Vacancies at University of the Free State

Duties and responsibilities:
Provide academic leadership.
Strengthen and maintain ties with the Bloemfontein branch of the department.
Contribute to overall leadership in the faculty.
Active participation and Involvement in applicable Faculty and UFS management Structures.

• Contribute to initiate, formulate and implement a visionary academic strategy for the department.
• Create and maintain a visionary research strategy for the department.
• Build an effective team of scholars.
• Encourage and actively support academic staff members to apply for external research and other grants.

Inherent Job requirements:

• A PHD in Mathematics or Applied Mathematics on NQF level 10.
• Any full-time, permanent member of the academic staff of the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics at the University of the Free State (UFS).

Recommendations:

• Good management skills.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written).
• Ability to function with ease in the university’s richly diverse working environment.

Term of office:  Five (5) years.

Competencies
Key Competencies required:
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 organized manner.

Business acumen:

• The ability to adhere to rules and strictly follow work regulations.
• Proficient in using MS Office.
• Knowledge of UFS systems (People Soft HR and People Soft Financials), and HR and Finance policies and procedures

Leading:

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

Building coalitions:

• The ability to be self-assured and at ease with people in all types of social situations.
• The ability to be sensitive and understanding to the needs and feelings of others.

Closing date:
24 July 2023

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Duties and responsibilities:

• Develop and sustain a structured Public Health teaching and learning programme for postgraduate students in the faculty.
• Develop and drive a strong research programme in Public Health with a focus on postgraduate students.
• Responsible for coordination and management of Public Health teaching and learning and research activities in the Faculty.
• Recruit and supervise postgraduate students in the field of Public Health.
• Responsible for capacity development of faculty members involved in the Public Health teaching and learning, and research programmes.
• Promote research excellence in the field of Public Health.
• Promote inter-professional collaboration locally, nationally, regionally and internationally.
• Execute and coordinate the Public Health teaching and learning and research activities within the Faculty of Health Sciences by taking the lead.
• Liaise and support Public Health activities with other faculties.
• Build and maintain strong partnerships and collaborations with other Public Health academic and government institutions nationally and internationally.

Inherent  Job requirements:
Senior Lecturer:

• Doctoral degree on NQF Level 10 in Public Health/Community Health or related field.
• Experience with curriculum development and module coordination.
• Experience of working in tertiary academic teaching and learning or relevant research environment.
• A proven research record of relevant publications in national and international accredited journals.
• Proven experience of successful postgraduate supervision.
• Proven experience in the presentation of papers/posters at national scholarly conferences.
• An NRF rating or demonstrated potential for obtaining an NRF rating.

Associate Professor:

• Doctoral degree on NQF Level 10 in Public Health/Community Health or related field. 
• Experience as external examiner for postgraduate students.
• Proven experience in the presentation of research papers at national conferences, where there is evidence of peer review of papers.
• Act as an editorial board member of high-quality national scholarly journals. 
• Proven national recognition for specialist expertise and research leadership in a specific scientific area of scholarship.
• Proven experience in the supervision of graduated masters' or doctoral students. 
• A proven research record of relevant publications in national and international accredited journals.
• Serve as a member of a national scholarly society OR a national committee or agency concerned with research at higher education levels, OR show evidence of service as an active member of an international equivalent.
• An NRF rating of C3 or equivalent status.

Recommendations:

• Evidence of successful sourcing and management of grant/research funding. 
• Higher education qualification or strong teaching and learning background.
• Evidence of serving as a leader or chair of national or international academic body.
• Experience of management and leadership in an academic/research institution.

Competencies
Key Competencies required: 
Results orientated:

• The ability to cope with a frequently changing environment and to adapt to evolving situations.
• The ability to be reliable, responsible, dependable and to fulfil obligations.

Strategic thinking:

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

Business acumen:

• The ability to adhere to rules and strictly follow work regulations.
• Advanced Computer skills in MS Word, Excel, and Access.

Leading:

• The ability to lead, take charge of situations, and offer opinions and directions to others.
• The ability to be cooperative with others, display 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

Closing date:
28 July 2023.

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Duties and responsibilities:

• Provide Psychotherapy and counselling with regard to personal, social, emotional and career development.
• Identify, diagnose, and treat serious psychological problems and refer to other professionals when the need arises.
• Liaise with Student Counselling and Development, management, student affairs, faculties, academic departments, support services and student representatives.
• Conduct Psychometric assessments & provide Career Counselling.
• Perform psychological screening and first-level interventions aimed at enhancing student functioning.
• Design and present developmental workshops for students.
• Responsible for marketing the service.
• Responsible for Office management and administration.
• Supervise and Train Intern psychologists and/or counsellors.
• Responsible for Research.
• Participate in the Division of Student Affairs’ goals and objectives.

Inherent requirements:

• A master’s degree in Counselling Psychology on NQF level 9.
• Registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) in the category Counselling Psychology.
• A minimum of Three (3) years’ experience in Higher Education or in working with young adults and an involvement in student / young adults’ life activities or initiatives.

Recommendations:

• Sesotho and/or Zulu speaking.

Competencies

Required competencies:

Results Orientated:

• The ability to cope with a frequently changing environment and to adapt to evolving situations.
• The ability to deal calmly and effectively with high stress situations.

Strategic Thinking:

• The ability to focus on details, work towards perfection, and approach work in a neat and organised manner.
• The ability to be creative and open-minded when addressing work issues.

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 maintain high levels of personal motivation, energy and enthusiasm.

Building Coalitions:

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

Closing date:

• 23 July 2023.

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Duties and responsibilities:

• Attend and respond to telephonic/email queries by users (staff/students) in the use of various learning technologies, including, but not limited to, the official Learning Management System (Blackboard).
• Attend and respond to all user walk-in queries at the computer lab.
• Provide support towards online/blended learning modules on the official Learning Management System (Blackboard).
• Provide first-line technical support and troubleshooting and support towards technology in teaching and learning (and more specifically the Learning Management System) for users at the Blackboard Helpdesk.
• Attend to problems relating to the development of learning material and activities on the UFS Learning Management System.
• Follow divisional procedures regarding the reporting and follow-up of technical problems,
• Troubleshooting, and user support.
• Provide administrative support in the preparation, implementation, and evaluation of student and staff training workshops within the BLISS focus area.
• Assist in the preparation, implementation, and evaluation of training workshops regarding the use of technology in teaching and learning.
• Provide general administrative, logistical, and research support for various BLISS projects.
• Enrol staff and students in specific modules on the UFS Learning Management System
• Follow divisional procedure regarding module administration (module creation/user enrolment) on the
• UFS Learning Management System. 

Inherent Job Requirements:

• Grade 12 or National Vocational Certificate on NQF level 4.

Recommendations:

Post school qualification.

• A minimum of one (1) year experience in the use of an LMS (e.g. Student Assistant/Research Assistant/Teaching Assistant/Tutor/EduTech Buddy/Intern)
• A minimum of one (1) year experience in training and/or research administration.
• A minimum of one (1) year experience in a higher education environment.

Competencies
Key Competencies:

Results oriented:

• 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 focus on details, work towards perfection, and approach work in a neat and organised manner.
• The ability to be creative and open-minded when addressing work issues.

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 be cooperative with others, display a good-natured attitude and encourage people to work together.

Building coalitions:

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

Closing date:
17 July 2023.

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Duties and responsibilities:

• Develop and support Business Intelligence (BI) reports as required by business partners.
• Manage and support the rollout of BI within the Institution.
• Support Business Analysts in day-to-day functions, e.g., investigations, testing, etc.
• Manage Institutional information dashboards and visualisations.
• Promote a continuous improvement culture within the team.
• Design, research, develop, analyse and suggest new concepts as well as strategies.
• Lead and direct different cross-functional programs and projects of varied sizes and types.
• Exercise decision-making and independent judgment while being aligned with customers and management.
• Promote innovations to support business requirements through activities that test, pilot and implement innovative concepts for optimal customer experience.
• Manage ideas from the design stage through to implementation and documentation.
• Manage, develop and implement innovative dashboards for business users.
• Roll out and analyse the effectiveness of initiatives that leverage multiplatform technologies.
• Initiate, develop and maintain a range of working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Willing to learn new technologies, teach and share knowledge with other team members.

Inherent Job Requirements:

• Honours degree on NQF level 8 in Information Technology.
• Minimum five (5) years’ relevant working experience related to the duties and responsibilities.
• Minimum three (3) years’ experience with Business Intelligence Development.

Recommendations:

• Master's degree on NQF level 9 in Information Technology.
• A minimum of five (5) years’ experience in an IT/ higher education information system.
• Experience in Data visualisation.
• Experience using SQL server.
• Experience in managing and setup up specifications in Business Intelligence.
• Experience with data modelling and databases such as SQL, Oracle.
• Experience with software development methodologies and practices.

Competencies
Key Competencies:

Results Orientated: 

• The ability to cope with a frequently changing environment and to adapt to evolving situations.
• The ability to be reliable, responsible, dependable and to fulfil obligations.

Strategic Thinking: 

• The ability to focus on details, work towards perfection, and approach work in a neat and organised manner.
• The ability to carefully analyse information and use logic to address issues and problems at work.

Business Acumen:

• Proficient in using MS Office.
• Knowledge of development of cubes and latest software like PowerHeda, PowerBI, and Tableau.
• Demonstrated ability to foster an environment for ideation, prototyping, and production.
• Demonstrated business acumen to take from design to implementation and preferably experience scaling a concept.
• Must have IT Development and Systems Knowledge.
• Project management skills.

Leading: 

• 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.

Closing date:
23 July 2023.