Job Description

Direct Reporting Line:
Programme Manager: School of Humanities and Social Science

The Varsity College is an educational brand of The Independent Institute of Education (The IIE). The IIE enjoys the reputation of being at the forefront of private higher education in South Africa and is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) to provide higher education qualifications accredited by the Council on Higher Education (CHE).

A Lecturer: War, Peace, and International Security (Independent Contractor) has a vacancy at the Waterfall Campus within the School of Humanities and Social Sciences within the following qualification for the first semester of the 2024 academic year:

• IIE Bachelor of Social Science

Minimum Qualification Requirements:

• Ideally: A Bachelor of Arts Honours or Bachelor of Social Science Honours in International Relations
• Alternatively: Post-graduate Diploma, Masters (MA/ MPhil) or Doctorate (PhD/ DPhil) in International Relations

Minimum Work Experience Requirements:

• Ideally:Lecturing two years lecturing experience in the discipline of International Studies
• Aternattively: Work experience in one or other field related to Political Consulting, Intelligence Specialist, Non-profit Programme Coordination, International Policy Analyst, Diplomatic Agent

Competencies Required:

• Communication Skills
• Online Technology & Communication Skills
• Organisational Skills
• Effective Classroom Management
• Open to Development
• Communication Skills
• Online Technology & Communication Skills
• Organisational Skills
• Effective Classroom Management
• Open to Development

Working Conditions:

• Availability to lecture part-time during the week, between 8:00am xe2x80x93 5:30pm (on campus)
• Deliver module content as prescribed in Module Outline
• Provide a student support function through consultations, where necessary
• Grade all assessments for assigned classes
• Please note that this is an Independent Contractor role

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