Lecturer/Senior Lecturer: Department of Education Management and Policy Studies – Faculty of Education at University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The incumbent will be responsible for:

• The curriculum development of and lecturing of modules in the programme(s) based in the department;
• In addition, the incumbent will pursue research activities such as own research, research-based publications and the supervision of postgraduate students registered in the department;   
• Developing, presenting and coordinating undergraduate and postgraduate courses for pre-service and in-service teachers and other students for contact and distance presentation;
• Mentoring students for practice teaching/work-integrated learning;
• Using a learning management system to develop and present courses;
• Presenting lectures and programmes in an E-learning environment;
• Providing a significant contribution to research outputs, postgraduate teaching and supervision.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

LECTURER:

• Master’s degree in Education Law, Management and Policy Studies (with a special focus in Education Leadership and Management);
• 1-3 years teaching experience in Higher Education, for example, being a demonstrator or tutor or lecturer;
• Evidence of some research experience;
• Evidence of some experience in a community project;
• Evidence of some admin or managerial skills or leadership and commitment to ongoing professional development.

SENIOR LECTURER:

• PhD in the field of Education Management and Policy Studies;
• At least three (3) years of tertiary or related teaching experience (for example, being a demonstrator or tutor or lecturer);
• At least six (6) accredited publications (journals, book chapters, Books) of which 4 should be in a mix of internationally and nationally accredited journals, 1 publication should be sole-authored and evidence of conference papers;
• At least 3 students supervised to completion at Masters level;
• Evidence of Community engagement in a related field. Work-integrated involvement/ mentorship;
• Experience in academic administration and participation in departmental/faculty committees.