Job Description

Responsibilities:

? Facilitate student writing by providing structured feedback on short writing tasks, online discussion forums, and essay submissions.
? Work closely with course coordinators and lecturers to tutor on select course content.
? Facilitate in-person and online tutorial sessions.
? Assist in marking assignments, portfolios and presentations
? Assisting in assessment, examination invigilating
? Attend training workshops
? Attend prep meetings in person and online
? Community engagement and site visits
? Conduct consultation sessions to provide further feedback to students who make appointments.
? Collaborate with lecturers to gain insights into teaching methodologies and course development.
? Assist with some research.

Requirements:

? Completed undergraduate degree in health sciences, or related/relevant humanities or social science disciplines, as relevant to one or more of the three courses.
? Demonstrated writing proficiency in different genres of writing.
? Registered for a postgraduate degree at the University of the Witwatersrand during the duration of the tutorship.

Advantage:

? Postgraduate degree
? Training in bioethics and/or health law will be advantageous.
? Explicit interest in the training and development of health science students in the intersecting competencies related to health, medicine, and society.
? Previous tutoring/teaching responsibilities will be an advantage.

Key Information:

Duration: February- December 2026
Time commitment: up to 23 hours per month
No of tutors: up to 30
Renumeration: Commensurate with the university hourly rate for Academic Tutors

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Academic tutors will tutor select course content, as directed and supervised by the relevant course coordinator and/or lecturers. Weekly discussions between the lecturer and tutor provide vital information about student learning and give the tutor insight into how the lecturer designs and develops their teaching.
In part, these courses are considered as Writing Intensive (WI) courses, revolving around problem-solving through writing. The tutor role will align with that of a typical Writing Fellow, whose principal task is to facilitate good quality student writing, in delivering on learning tasks designed by the lecturer.

Tutors coach students to think further, reflect, and revise key concepts related to their writing.
The courses aim to promote critical thinking, engagement, and effective writing within the disciplines of health systems science, public health, community health, psychology, sociology, medical history, ethics and health law, amongst others. These courses require a particular interest, qualification and experience in one or more of these fields, to enable clear feedback and sufficient individual attention provided to students, where possible.
This role offers excellent teaching experience, a chance to learn how lecturers develop their thinking as they teach, and job satisfaction as you help students learn to learn within the discipline. It is also a useful addition to your CV. Tutors are key facilitators of student learning, providing critical support at the outset of their tertiary education. Orientation and short training on writing-intensive approaches and/or online facilitation will be provided.

How to Apply:
Interested candidates should submit a brief CV along with a short covering letter (expressing your interest as relates to one or more of the courses) to Lerato.nkosi22@wits.ac.za no later than 31 December 2025. When naming the attached CV, please use the following format: Name.Surname_CV_date.

Short-listed candidates will have 48 hours to complete and submit a writing assessment task.
This academic tutorship/internship offers a valuable opportunity for individuals passionate about education, writing, and health sciences to contribute to the development of students in these evolving academic disciplines. Join us in shaping the future of new medical students and promoting effective communication and critical thinking skills for the next generation of healthcare professionals.

The University is committed to employment equity. Preference may be given to appointable applicants from the underrepresented designated groups in terms of the relevant employment equity plans and policies of the University. The University retains the right not to make an appointment and to verify all information provided by candidates.

Please note that correspondence will only be entered into with shortlisted candidates. The University reserves the right not to make an appointment or to re-advertise.





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