Job Opportunities at University of the Free State

Duties and responsibilities:

Senior Lecturer

•    Lecture undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
•    Provide supervision to postgraduate students, namely Honours, Masters and PhD students.
•    Conduct research and deliver quality research outputs in line with the research strategy of the faculty.
•    Attend and speak at conferences, research colloquia, workshops, and seminars to enhance research and disciplinary knowledge.
•    Participate in community activities such as mentorship and provide training and short courses in the areas of specialisation.
•    Perform academic administration pertaining to undergraduate and postgraduate subjects – this may include typing, setting and marking of all question papers and memorandums, recording of marks and handling of student complaints.
•    Contribute to curriculum development within the faculty.
•    Serve as a member of various academic committees and perform any other tasks allocated by the Dean and Academic Head of Department.

Associate Professor

•    Lecture modules at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
•    Provide leadership in pursuit of the department and faculty strategic plan with regards to research, teaching, engaged scholarship and leadership and administration.
•     Provide supervision to postgraduate students, namely Honours, Master’s and PhD students.
•     Conduct high-quality research and publish in accredited journals and deliver quality research outputs in line with the research strategy of the faculty.
•    Attend and speak at conferences, research colloquia, workshops and seminars to enhance research and disciplinary knowledge.
•    Identify opportunities and apply for external research funding, whether as an individual or in collaboration with colleagues.
•    Participate in community activities such as mentorship and provide training and short courses in the areas of specialisation.
•    Perform academic administration pertaining to undergraduate and postgraduate subjects – this may include typing, setting and marking of all question papers and memorandums, recording of marks and handling of student complaints.
•    Contribute to curriculum development within the faculty.
•    Develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with relevant research, civil society, government, industry and professional organisations.
•    Serve as a member of various academic committees and perform any other tasks allocated by the Dean and Academic Head of Department.

Inherent Job Requirements:

Senior Lecturer:

•    A PhD on NQF level 10 in English Studies with a focus on African Literary and Cultural Studies.
•    Proven experience in the presentation of papers/ posters at national and/ orinternational scholarly conferences.
•    Proven International recognition for specialist expertise and research in a specific area of scholarship.
•    An NRF rating or demonstrable potential for obtaining an NRF rating.
•    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 ten (10) in English Studies with a focus on African Literary and Cultural Studies.
•    Demonstrate international recognition for expertise in a specific field of research.
•    A research record of relevant publications in national and international accredited journals.
•    Experience as an external examiner for postgraduate students.
•    Proven experience in presenting papers at national and international conferences.
•    Experience on the editorial board of a scholarly journal.
•    Demonstrate potential in wider public engagement and dissemination of research.
•    An NRF rating or demonstrate potential for obtaining an NRF rating.
•    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:

•    The ability to assist the Department of English at the Qwaqwa Campus with the goal set by the University of the Free State: "By 2034, the UFS will be recognised and acknowledged by peers and society as a top-tier University in South Africa. Our goal is to be ranked by appropriately chosen global ranking systems among the top five (5) universities in South Africa and among the top six-hundred (600) globally." The emphasis will firstly be on “academic excellence, quality, and impact”; secondly, on “maximum societal impact with sustainable relationships”; and thirdly, on “diversity, inclusivity and equitability”.

Competencies
Key Competencies Required:

   Results Orientated:

•         The ability to set high standards, establish tough goals, and work to achieve success.
•         The ability to cope with a frequently changing environment and to adapt to evolving situations.

   Strategic thinking:

•         The ability to deal with several activities at a time.
•         The ability to focus on details, work towards perfection, and approach work in a neat and organised manner. 

   Business Acumen:

•         The ability to adhere to rules and strictly follow work regulations.
•         Proficient in using MS Office. 

   Leading:

•         The ability to maintain high levels of personal motivation, energy and enthusiasm.
•         The ability to lead, take charge of situations, and offer opinions and directions to others.

   Building coalitions:

•         The ability to interact with others and establish personal connections with people.

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Duties and responsibilities:

• Provide excellent customer care to all stakeholders.
• Review customer complaints and take appropriate action.
• Serve as a Liaison between management and customer support team.
• Ensure effective relationship building between schools, principals and University.
• Respond to ChatBOT queries.
• Organize campus visits for individuals and groups, also for targeted schools on invitation.
• Present to visiting groups or adhoc school visits.
• Visit Identified Schools and career exhibitions when the need arises.
• Assist with townhall sessions with prospective students.
• Assist with the grade 9 intervention in its various forms.
• Interact daily with telephonic and walk-in clients on queries, questions, and concerns.
• Respond to e-mail inquiries on UFS web site.
• Communicate, Interact, and respond to customers through electronic media platforms.
• Disseminate marketing material via the customer care desk, e-mail platform and courier packages to schools.
• Responsible for the presentation of the UFS to programs to visiting groups.
• Responsible for social media FB content provided /podcast videos integrated communication plan.
• Responsible for podcast recording for SRS web page and FB.
• Responsible for school database updates.
• Process quotations and do requisitions (on Finance) PeopleSoft Finance.
• Disseminate marketing material and courier services.
• Assist where required.
• Responsible for open day stall.
• Give Star of Star administrative support.
• Nampo participation.
• Assist with administrative duties - Principals’ breakfasts-
• Responsible for Kovsie Kid Project.

Inherent requirements:

• A relevant Bachelor’s or degree or Advanced diploma on NQF level 7.
• At least two (2) to three (3) years’ relevant experience.
• Valid driver’s license & passport.

Recommendations:

• Understanding of school/university systems.

Competencies
Required competencies:

Results Orientated:

• The ability to cope with a frequently changing environment and to adapt to evolving situations.
• The ability to stick with tasks, not give up, and overcome obstacles in completing one’s task.

Strategic Thinking:

• The ability to focus on details, work towards perfection, and approach work in a neat and organised manner.
• The ability to plan work and to follow plans.

Business Acumen:

• Proficient in using MS Office.
• The ability to adhere to rules and strictly follow work regulations.

Leading:

• The ability to be cooperative with others, display a good-natured attitude, and encourage people to work together.
• The ability to maintain high levels of personal motivation, energy and enthusiasm.

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Duties and responsibilities:

• Provide an effective interface between the office of the Head of Department (HOD) and
• members of the university community, public, private and community organisations, and business and government sectors.
• Manage enquiries and refer enquiries to knowledgeable persons in a discretionary manner.
• Assist the HOD with the day-to-day management of core administrative business of the department.
• Coordinate undergraduate and postgraduate student academic administration activities (department admissions, academic advising, registration enquiries, upload assessment marks on PeopleSoft etc.) effectively.
• Develop, implement, and manage appropriate administrative control systems.
• Lead innovation and optimize processes and procedures.
• Adhere to UFS's human resource and financial policies and procedures.
• Coordinate received data, analysis, and information in support of planning and decision. Form and foster relationships across the University and external stakeholders (students and professional bodies).
• Ensure that all the activities within the department are carried out to the highest possible standards, and that the necessary evaluation and monitoring procedures are in place to ensure compliance.
• Adhere to auditing, quality assurance and risk management procedures both internal and external.
• Monitor contract appointments within the department to ensure timeous submissions to HR.
• Manage entities within the department and payments and transfer of funds between the entities.
• Arrange travel and accommodation arrangements for academic staff members (national and international), and visitors/guest speakers.
• Arrange equipment, typing and checking final minutes, notices, correspondence, and agendas, as well as ensuring the circulation of documents to relevant stakeholders where action is required.
• Deal with all meeting administration, including coordinating meetings, booking venues for meetings and workshops.
• Deal with general administration, including typing and dispatching faxes, e-mails, correspondence, reports, directives, schedules, references, and other documentation.
• Ensure office compliance with safety regulations and arrange for maintenance and repairs when necessary.

Inherent requirements:

A Bachelor’s degree on NQF 7 in any Economic and Management Sciences or related field.
A minimum two (2) years relevant experience, related to duties and responsibilities, in an administrative role in a higher education environment or equivalent.

Recommendations:

• A post-graduate qualification in any Economic and Management Sciences or related field.
• Experience within the higher education environment
• Knowledge of university systems, policies, procedures such as PeopleSoft
• A thorough understanding of the PeopleSoft system and UFS administrative and financial systems.
• Working knowledge of MS Word, Access, Outlook, Excel and Sharepoint.

Competencies
Required competencies:

Results Orientated:

• The ability to be reliable, responsible, dependable and to fulfil obligations.
• The ability to deal calmly and effectively with high stress situations.

Strategic Thinking:

• The ability to deal with several activities at a time.
• The ability to focus on details, work towards perfection, and approach work in a neat and organised manner.

Business Acumen:

• The ability to adhere to rules and strictly follow work regulations.
• Proficient in using MS Office.

Leading:

• The ability to be cooperative with others, display a good-natured attitude, and encourage people to work together.
• The ability to lead, take charge of situations, and offer opinions and directions to others

Building Coalitions:

• The ability to interact with others and establish personal connections with people.
• The ability to be sensitive and understanding to the needs and feelings of others.

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Duties and responsibilities:

• Provide first-line support for ICT-related queries to library staff via telephone, email, or face-to-face.
• Establish a good working relationship with staff, students, professionals, and stakeholders.
• Resolve computer-related issues and provide excellent customer service to both staff, students, and researchers.
• Work continuously on allocated operational tasks until completion.
• Test and evaluate new technology in the library.
• Create and maintain user and administrative guides.
• Transfer digital tools and library systems knowledge to the staff and students through virtual training, videos, and webinars.
• Responsible for access management of web applications and library information systems (e.g., Sierra)
• Create webpages and maintain the library website, Libguides and Library Intranet.
• Install and configure computer systems and solve technical and application problems.
• Allocate and configure new and current ICT equipment.
• Keep a record of all IT equipment present in the client computing environment.
• Provide leadership and oversight to our growing Makerspace program.
• Ensure processes are maintained to safeguard against data loss and to provide business confidence and assurance in data integrity.
• Participate in a range of activities and projects in for Library ICT, Digital Scholarship Center, and Makerspace.

Inherent requirements:

• A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualifications on NQF level 7 in Information Communication and Technology or (Postgraduate Diploma on NQF Level 8 in Computer Science).
• Graduates between the ages of 18 and 35.
• Applicant must not be studying full time.
• If studying, classes should be after hours
• Applicant must be a South African citizen or permanent resident

Recommendations:

• IT experience of operating systems, programming languages (HTML and CSS), as well as web technologies.
• Knowledge of any of the following systems:
• Content management systems, preferably Sitefinity.
• Enterprise content management systems, preferably Microsoft SharePoint.
• Integrated library systems, preferably Sierra (recommended)
• High-level computer proficiency with regards to general applications and software, e.g., Microsoft Office.
• Ability and skills in developing web applications to create library webpages.
• Training and presentation skills.
• Good communication skills and a good listener
• The ability to work well with people and within groups.

The following criteria apply to the selection of candidates:

• Have not participated in any learnership / internship programme.
• Willing to sign a learnership / internship agreement with the UFS.
• Candidate must be available for a period of six (6) months.

Competencies
Required competencies:

Results orientated:

• The ability to stick with tasks, not give up, and overcome obstacles in completing one’s task.
• The ability to deal calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.

Strategic thinking:

• The ability to deal with several activities at a time.
• The ability to carefully analyse information and use logic to address issues and problems at work.

Business acumen:

• Punctual, well-organized, and responsible work ethics.
• Proficient in using MS Office.

Leading:

• The ability to lead, take charge of situations and offer opinions and directions to others.
• The ability to be cooperative with others, display a good-natured attitude and encourage people to work together.

Building coalitions:

• The ability to interact with others and establish personal connections with people.
• The ability to make decisions through consultation, collaboration, and working with close supervision.

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Duties and responsibilities:

• Provide first-line support for ICT-related queries to library staff via telephone, email, or face-to-face.
• Establish a good working relationship with staff, students, professionals, and stakeholders.
• Resolve computer-related issues and provide excellent customer service to both staff, students, and researchers (uploading/downloading files, navigating web pages, signing up for email, scanning documents or photos, etc. – in a proactive manner).
• Work continuously on allocated operational tasks until completion.
• Test and evaluate new technology in the library.
• Transfer digital tools and library systems knowledge to the staff and students through virtual training, videos, and webinars.
• Troubleshoot basic issues with Makerspace equipment.
• Assist patrons with some Makerspace equipment and projects.
• Refers customers to senior staff or Library ICT for more complex questions.
• Keep supplies (i.e., button drawers, vinyl, glue etc) well-stocked.
• Keep a record of all IT equipment present in the client computing environment.
• Provide leadership and oversight to our growing Makerspace program.
• Ensure processes are maintained to safeguard against data loss and to provide business confidence and assurance in data integrity.
• Participate in a range of activities and projects in for Library ICT, Digital Scholarship Center and Makerspace.

Inherent requirements:

• A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualifications on NQF level 7 in Information Communication and Technology or (Postgraduate Diploma on NQF Level 8 in Computer Science).
• Graduates between the ages of 18 and 35.
• Applicant must not be studying full time.
• If studying, classes should be after hours
• Applicant must be a South African citizen or permanent resident

Recommendations:

• IT experience of operating systems, programming languages (HTML and CSS), as well as web technologies.
• Knowledge of any of the following systems:
• Content management systems, preferably Sitefinity.
• Enterprise content management systems, preferably Microsoft SharePoint.
• Integrated library systems, preferably Sierra (recommended)
• High-level computer proficiency with regards to general applications and software, e.g., Microsoft Office.
• Ability and skills in developing web applications to create library webpages.
• Training and presentation skills.
• Good communication skills and a good listener
• The ability to work well with people and within groups.

The following criteria apply to the selection of candidates:

• Have not participated in any learnership / internship programme.
• Willing to sign a learnership / internship agreement with the UFS.
• Candidate must be available for a period of six (6) months.

Competencies
Required competencies:

Results orientated:

• The ability to cope with a frequently changing environment and to adapt to evolving situations.
• The ability to stick with tasks, not give up, and overcome obstacles in completing one’s task.

Strategic thinking:

•     The ability to deal with several activities at a time.
•     The ability to be creative and open-minded when addressing work issues.

Business acumen:

• Punctual, well-organised and responsible work ethics.
• Proficient in using MS Office.

Leading:

• The ability to lead, take charge of situations, and offer opinions and directions to others.
• The ability to be cooperative with others, display a good-natured attitude, and encourage people to work together.

Building coalitions:

• The ability to negotiate, sell, influence and to persuade others.
• The ability to make decisions through consultation, collaboration, and working with close supervision.

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Duties and responsibilities:
•    Research 

•      Benchmark international and national withther higher education institutions in the usef various learning technologies.
•     Scanf the learning technology service provider environment to find possible solutions to address teaching and learning needs within faculties and/or the institution.
•     Write project proposals and evaluation reports, as well as prepare documentation for relevant committees towards the usef emerging learning technology at the UFS.

    Project Management 

•    Overall project administrationf ETLS applications and process flow.
•    Develop project plans for the evaluation, testing and implementationf various learning technologies.
•     Coordinate with various project role playersn evaluation / implementationf various learning technology projects.
•    Monitor project progress and adherence to project timelines.
•   Implement various learning technology project activities as required per project plansr where need.
•   Provide the necessary support (including training) to internal stake holders in the implementationf learning technology projects.
•    Organise, administer, attend and participate in project meetings.

    Client Relations 

•     Collaborate with faculties in understanding learning technology needs, as well as the design, implementation and evaluationf various learning technologies.
•     Collaborate with various support services in the design, implementation and evaluationf various learning technologies.
•     Collaborate with various external educational technology service providers andther higher education institutions in the evaluationf various learning technologies.

    Administration 

•     Prepare project documentation for relevant committees and reports.
•     Provide general administrative and logistical support for various learning technologies projects.
•     Perform daily administrative tasks such as emails, written correspondence and telephone queries.

Inherent requirements:

•    Relevant Bachelor’s degreer an Advanced Diploma / B.Tech degree / Postgraduate Certificaten NQF level 7.
•    Two (2) years’ relevant working experience in:
•   the usef Learning Technologies (Learning Management System (LMS) and/orther learning technology);
•    project management and project administration;
•     the higher education environment.

Recommendations 

•   Honours degree /Postgraduate Diploma/Professional Bachelor’s degreen NQF level 8.
•  Certification in project management.

Competencies

Required competencies: 
•    Resultsrientated:

•     The ability to stick with tasks, not give up, andvercomebstacles in completingne’s task.
•     The ability to be reliable, responsible, dependable and to fulfilbligations.

    Strategic thinking:

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

    Business acumen:

•     Ability to adhere to rules and strictly follow work regulations.
•     Proficient in using MS Office.
•     Good computer skills including, but not limited to, MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
•     Good communication skills (verbal and written)

    Leading:

• The ability to maintain high levelsf personal motivation, energy and enthusiasm.
•  Ability to be cooperative withthers, display good-natured attitude, and encourage people to work together.

    Building coalitions:

•  The ability to be self-assured and at ease with people in all typesf social situations.
•  The ability to interact withthers and establish personal connections with people.

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Duties and respnsibilities:

•     Present lectures, tutrials, small-grup discussins and practical training sessins in Human Physilgy fr undergraduate students in the Faculty f Health Sciences.
•     Present lectures, seminars and tutrials in Human Physilgy fr pstgraduate students in medicine and the health prfessins.
•     Facilitate small-grup discussins and practical sessins fr undergraduate and pstgraduate students in the Faculty f Health Sciences.
•     Invlved in curriculum develpment and mdule management in mdules presented t undergraduate and pst graduate students in health prfessins.
•     Participate in the departmental research prgramme and pstgraduate supervisin.

Inherent Jb Requirements:

•     A PhD degree n NQF level 10 in the field f Human Physilgy.
•     Prven experience in the presentatin f papers at natinal and/r internatinal schlarly cnferences. 
•     Prven experience in supervisin f graduated masters and/r PhD students.
•     Prven research recrd f relevant publicatins in natinal and internatinal accredited jurnals. 
•     Prven academic wrk experience in the higher educatin sectr.

Recmmendatins:

•     An NRF rating r demnstrate ptential fr btaining an NRF rating.
•     Prven natinal recgnitin fr specialist expertise and research in a specific area f schlarship.
•     Prven experience f service as an active member f a natinal r internatinal schlarly sciety r cmmittee cncerned with research at higher educatin levels.
•     A valid driver's license.
•     A gd academic recrd.

Cmpetencies
Key Cmpetencies Required:

    Results rientated:

•     The ability t set high standards, establish tugh gals, and t wrk t achieve success.
•     The ability t be reliable, respnsible, dependable and t fulfil bligatins.

    Strategic thinking:

•     The ability t deal with several activities at a time. 
•     The ability t plan wrk and t fllw plans. 

    Business acumen:

•     Ability t adhere t rules and strictly fllw wrk regulatins.
•     Prficient in using MS Office.

    Leading:

•     Ability t maintain high levels f persnal mtivatin, energy and enthusiasm.
•     Ability t be cperative with thers, display gd-natured attitude, and encurage peple t wrk tgether.

    Building calitins:

•     The ability t be self-assured and at ease with peple in all types f scial situatins.
•     The ability t interact with thers and establish persnal cnnectins with peple.