Job Description

Duties/Pligte (Senior Lecturer):

• Teaching and developing undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Financial Risk Management;
• Participating and taking a leading role in the Department's research activities in Financial Risk Management;
• Supervision of postgraduate students;
• Assisting with the Department's liaising with the financial industry and enhancing and expanding industry ties and collaboration.

(Lecturer):

• Teaching and developing undergraduate courses in Financial Risk Management.
• Participating and taking in the Department's research activities in Financial Risk Management.
• Study guidance of Honours students.
• Assisting with the Department's liaison with the financial industry and expanding of it

(Senior Lektor):

• Die onderrig en ontwikkeling van voor- en nagraadse kursusse in Finansixc3xable Risikobestuur;
• Deelname aan en die neem van leiding in die Departement se navorsingsaktiwiteite in Finansixc3xable Risikobestuur;
• Studieleiding aan nagraadse studente;
• Behulpsaam wees met die Departement se skakeling en uitbou van verhoudinge met die finansixc3xable industrie.

(Lektor):

• Die onderrig en ontwikkeling van voorgraadse kursusse in Finansixc3xable Risikobestuur.
• Deelname aan die Departement se navorsingsaktiwiteite in Finansixc3xable Risikobestuur.
• Studieleiding aan Honneurs studente.
• Hulpverlening met die Departement se skakeling en uitbou van verhoudinge met die finansixc3xable industrie.

Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes (Senior Lecturer): The post of Senior lecturer must fulfill any of (1), (2), or (3) at a minimum. 1. A coursework master's degree in the Mathematical Sciences (Financial Risk Management, Mathematical Statistics, Financial Mathematics), or a quantitative-related degree.

• • At least five years' experience and engagement with public or private organisations, consulting activities, or policy that demonstrate management, leadership, expertise and/or thought leadership in the field of Quantitative Financial Risk Management/Analysis;
  • A commitment to commence with a PhD in Mathematical Sciences (Financial Risk Management, Mathematical Statistics, or Financial Mathematics) within 18 months of appointment.

2. OR a PhD in the Mathematical Sciences (Financial Risk Management, Mathematical Statistics, or Financial Mathematics);


3. OR a recognised fellow of the Actuarial Society of South Africa with at least a Master's degree. For any candidate fulfilling (1) or (2) or (3) - proven practical experience in discrete-time processes ("P quant") and/or proven technical research output within the quantitative Financial Risk Management/Analysis field. This position is not considering specialists in continuous risk-neutral processes ("Q quant"). The incumbent fulfilling (1) or (2) or (3) must have the ability to function effectively in a multilingual environment where Afrikaans and English are the dominant languages. (Lecturer):

• Completed/submitted (by the time of appointment) at least a Master's degree by coursework in Mathematical Sciences (Financial Risk Management, Mathematical Statistics, Financial Mathematics or a quantitative-related degree);
• The ability to teach Financial Risk Management at undergraduate level
• Proven teaching experience in discrete-time processes ("P quant"), including computer programming competencies therein;
• The ability to function effectively in a multilingual environment where Afrikaans and English are the dominant languages.

(Senior Lektor): Vir die pos van Senior Lektor moet minstens aan enige van (1), (2) of (3) voldoen. 1. 'n Kursuswerk meestersgraad in die Wiskundige Wetenskappe (Finansixc3xable Risikobestuur, Wiskundige Statistiek, of Finansixc3xable Wiskunde), of 'n kwantitatiewe verwante graad.

• • Minstens vyf jaar se betekenisvolle ervaring en betrokkenheid by publieke of privaat organisasies, kosultasie aktiwiteite, of beleid wat dui op bestuur, leierskap, kundigheid en/of denk-leierskap in die vakgebied van Kwantitatiewe Finansixc3xable Risikobestuur/Risikoanalise;
  • Die posbeklexc3xabr moet onderneem om `n PhD in Wiskundige Wetenskappe (Finansixc3xable Risikobestuur, Wiskundige Statistiek, of Finansixc3xable Wiskunde) aan te pak en binne 18 maande na aanstelling te voltooi.

2. Of `n PhD in Wiskundige Wetenskappe (Finansixc3xable Risikobestuur, Wiskundige Statistiek, of Finansixc3xable Wiskunde); 3. Of `n gekwalifiseerde genoot van die Aktuarixc3xable Vereniging van Suid-Afrika met minstens `n Meestersgraad; Vir enige kandidaat wat aan (1), (2) of (3) voldoen, word bewese praktiese ervaring in diskrete-tyd prosesse ("P quant") en/of bewese tegniese navorsingsuitsette binne die vakgebied van kwantitatiewe Finansixc3xable Risikobestuur/Risikoanalise vereis. Vir hierdie posisie sal spesialiste in kontinue risko-neutrale prosesse ("Q quant") nie oorweeg word nie. Enige posbeklexc3xabr wat aan (1), (2) of (3) voldoen moet oor die vermoxc3xab beskik om effektief in 'n meertalige omgewing te funksioneer waar Afrikaans en Engels die dominante tale is. (Lektor):

• Afgehandel/ingehandig (met aanstelling) minstens 'n kursuswerk Meestergraad in die Wiskundige Wetenskappe (Finansixc3xable Risikobestuur, Wiskundige Statistiek, Wiskunde of Toegepaste Wiskunde, of xc2xbfn kwantitatiewe-verwante graad);
• Die vermoxc3xab om op voorgraadse vlak in Finansixc3xable Risikobestuur te doseer;
• Bewese ervaring van die onderrig van diskrete-tyd prosesse ("P quant"), asook rekenaarprogrammeringskundigheid hierin;
• Die vermoxc3xab om effektief in 'n meertalige omgewing te funksioneer waar Afrikaans en Engels die dominante tale is.

Recommendation/Aanbeveling (Senior Lecturer):

• Teaching experience at postgraduate level;
• Computing skills, in at least VBA, MATLAB, R, Python, or SAS.

(Lecturer):

• Teaching experience at undergraduate level;
• Commitment to PhD enrolment within 18 months of appointment;
• Computing skills in at least VBA, MATLAB, R, Python, or SAS.

(Senior Lektor):

• Doseerervaring op nagraadse vlak;
• Rekenaarvaardigheid in minstens VBA, MATLAB, R, Python, of SAS.

(Lektor):

• Doseerervaring op voorgraadse vlak;
• Voorneme om vir `n PhD in te skryf binne 18 maande van aanstelling;
• Rekenaarvaardigheid in minstens VBA, MATLAB, R, Python, of SAS.