Lecturer (P8)/: Accounting X 3 at Sol Plaatje University

Purpose

• Responsible for teaching and learning, research and community engagement and to provide support to the department/school in pursuit of its academic objectives. Responsibilities may also include curriculum development, student academic development, administration, and quality assurance to contribute to the academic initiatives undertaken by the department/school.

Minimum Requirements 

• An Honours degree or Postgraduate Diploma in Accountancy (NQF 08), and registration as a Chartered Accountant.
• A minimum of two years relevant work experience.
• Lecturing experience will be an added advantage
• Willingness to teach across subjects within the accounting discipline, including Financial Accounting, Taxation, Auditing, Financial Management; Management Accounting and Digital Accounting Systems.
• Evidence of active membership of a professional body,
• Evidence of active participation in professional, industry and/or community engagement activities’
• Demonstrate a willingness to develop teaching capacity,
• Excellent computer and communication skills,
• Demonstrate proficiency in accounting software such as Sage and other related software’s etc

Recommendation 

• A commitment to register for a master’s (lecturer position) /PhD (senior lecturer) degree in Accountancy at the first available opportunity if not yet attained by the time of the appointment.
• Registration with a relevant professional body such as SAICA, ACCA, CIMA. However, preference will be given to applicants registered with SAICA as Chartered Accountant.

Duties and Responsibilities 
Teaching

• Lecture modules at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level, supervise and monitor student’s projects/dissertations.
• Compile work schemes in collaboration with colleagues
• Research and utilize new and emerging approaches and

Technology in teaching.

• The professional preparation of teaching media.
• The professional preparation of notes to supplement or substitute prescribed textbooks.
• Research and selection of suitable reference material to supplement textbooks.
• The facilitation of an effective teaching situation in which the learning experience can take place successfully.
• The upgrading of course content/ development of new courses and/or modules to keep up with the latest requirements of the discipline.
• Student and peer evaluations of teaching performance
• Apply appropriate assessment methods
• External examination and invitations to teach externally

Research

• Conduct appropriate research.
• Publish research results.
• Keep abreast of professional literature.
• Obtain research grants.

Curriculum development and community engagement

• Contribute to community engagement initiatives
• Integrate community engagement interventions into the curriculum.
• Report on own involvement in professional, industry and/or

Community activities.

• Contribute to curriculum development.
• Participate in curriculum review and the development of new courses/modules to ensure alignment with sector/discipline norms and requirements
• Revise and submit programmes for accreditation by relevant accreditation bodies.

Student academic development

• Identify students at risk timeously.
• Develop intervention strategies.
• Provide academic counselling to students.
• Monitor student progress.
• Make necessary referrals for students, where needed

Academic administration

• Keep attendance registers.
• Record student results.
• Assist with the registration of students
• Invigilate tests and examinations.
• Implement policies and procedures applicable to the teaching and learning, community engagement, research, OHSE and academic administration functions

Participate or chair departmental committees.

• Manage marketing of programmes and aspects of open/career days.
• Contribute to quality assurance (QA) through committee

Meetings and submission of relevant documents

• Identify QA feedback mechanisms within the faculty/department.
• Monitor the impact of QA recommendations within the

Faculty/department.

• Implement appropriate interventions emanating from the above recommendations.
• Contribute to policymaking.
• Set annual objectives pertaining to academic programmes
• Participate in the review of teaching, research, community

Engagement and academic administration objectives

• Contribute to the development of academic related decision making.
• Management of tutor activities
• Keep abreast of developments within own field of study and its implications for teaching and learning, community engagement, research, etc.

Personal/Professional development

• Keep abreast of developments in professional conduct at SPU.
• Register as a member of professional bodies to keep abreast of all developments.
• Engage in continuous professional development activities.
• Engage in current professional development activities.
• Prepare a development plan for promotion to the next level, within the stipulated time frame.
• Attend conferences, seminars and workshops.
• Present research study papers at conferences

Monitoring/Evaluation and reporting

• Develop relevant reports as and when required.
• Communicate and consult with relevant stakeholders