Associate Professor/Professor (P003091 and PD00191) at North West University

Job description

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

• To ensure leadership, expertise, support and resources for the offering of formal professional development qualifications and programmes to capacitate university staff as university teachers.
• The purpose is aligned also to the NWU Teaching-Learning Strategy in which the professional development of academic staff is a central focus.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Centre for Higher Education Professional Development (CHEPD) management 

• Manage CHEPD.
• Oversee CHEPD operations.
• Report to relevant NWU structures.

Knowledge promotion of teaching and learning in Higher Education 

• Establish a niche research area in the field of Higher Education Teaching and Learning.
• Engage and promote knowledge production and sharing in the field of Higher Education Teaching and Learning.
• Provide intellectual leadership in the field of Higher Education Teaching and Learning.

Development of formal qualifications in HE 

• Conduct needs-analyses and conceptualise in collaboration with CTL formal qualification(s) in Higher Education.
• Conduct needs- analyses and conceptualise short learning programmes in collaboration with CTL that can articulate
• to a formal qualification.
• Oversee development, implementation and coordination of the teaching of formal qualifications.

Engage, collaborate with strategic higher education partners

• Establish and build current networks of Higher Education expertise at faculty, institutional, national and international levels.
• Establish and build Higher Education partnerships and collaborations.
• Advocate and drive transformation for Higher Education Teaching and Learning.

Minimum requirements

• PhD in Education (NQF level 10).
• A minimum of five (5) years’ experience in higher education.
• A minimum of 5 years’ management experience in the relevant industry/ professional leadership (at least in a programme/subject group or relevant internal or external organisation).
• Evidence of supervising post graduate students (M and PhD level) to completion.
• Proven publication record of at least one article per year in accredited scholarly journals – especially over the last 5 years relevant to the field of Education.
• Involvement in two or more teaching and/or research activities at community level e.g., Service to the wider higher education environment (reviewer; consultant; on committees) at national/international level

ADDED ADVANTAGE & PREFERENCE:

• Memberships of Higher Education Associations.

KEY FUNCTIONAL/ TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:

• Thorough knowledge and experience of the higher education context.
• Leadership and managerial skills.
• Advance research skills.
• Advanced report writing skills.           

KEY BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:

• Sound interpretation and communication skills.
• Advanced networking skills.
• Professional and sustainable relationships.
• Leadership competencies.

 

Apply by: 24 October 2025