Job Description

Job Purpose

All academics are responsible for the dissemination of knowledge (teaching and learning), creation of knowledge (research) and community engagement, recognising that there are differences in the execution of these responsibilities within the various departments and Faculties. Academics are also expected to assume some administrative, management and/or leadership duties at the departmental, Faculty and/or University level.

In addition, a Professor and Associate Professor are to provide academic leadership in the following areas: teaching and learning; research and community engagement as well as to contribute towards the governance of the institution. This leadership contribution of the Professor should be evidenced at the departmental, Faculty and institutional levels.

Key Performance Areas

Teaching and Learning including:

• Engaging in curriculum development
• Facilitation of learning
• Assessment of learning
• Evaluation of teaching
• Support of students in their studies
• Supervision of post-graduate students (where the person has the appropriate qualification to do this)
• Assume leadership responsibilities as they related to teaching and learning

Research including:

• Undertaking independent research and publishing research
• Participating in national and/or international fora to share research results
• Identifying and accessing funding sources to support own and where feasible, student research
• Assumes leadership responsibilities as they relate to research

Community Engagement including:

• This may be associated with teaching and learning through credit bearing service learning (SL) courses or non-credit bearing community engaged learning activities or associated with research through engaged research

Administrative and/or leadership responsibilities may include:

• Assuming administrative and/or leadership duties in the department such as course coordinator; coordination of particular programmes e.g., PhD, Masters programmes; coordination of particular research projects; tutor selection and coordination
• Serving on departmental, faculty and/or University committees

For Associate Professors and Professors

Intellectual and academic leadership including:

• Contributing to the positioning of the department in the national and international milieu with particular reference to the strategic imperatives of the Faculty and University
• Ensuring awareness of the changes, challenges and opportunities within the HE sector, strategic imperatives of the institution and exploring what this means for ones own academic department and supporting the HoD in the implementation of necessary changes at the departmental level
• Providing intellectual academic leadership in terms of the departments teaching and learning, research and/or community engagement activities
• Assisting in the conceptualisation, interrogation, implementation and review of academic standards, processes and systems at the level of the department
• Assisting the HoD with the support, guidance and development of those new to academia and/or to the University

As a member of the senior leadership of the Faculty and institution, the Professor is responsible for:

• Championing the academic endeavour and ensuring that this remains the focus of the institution and that decisions are made that support (and do not undermine) these endeavours
• Participating in the key debates related to the current and future functioning of the institution

Professional involvement

In addition, it is understood that the academic will contribute to the discipline and profession through:

• Being of service to other universities e.g., external examining, assisting with curriculum reviews, organising of conferences, collaborations on inter-university projects
• Being of service to professional bodies e.g., servicing on national bodies, journal servicing (being editor or referee)
• Being of service to other stakeholders such as government or NGOs e.g., servicing on advisory bodies, contributing to policy formulation and review

Job Requirements

Lecturer

• At least a Masters degree in Industrial and Organisational Psychology/Industrial Psychology with evidence of PhD registration
• Registration as an Industrial Psychologist with the HPCSA is required
• Some teaching experience is required. Should be acquainted with online/ blended teaching, testing and marking or be willing to immediately acquire these skills once on the job through workshop attendance or other developmental opportunities
• Ability to teach and interest in any of the following areas is required:

• Psychological Assessment
• General Industrial / Organisational Psychology
• The ability to use a range of psychological assessment tools would be an added advantage
• Ability to supervise postgraduate students as research supervision at Honours, Masters and PhD level as per qualification will be required once in the job
• Some evidence and experience of conducting research

Senior Lecturer

• A PhD in Industrial and Organisational Psychology/Industrial Psychology. Candidates who are able to provide evidence of having submitted their PhD for examination may also be considered
• Registration as an Industrial Psychologist with the HPCSA is required
• Teaching experience at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels required
• Teaching experience and interest in any of the following areas is required:

• Psychological Assessment
• General Industrial / Organisational Psychology
• The ability to use a range of psychological assessment tools would be an added advantage
• Research supervision of at least Masters degrees to completion required
• Emerging national profile in discipline (Good to satisfactory research track record)
• Track record of administration, management and/or leadership roles (leadership roles may be informal)

Associate Professor

• A PhD in Industrial and Organisational Psychology/Industrial Psychology
• Registration for at least three years as an Industrial Psychologist with the HPCSA is required
• Considerable teaching experience at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels required including Masters and PhD levels
• Teaching experience and interest in any of the following areas is required:

• Psychological Assessment
• General Industrial / Organisational Psychology
• The ability to use a range of psychological assessment tools would be an added advantage
• Supervision of Masters degrees to completion is required. Supervision of PhD degrees to completion is an advantage
• National and emerging international profile in discipline (Good to very good research track record)
• Proven track record in administration, management and leadership

Professor

• A PhD in Industrial and Organisational Psychology/Industrial Psychology
• Registration for at least three years as an Industrial Psychologist with the HPCSA is required
• Extensive teaching experience at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels required including at Masters and PhD levels
• Teaching experience and interest in any of the following areas is required:

• Psychological Assessment
• General Industrial / Organisational Psychology
• The ability to use a range of psychological assessment tools would be an added advantage
• Supervision of Masters and PhD degrees to completion is required
• International profile in discipline (Very good to outstanding research track record)
• Proven track record in administration, management and leadership

Competencies

• Management of large classes
• Teaching of adult learners
• An ability to translate practical experience into curricula
• Ability to relate theory to practice
• Integration of own research into teaching
• Ability to develop a positive rapport and promote an affirming relationship with students

Attributes

• Commitment to collegiality
• Commitment to transformation and a valuing of diversity
• Respect for others and behaving in a way that respects the dignity of others
• Honest and ethical
• Evidence of being a reflexive practitioner with openness to change
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work independently
• Appreciation of the role of support staff

Salaries:

Lecturer: R736 445.00 per annum

Senior Lecturer: R889 440.00 per annum

Associate Professor: R1 067 269.00 per annum

Professor: R1 292 057.00 per annum

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