Associate Professor (Faculty of Management Science) at Durban University of Technology

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS - ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR:

• A sustained and demonstrable history of personal commitment to peace principles and involvement in peace practice;
• A PhD in Peace Studies, Nonviolence, Conflict Transformation, or related areas;
• Minimum of seven years consistent, extensive and excellent performance in teaching and learning at undergraduate and postgraduate levels (with successful postgraduate supervision or equivalent) in Peace Studies, Nonviolence, Conflict Transformation or related areas;
• Achievement of national and/or international recognition through research outputs within the last seven years, but with emphasis on recent research outputs;
• Professional recognition through scholarship, creative activity, demonstration of professional development and initiation of high-level training courses and advanced seminars;
• Significant contribution to community engagement;
• A critical understanding of theory underlying transformative pedagogies, and the ability to develop relevant curricula and to teach consistently with such approaches;

SUMMARY OF DUTIES:

• Take delegated responsibility for the teaching, learning and assessing of modules offered, at all levels associated with the academic programme of the Centre;
• Teaching of modules in General Education, in collaboration with other DUT staff, requiring skills in facilitation, the use of participatory methods and the ability to design teaching, to produce relevant materials and to assess, as well as teaching on the ICON Postgraduate Diploma in Peace Studies;
• Make major contributions to academic quality by providing leadership in all aspects of offerings associated with Peace Studies or related areas in the Centre;
• Develop, design and review learning content associated with Peace Studies or related ICON areas;
• Supervise and co-supervise postgraduate students at both masters and doctoral level. The extent of involvement will include teaching groups of students in relevant theory and methodology;
• All staff undertake research work in collaboration with, or reporting to, the ICON Director. Such work involves the development of research proposals, finding resources for research, gaining ethical clearance and undertaking all steps in the research process, including writing for publication;
• Publish in reputable journals;
• Promote community engagement within the Centre; this includes direct involvement with events at
• DUT and in broader society, often closely related to research activities at ICON that promote a culture of peace, inclusion and human rights, speaking on behalf at ICON in our interaction with other parts of civil society, and organising conferences and seminars.
• General administrative duties assigned by the Head of Department.