Duties and responsibilities:
Develop and implement innovative research and postgraduate strategies.
Increase post-graduate throughputs and publishing in scientific journals.
Teach postgraduate students in the relevant field. This includes lectures, tutorials, practical classes (preparation and presentation), assessments and seminars.
Coordinate and lecture modules in applicable field.
Provide clinical supervision of students within the applicable field and relevant fields.
Provide support for skills development within the applicable field and relevant fields.
Recruit senior students for postgraduate study.
Provide supervision for postgraduate research projects.
Contribute to relevant development within the curriculum.
Participate in community engagement initiatives.
Perform organisational and administrative duties.
Maintain a scholarly profile in line with Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor appointment in an academic department.
Inherent Job Requirements:
Senior Lecturer:
PhD on NQF Level 10 in Nursing.
Registration as a nurse (General, Community, Psychiatry) and Midwife with the South African Nursing Council (attach a copy).
Additional qualification in Nursing Education (attach a copy).
Proven experience in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate modules in Nursing.
Proven experience in the presentation of papers at national scholarly conferences.
Proven national recognition for specialist expertise and research in a specific area of scholarship.
Demonstrate potential for obtaining an NRF rating.
Proven experience in supervision of graduated masters' degree students.
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 10 in Nursing.
Registration as a nurse (General, Community, Psychiatry) and Midwife with the South African Nursing Council (attach a copy).
Additional qualification in Nursing Education (attach a copy).
Proven experience in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate modules in Nursing.
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.
Proven national recognition for specialist expertise and research leadership in a specific scientific area of scholarship.
Demonstrate potential for obtaining an NRF rating.
Proven experience in the supervision of graduated masters and/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 OR act as an editorial board member of high quality national scholarly journals.
Recommendations:
Qualification in any field of specialisation will be an added advantage
Experience in grant writing.
NRF rated.
