Job Purpose:
To provide comprehensive information service on a complex and advanced level, developing information centres’ collections to meet the needs of the staff and students, both on and off campus of individual faculties, and the development and delivery of research workshops, and a range of literacy programs.
In line with Vega School academic strategy, the successful incumbent will be responsible for designing, planning, organising and managing of all information and research support services to cater for the needs of the academic teams, researchers, and students according to the research strategies and policies.
Education:
Honours degree in Library Science. Master’s degree in library & Information Science will be an added advantage. An English major will be an advantage.
Functional Competencies:
- Excellent, clearly succinct and accurate verbal and written communication and presentation skills particularly in English, to a range of audiences.
- Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills.
- Accuracy and attention to detail.
- Strong organisational, administrative and time-management skills.
- Understanding of research process and experience in doing research.
- Excellent knowledge of online database usage (e.g Library Management System, preferably Sirsi Dynix Symphony, Ebscohost, Emerald, Sabinet, OERs).
- Excellent applied academic writing skills (not negotiable) and the ability to train these skills.
- Knowledge and experience in reference management and software programs.
- Working knowledge of web and citation metrics.
- Working knowledge of MS Office.
- Coaching, mentoring and training skills.
- Information and digital skills including multi-literacy skills.
- Commitment to excellent customer service.
- Willingness to produce own research.
- Innovative and energetic.
Work Experience:
- Minimum three years’ experience in managing an academic library, academic compliance and functions or activities within a higher-education environment.
- Demonstrated capability and capacity to manage services in an academic library.
- Experience in assisting students in academic writing and research skills.
- Must be a LIASA member.
Key Performance Areas:
Planning, administering, organising and delivering the online information centre’s services
- Create good working relationships with management, colleagues, students and suppliers.
- Actively and meaningfully participate in meetings and webinars.
- Ensure and monitor excellent information-centre services.
- Keep and maintain records on various reporting platforms.
Postgraduate research support and services:
- Plan, design and facilitate research capacity workshops and programmes including the research literacy, academic literacy, and meta-literacies in general, where applicable collaborating with the National Research Manager and Information Centres Manager
- Assist students and lecturers in the use of plagiarism prevention and research and reference tools such as Safe Assign, Mendeley and Zotero
- Create researcher profiles and conduct selective dissemination of information (SDIs)
- Process interlibrary loans.
Research Capacity Building Support
- Be familiar with the approved research capacity building planning
- Be an academic partner in actioning research capacity building plans’ goals, in collaboration with the national research manager and information centres’ manager.
- Be familiar with basic social-science research methods and methodologies.
Marketing, Awareness and Dissemination of Information Services Communication
- Plan, promote and implement online information and research services marketing plans.
- Actively participate in academic forums to create awareness of the value chain of information centre’s services within teaching and learning.
- Actively participate in research and postgraduate activities.
- Actively search and promote suitable external conferences.
Teaching and Learning Support, Information and all Academic Literacies
- Promote responsible use of intellectual property and legal compliance.
- Undertake effective reference interviews.
- Provide one-on-one information sessions to support students.
- Deliver services on the learning management system, Blackboard Learn.
- Work in collaboration with the information centres manager to ensure that collections and subscriptions are appropriate.
Policy and Standards Compliance
- Monitor adherence to all the information centre-related policies and report progress or anomalies to the campus Vice Principal Academic and Information Centres' Manager
Networking, communication and reporting
- Compile and distribute accurate reports.
- Stay abreast of industry developments and participate in forums.
- Build and foster relationships with research managers.
- Participate in The IIE-Vega information centre workshop and forums; be an active participant in The IIE-Vega information community.
- Keep abreast with research trends/focus areas conducted by the Human Science Research Council and NRF.
- Identify opportunities for research/open research databases and secondary data access that can be utilised for research production.
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Job Purpose:
- Lecturing and academic delivery to ensure students are guided and supported in their learning to achieve module outcomes. Contribute to research activities/outputs and teaching and learning (T&L) resource for the campus and provide subject matter expert (SME) input to the relevant programme manager. Track student progress and provide support for students.
- Mark assessments within the stipulated timelines and provide constructive feedback to students.
Preferred Education:
Ideal:
- Honours degree in Information Systems/ Computer Science
Alternatively:
- Honours degree in similarly related fields with programming or a similarly related field to the third year level.
Software Knowledge required:
- C#, C++ and Unity. Recommended but not required is Data Structures and Algorithms knowledge, AI and Graphics with OpenGL.
Work Experience
- Lecturing experience in programming
- Work experience as a software developer/ application developer/ programmer.
- Experience/interest in Gaming would be an advantage
Key Performance Areas:
Lecturing:
- Lecture programming modules across various modes of delivery where relevant.
- Lesson preparation, delivery and all related teaching and assessment activities.
- Arrange guest lecturers for every module delivered each semester to compliment the students learning experience
- Marking of assessments and giving specific constructive feedback to students in subjects lectured according to IIE policy.
- May be required to internally moderate assessments scripts that fall within their subject fields, where necessary across IIE sites of delivery.
- Provide module feedback and participate in meetings to discuss programmes.
Lecturer Development and Support:
- Support function to T&L on campus and to The IIE.
- Support the adoption of teaching and learning strategies and approaches advocated by the IIE.
- Assisting in any required research related to teaching and Learning.
Student Development & Support:
- Championing/leading and managing academic development and support for a specific programme and its students.
- Tracking student success and implementing support interventions where required.
- Championing/leading and managing academic development and support for a specific programme and its students.
- Appropriate academic administration as required (related to student development and support).
Research & Scholarship:
- The incumbent is required to promote a culture of scholarship within their practice, discipline and campus/team and is also required to contribute towards The IIE’s Vega School achieving its annual research output targets.
Administration and campus responsibilities:
- Attend campus events and meetings such as Open Days, training meetings and Campus Team meetings.
- Keep a comprehensive portfolio of evidence (of teaching) as defined by the brand.
- Participate in various campus collaborative endeavours.
Competencies required:
- Superior communication (written and verbal) and organisational skills
- Demonstrated ability to manage work and self proactively
- Able to demonstrate a proven track record of effective teaching in subject area based on a reflective practice
- Passion for Customer Service
- Experience in the use of technology to enhance learning is an added advantage
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