Openings Available at University of the Free State

Duties and responsibilities

Teaching and Learning:

• Responsible for teaching and learning in postgraduate Public Health programmes. This includes lectures, workshop facilitation, assessments and seminars.
• Coordinate/Lead modules and programmes in Public Health.
• Provide support for skills development within Public Health programmes.
• Provide supervision for postgraduate research projects.
• Contribute to relevant development within the curriculum and new programmes.
• Maintain a scholarly profile in line with a Senior Lecturer appointment in an academic department.

Research:

• Conduct research, publications, and presentations of research.
• Participate in national and/or international fora to share research results.
• Identify and attract some funding sources to support own research.
• Update knowledge and understanding in the relevant Public Health area of specialisation.
• Actively seek opportunities for internal and external research collaborations.

Engaged Scholarship:

• Utilisation of academic scholarly expertise for intentional public purpose or benefit that demonstrates engagement with external constituencies.
• Community outreach within the health sector and/or other sectors and the wider community that contributes to the scholarship at the UFS.
• Being of service to other universities, e.g. external examining, assisting with curriculum reviews, organising conferences, collaborations on inter-university projects.
• Being of service to other local stakeholders such as government or NGOs, e.g. serving on advisory bodies, contributing to policy formulation and review.
• Provide scientific consultant expertise within the health system and other related sectors to advance public health functions.
• Raise awareness, promote debate and shift discourse in civil society, communities, industry, education, health sectors and/or other related sectors using scientific expertise, scholarship or research findings.

Leadership and Administration:

• Provide leadership, innovation decision-making and administration within the Department, Faculty and/or University.
• Serve on Department, School, Faculty and/ or University committees.

Inherent requirements:

• A PhD on NQF Level 10 in the field of Public Health or equivalent.
• Three (3) years' experience teaching modules in Public Health in a higher education institution.
• Three (3) years' experience in curriculum and programme development and coordination.
• Proven experience in the supervision of graduated masters' students.
• Proven research record of relevant publications in national and international accredited journals.
• Proven experience in the presentation of papers/posters at national scholarly conferences.
• Demonstrated potential for obtaining an NRF rating.

Recommendations:

• An NRF rating.
• Proven experience in supervision of graduated doctoral degree students.
• Proven national recognition for specialist expertise and research in a specific area of scholarship.
• 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.

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Duties and responsibilities:

• Provide academic leadership by creating and executing strategies to establish the department as a leader in the field of English.
• Responsible for directing the academic debate in the department.
• Responsible for influencing the department's overall climate and culture.
• Responsible for energising everybody in the department and beyond.
• Responsible for shaping the future of the department.
• Contribute to the overall leadership in the faculty.
• Responsible for frequent and continuous planning and execution of plans, general organising and coordinating of staff, students, and activities, mentoring, and motivating staff, structing, and exercising overall control.
• Create an atmosphere of collaboration among staff.
• Responsible for effective internal and external communication.
• The Academic Head is pivotal in linking the department’s staff and students with the University’s management and administration through communication, negotiation, and consultation.
• Active participation and involvement in faculty management structures, attending meetings, leading project teams, representing the department and faculty, and fulfilling the roles of liaison officer and marketer, when necessary 
• Active participation and involvement in applicable UFS management structures, e.g., Senate.
•  Initiate, formulate, and implement a visionary academic strategy for the department that is aligned with and supportive of the guiding strategic documents of the UFS and faculty.
• Ensure the provision of top-quality, research-informed facilitation of learning at all levels of teaching in the department.
• Ensure relevance of content, material, and presentation in all modules.
• Ensure the enhancement of student experiences and their continuous engagement in academic debates.
• Ensure that adequate rules and regulations are in place to optimally deliver high-quality teaching and learning programmes on both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
• Adhere to all the rules and regulations of the UFS, faculty and department.
•  Ensure quality and timely feedback on student work.
• Ensure proper and quality-driven academic advice and support to all under- and postgraduate students in the department.
• Ensure the revisiting and development of fresh learning programmes that will help to position the department as a leader in the fraternity.
• Create and maintain a visionary research strategy for the department.
• Create and maintain an environment that encourages research, leading to strong and active research habits and a culture of inquiry.
• Ensure that every academic staff member is engaged in quality-driven and discipline-specific research.
• Ensure that postgraduate students are recruited to broaden the research base of the department and ethical requirements are met.
• Guide and support senior academics towards acquiring NRF ratings.
• Ensure active engagement with the faculty research committee and the UFS Directorate of Research
• Development in order to ensure sustainable financial support for departmental research initiatives.
•  Plan and implement a fair and reasonable dispensation regarding the workload of staff members in the department.
• Plan and implement a clear and reasonable career path for every staff member in the department, taking account of the strategic plans of the University, faculty and department.
• Implement appropriate mentoring interventions where and whenever it is needed.
• Manage staff performance in accordance with existing university policies and procedures.
• Responsible for recruitment and selection of scholars in the case of vacancies and/or specific strategic needs, whenever strategic repositioning requires expansion of academic endeavours.
• Create and maintain a scholarship-friendly environment in the department.
• Plan and oversee effective and relevant staff development.
• Responsible for financial management culminating annual budgeting, financial planning, allocation of funds and financial control.
• Adhere to the UFS's financial policies and procedures.
• Encourage and actively support academic staff members to apply for external research and other grants.

Inherent requirements:

• A PhD on NQF Level 10 in English.
• Any full-time, permanent member of the academic staff of the Department of English at the University of the Free State (UFS).
• Appointed at the Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor/Professor level.

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Duties and responsibilities:

• Provide academic leadership by creating and executing strategies to establish the department as a leader in the field of Linguistics and Language Practice.
• Responsible for directing the academic debate in the department.
• Responsible for influencing the department's overall climate and culture.
• Responsible for energising everybody in the department and beyond.
• Responsible for shaping the future of the department.
• Contribute to the overall leadership in the faculty.
• Responsible for frequent and continuous planning and execution of plans, general organising and coordinating of staff, students, and activities, mentoring, and motivating staff, structing, and exercising overall control.
• Create an atmosphere of collaboration among staff.
• Responsible for effective internal and external communication.
• The Academic Head is pivotal in linking the department’s staff and students with the University’s management and administration through communication, negotiation, and consultation.
• Active participation and involvement in faculty management structures, attending meetings, leading project teams, representing the department and faculty, and fulfilling the roles of liaison officer and marketer, when necessary 
• Active participation and involvement in applicable UFS management structures, e.g., Senate.
•  Initiate, formulate, and implement a visionary academic strategy for the department that is aligned with and supportive of the guiding strategic documents of the UFS and faculty.
• Ensure the provision of top-quality, research-informed facilitation of learning at all levels of teaching in the department.
• Ensure relevance of content, material, and presentation in all modules.
• Ensure the enhancement of student experiences and their continuous engagement in academic debates.
• Ensure that adequate rules and regulations are in place to optimally deliver high-quality teaching and learning programmes on both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
• Adhere to all the rules and regulations of the UFS, faculty and department.
•  Ensure quality and timely feedback on student work.
• Ensure proper and quality-driven academic advice and support to all under- and postgraduate students in the department.
• Ensure the revisiting and development of fresh learning programmes that will help to position the department as a leader in the fraternity.
• Create and maintain a visionary research strategy for the department.
• Create and maintain an environment that encourages research, leading to strong and active research habits and a culture of inquiry.
• Ensure that every academic staff member is engaged in quality-driven and discipline-specific research.
• Ensure that postgraduate students are recruited to broaden the research base of the department and ethical requirements are met.
• Guide and support senior academics towards acquiring NRF ratings.
• Ensure active engagement with the faculty research committee and the UFS Directorate of Research
• Development in order to ensure sustainable financial support for departmental research initiatives.
•  Plan and implement a fair and reasonable dispensation regarding the workload of staff members in the department.
• Plan and implement a clear and reasonable career path for every staff member in the department, taking account of the strategic plans of the University, faculty and department.
• Implement appropriate mentoring interventions where and whenever it is needed.
• Manage staff performance in accordance with existing university policies and procedures.
• Responsible for recruitment and selection of scholars in the case of vacancies and/or specific strategic needs, whenever strategic repositioning requires expansion of academic endeavours.
• Create and maintain a scholarship-friendly environment in the department.
• Plan and oversee effective and relevant staff development.
• Responsible for financial management culminating annual budgeting, financial planning, allocation of funds and financial control.
• Adhere to the UFS's financial policies and procedures.
• Encourage and actively support academic staff members to apply for external research and other grants.

Inherent requirements:

• A PhD on NQF Level 10 in Linguistics or Language Practice or closely related field.
• Any full-time, permanent member of the academic staff of the Department of Linguistics or Language Practice.
• Appointed at the Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor/Professor level. 

Recommendations:

• Proven research record of relevant publications in national accredited journals.
• Member of a or registration at a professional body
• Member of a national or international scholarly society or committee

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Duties and responsibilities:

• Provide academic leadership by creating and executing strategies to establish the department as a leader in the field of Psychology.
• Responsible for directing the academic debate in the department.
• Responsible for influencing the department's overall climate and culture.
• Responsible for energising everybody in the department and beyond.
• Responsible for shaping the future of the department.
• Contribute to the overall leadership in the faculty.
• Responsible for frequent and continuous planning and execution of plans, general organising and coordinating of staff, students, and activities, mentoring, and motivating staff, structing, and exercising overall control.
• Create an atmosphere of collaboration among staff.
• Responsible for effective internal and external communication.
• The Academic Head is pivotal in linking the department’s staff and students with the University’s management and administration through communication, negotiation, and consultation.
• Active participation and involvement in faculty management structures, attending meetings, leading project teams, representing the department and faculty, and fulfilling the roles of liaison officer and marketer, when necessary 
• Active participation and involvement in applicable UFS management structures, e.g., Senate.
•  Initiate, formulate, and implement a visionary academic strategy for the department that is aligned with and supportive of the guiding strategic documents of the UFS and faculty.
• Ensure the provision of top-quality, research-informed facilitation of learning at all levels of teaching in the department.
• Ensure relevance of content, material, and presentation in all modules.
• Ensure the enhancement of student experiences and their continuous engagement in academic debates.
• Ensure that adequate rules and regulations are in place to optimally deliver high-quality teaching and learning programmes on both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
• Adhere to all the rules and regulations of the UFS, faculty and department.
•  Ensure quality and timely feedback on student work.
• Ensure proper and quality-driven academic advice and support to all under- and postgraduate students in the department.
• Ensure the revisiting and development of fresh learning programmes that will help to position the department as a leader in the fraternity.
• Create and maintain a visionary research strategy for the department.
• Create and maintain an environment that encourages research, leading to strong and active research habits and a culture of inquiry.
• Ensure that every academic staff member is engaged in quality-driven and discipline-specific research.
• Ensure that postgraduate students are recruited to broaden the research base of the department and ethical requirements are met.
• Guide and support senior academics towards acquiring NRF ratings.
• Ensure active engagement with the faculty research committee and the UFS Directorate of Research
• Development in order to ensure sustainable financial support for departmental research initiatives.
•  Plan and implement a fair and reasonable dispensation regarding the workload of staff members in the department.
• Plan and implement a clear and reasonable career path for every staff member in the department, taking account of the strategic plans of the University, faculty and department.
• Implement appropriate mentoring interventions where and whenever it is needed.
• Manage staff performance in accordance with existing university policies and procedures.
• Responsible for recruitment and selection of scholars in the case of vacancies and/or specific strategic needs, whenever strategic repositioning requires expansion of academic endeavours.
• Create and maintain a scholarship-friendly environment in the department.
• Plan and oversee effective and relevant staff development.
• Responsible for financial management culminating annual budgeting, financial planning, allocation of funds and financial control.
• Adhere to the UFS's financial policies and procedures.
• Encourage and actively support academic staff members to apply for external research and other grants.

Inherent Job Requirements:

• A PhD on NQF Level 10 in Psychology.
• Full-time, permanent member of the academic staff of the Department of Psychology at the University of the Free State (UFS).
• Registration as Psychologist at the Health Professions Council of South Africa (attach proof).