Jobs at North West University

Job description

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:

• Senior lecturer.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Teaching and Learning:

• Teach advanced level courses to a diverse student body, including skills as well as specialty courses in development communication OR corporate communication.
• Teach general communication courses.
• Bring enthusiasm and strong pedagogy to teaching; engage in a practical, hands-on program of teaching; and provide strong mentoring to students.
• Provide curricular leadership in either the Development OR Corporate communication program.
• Engage in Scholarly and subject-related case studies.
• Provide service to the Institution.
• Provide service to the Community.
• Advise students.

Curriculum development:

• Contribute to curricular revision to reflect the latest trends in the field, and to build and expand the development OR corporate communication subject group across all campuses.

Scholarly work:

• Well-established publication record and clear evidence of an agenda for continued research in the field of development OR corporate communication
• Participation in research projects with colleagues in the form of engaged research and or social responsiveness

Study guidance:

• Provide study guidance to graduate students on an honours, Masters and Doctorate level.

Administration and other tasks:

• Responsible for all administrative tasks with regard to the above.
• Study guide development and update.
• Student marks and assessment.
• Share responsibility for committee and department assignments as required.
• Contribute to the Faculty Committees as well as University Committees.
• Contribute to the Faculty’s strategic plan
• Participate in services related to the operations of the School.

Minimum requirements

• A PhD (NQF level 10) in Communication with Corporate Communication or Development Communication as areas of specialisation.
• A minimum of 5 years’ learning experience in a higher education environment.
• A minimum of 5 years’ practical experience as a corporate or development communication specialist.
• Experience in postgraduate supervision at Masters level and preferably PhD level.
• Publications in academic journals.

RECOMMENDATIONS / ADDED ADVANTAGES:

• Membership with professional bodies such as the South African Communications Association (SACOMM), Public Relations Institute of Southern Africa (PRISA) or the Southern African Communications Industries Association (SACIA).

KEY FUNCTIONAL/ TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:

• Knowledge and skills within higher education.
• Knowledge and skills within industry-related environments.
• Sound understanding of the development or corporate communication discipline.

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:

• Team player within groups.
• Sound relations with colleagues.
• Able to work independently.
• Ethical principles and academic integrity.
• Have apt conflict resolution skills.
• Time management skills

REMUNERATION:

• The annual total remuneration package will be commensurate with the level of appointment as advertised and in line with the NWU policy guidelines.

CLOSING DATE: 14 July 2025

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Job description

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:

• This is a permanent research position in the Population and Health research entity.
• This position’s main purpose is to conduct research and publish the results thereof; supervise and deliver higher degree students; and mentor young researchers linked to the research entity.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Research:
• Conduct research and publish in accredited journals.

Professional Development:

• Consolidate research in the field of social sciences
• Engage and promote knowledge production and sharing in the social sciences
• Provide intellectual leadership within the Population and Health research entity
• Organise and attend workshops seminars and any relevant capacity building opportunities.

Community Engagement:

• Initiate and actively participate in community engagement projects.

Engage, Collaborate with strategic higher education partners:

• Establish and build on current networks of Higher Education expertise at faculty, institutional, national and international level.
• Establish and build HE partnership and collaborations.

Ad hoc:

• Capacity building and mentorship of novice researchers.

Minimum requirements

• A PhD degree (NQF level 10) in Social Sciences, preferably with interest in Development Studies, Sociology or Population Studies.
• A minimum of five (5) years’ relevant work experience in the Social Sciences.
• Relevant and substantive research outputs experience.
• Successful postgraduate supervision.

RECOMMENDATION:

• Locally and internationally recognised associations such as Population Association of Southern Africa (PASA), Sociological Association of South Africa (SASA), etc.
• A minimum of three (3) years’ experience in obtaining research grants.

KEY FUNCTIONAL / TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:

• At least 3-5 years of relevant research.
• Evidence of postgraduate supervision.
• Consistent research and publications in accredited journals.
• A record in attracting research funding, or a potential to attract funding.
• Evidence of department and university service and Community Engagement activities.
• An NRF rating is recommended.

KEY BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:

• Good interpretation and communication skills.
• Advanced networking skills.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Leadership skills.

REMUNERATION

• The annual total remuneration package will be commensurate with the level of appointment as advertised and in line with the NWU policy guidelines.

CLOSING DATE: 18 July 2025

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Job description

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

• Provide hands-on organisational development expertise to support the implementation of Council-approved Organisational Structures.

JOB DESCRIPTION

• The Temporary OD Specialist will provide hands-on organisational development expertise to support the implementation of NWU’s Council-approved organisational structures.
• The role will focus on translating the approved structure into operational reality by contributing to key OD deliverables including:

Key Responsibilities

Structure Implementation Support

• Align existing and new positions with the approved structure.
• Facilitate the matching and placing of staff into positions based on placement criteria.
• Support the issuance of placement communications and records.

Job Architecture and Design

• Review and update job descriptions to reflect functional accountabilities.
• Contribute to the refinement of job families, job levels, and career pathways.
• Assist with the structuring and updating of the job description repository.

Competency and Qualification Frameworks

• Develop and align a core competency framework linked to job levels.
• Draft qualification and experience matrices to support talent management and recruitment.

Job Evaluation and Grading Support

• Identify roles requiring re-evaluation and prepare evaluation documentation.
• Support the facilitation of job evaluation panels and consolidation of inputs.

Minimum requirements

• A bachelor’s degree (NQF level 7) in Human Resources or related fields (i.e Industrial Psychology).
• A minimum of five (5) years’ experience working as a Specialist in the relevant industry.

ADDED ADVANTAGES & PREFERENCES:

• An honours degree (NQF level 8) in Human Resources or related fields (i.e. Industrial Psychology).
• Accreditation with the HPCSA as an Independent Psychometrist.

KEY FUNCTIONAL/ TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:

• In-depth knowledge of organizational development as it applies to the organizational context
• Knowledge of organizational development principles, practices, philosophies, and procedures
• Knowledge of general Human Resources principles, practices, and procedures
• Strategic thinking
• Analytical thinking
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to liaise effectively across all levels of responsibility in the organization.

KEY BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:

• Ability to clearly articulate and explain complex ideas and information, as well as the institutional strategy to wider audiences.
• Strong interpersonal and visionary skills
• The ability to work with people from a wide range of backgrounds.
• Formulating and Developing Strategies and concepts
• Creating and managing change
• Work well under pressure, agility, and adaptability.

REMUNERATION:

• The monthly total remuneration will be commensurate with the level of appointment as advertised and in line with the NWU policy guidelines.

CLOSING DATE: 4 July 2025

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Job description

• The Postdoctoral Research Fellow is expected to conduct and publish ethical research anchored on one of the cornerstones of postcolonial and decolonial discourse with an emphasis on Homi Bhabha’s theory of hybridity, which postulates the creation of new cultural identities through the amalgamation of different cultural elements. Central to hybridity is the notion of the “third space” - an interstitial space where cultures and justice-oriented pedagogies intersect and interact.
• Bhabha contends that this space nurtures a common ground for negotiation and transformation, leading to the negation of traditional binary oppositions.
• That third space, though unrepresentable in itself, constitutes the discursive conditions of enunciation that ensure that the meaning and symbols of culture have no primordial unity or fixity.
• This intriguing third space in literature and language teaching reimagines cultural signs and practices that can be appropriated, translanguaged and rehistoricized, fostering the creation of new

Minimum requirements

Qualification and Experience

• The applicant should hold a Doctoral degree in Literature, Language Education, or Education Research, obtained within the past five years from a university other than North-West University, with a focus on education as the practice of freedom, intersectionality, gender solidarities, languages, literacies and learning in diverse settings, and multidisciplinary knowledge production;
• The applicant must be willing to significantly contribute to the research outputs related to the central scholarly focus of the Research Innovation Hub that is strongly inclined towards a Southern epistemology;
• The applicant must demonstrate evidence of scholarly performance, including a relevant publication record preferably in ISI-listed or IBSS-listed journals and
• The applicant must demonstrate English language proficiency, as well as sound conceptual and writing skills.

CLOSING DATE: 4 July 2025

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Job description

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:

• Facilitation of teaching and learning of the undergraduate nursing students in simulation and clinical areas.
• The simulation facilitator will be required to supervise, guide, support, mentor and teach clinical skills to the nursing students in the simulation area.
• Key performance area includes facilitation of clinical teaching and learning of undergraduate students using advanced technology, planning and implementation of simulation lab activities, records management and professional development both of nursing students and academic staff using technology.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Teaching and learning:

• Facilitation of Teaching and Learning activities in the simulation laboratory of the undergraduate programme.
• Record keeping of clinical teaching of students in the simulation area.
• Coaching and mentoring students in simulation environment.
• Maintains current knowledge of simulation methodologies and technologies and shares these practices.
• Refine processes to create an environment that supports teaching and learning.
• Employment of a variety of simulation teaching and learning strategies.
• Plan and implement OSCE program according to the clinical examination schedule.
• Support teaching and learning in the simulation area.
• Implementation of clinical assessment strategies to determine learner competencies.
• Ensure use of technology in the simulation area to facilitate learning.
• Enhance curricula and lesson plans through simulation.

Research and Innovation:

• Conduct and encourage research in the simulation area.
• Conduct own Postgraduate studies.
• Supervision of research in undergraduate.
• Participation in NuMiQ research activities.

Social responsibilities:

• Maintain relationship with the stakeholder
• Ensure information sharing with stakeholders.
• Provide tours of simulation area to educators, stakeholders, potential students/families, and the community.
• Participation in community engagement meetings and development of projects to the benefit of community, stakeholders and nursing service delivery.

Administrative Leadership:

• Plan clinical activities in the simulation area.
• Assures smooth daily operations in the simulation laboratory.
• Develops and implements workflow processes for the simulation program.
• Develop Standardized Patient Program.
• Oversees technology and purchasing/procurement of equipment used in the simulation program.
• Ensure availability of clinical stock in the simulation area.
• Develop SOP’s in the simulation room.
• Do asset inventory in the simulation area.

Minimum requirements

• A 4-year degree (NQF level 8) in Nursing Science.
• A postgraduate diploma (NQF level 8) in Nursing Education.
• Registration with the South African Nursing Council (SANC).
• A minimum of 4 years’ clinical experience.
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in nursing education.

RECOMMENDATION / ADDED ADVANTAGE:

• A Master of Nursing Sciences degree (NQF level 9).

KEY FUNCTIONAL/ TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:

• Facilitation skills.
• Technological skills.
• Critical thinking and problem solving skills.
• Accountability.
• Procurement
• Communication with diverse groups.

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:

• Ethics.
• Academic integrity and freedom.

REMUNERATION:

• The annual total remuneration package will be commensurate with the level of appointment as advertised and in line with the NWU policy guidelines.

CLOSING DATE: 11 July 2025