience.  

 Closing Date 25 September 2025