Company:
North West University
Industry: Education / Teaching
Deadline: Oct 31, 2025
Job Type: Full Time
Experience: 2 years
Location: Gauteng
Province: Vanderbijlpark
Field: Education / Teaching, ICT / Computer
Job description
PURPOSE OF THE POSITION
- The applicant will engage in teaching and learning, in research supervision of master’s students and in research and writing publications within Computer Science fields.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Teaching and Learning
- Teaching Computer Science modules at undergraduate and post-graduate levels.
- Mentoring project students at honours level.
- Planning, implementing and evaluating the school’s teaching-learning programmes and other activities.
Research
- Conducting scholarly research in the key areas of the School and research centre.
- Publishing in high impact journals and books.
- Writing of research proposals and securing funding.
Community engagement
- Involvement in the community with subject related projects, innovation and industry collaboration.
Minimum requirements
- A Masters’ degree (NQF level 9) in Computer Sciences / Information Technology.
- A minimum of (two) 2 years’ teaching experience at university level.
ADDED ADVANTAGES:
- Membership of professional IT/CS/IS societies.
- A minimum of (two) 2 years’ supervision experience of honours or master’s students.
- A proven track record of research experience within Computer Science fields.
- Involvement in the community with subject related projects.
KEY FUNCTIONAL/ TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:
- Teaching of Computer Science modules at undergraduate as well as postgraduate level.
- Ability to provide guidance in master’s dissertations.
- Perform administrative and management tasks.
- Maintaining good interpersonal relations and a client-service orientation.
- Demonstration of language proficiency in order to function optimally (writing and verbally) in the various multilingual environments of the
- NWU – on all levels (students, colleagues and management).
- Assist with module / programme development.
- Conduct independent and co-operative research within the focus areas of the school and research center.
Apply by: 28 October 2025
