Lecturer P8/ Senior Lecturer P7: History at Sol Plaatje University

Minimum Requirement

Senior Lecturer (SL) P7

• Hold a PhD/Doctorate in History with a minimum of 5 years of relevant research and lecturing experience, along with 5 years of academic management and leadership experience.

Research:

• Demonstrate evidence of continuous research productivity in the form of:
• Publications in DHET accredited journals and peer-reviewed conference proceedings, research papers presented at national and/or international conferences.
• Contributions to scholarly books published by reputable publishers, in good standing with DHET and not linked to predatory practices.
• Highlight evidence of managing research programme.
• Evidence of external research fund raising.
• Proof of citations (e.g. Scopus H-index).
• Evidence of scholarship of Teaching and Learning would be beneficial.
• NRF rating is recommended OR demonstrate potential for obtaining and NRF rating within the next five 5 years.

Teaching:

• Provide evidence of teaching in History modules at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, as well as evidence of postgraduate supervision.
• Contributions to curriculum development.
• Design of learning materials.
• Innovative pedagogy.
• Demonstrate knowledge and experience in implementing quality assurance requirements.
• Evidence of national and/or international collaboration within the History fraternity.
• Student and junior staff mentoring.
• Formal participation in teaching and learning development courses.
• Student and/or peer evaluations of own teaching.
• Demonstrate the ability to teach across subjects.

Community Engagement:

• Significant involvement in discipline or departmental official
• activities and processes.
• Active academic participation in workshops/forums in higher
• education.
• Community engagement activities.
• Movement towards recognition in the broader subject/
• discipline community.
• External examining/ moderating at other higher education
• institutions at UG and/or PG levels.

Lecturer (L) P7

• Hold an MA degree in History.
• Show evidence of registration for a doctorate/PhD
• Must have a minimum of 3 years of relevant research and lecturing experience.

Research:

• Demonstrate evidence in the form of:
• Publications in DHET accredited journals, etc.
• Peer-reviewed conference proceedings that contain
• substantially complete papers that have the potential to be
• submitted for publication.

Teaching:

• Has relevant teaching experience in History modules at undergraduate, and/or postgraduate levels.
• Have a good academic record.
• Demonstrate a willingness to develop teaching capacity.
• Be able to reflect on a personal teaching and learning philosophy.
• Evidence of Hons degree proposal supervision.
• Highlight evidence of collaboration within the History fraternity.
• Demonstrate a willingness to develop teaching capacity and the ability to reflect on teaching and learning.

Community Engagement:

• Involved in discipline or departmental official activities and processes.
• Active academic participation in workshops/forums in higher education.
• Community engagement activities.
• External examining/moderating at other higher education institutions at UG and PG levels.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Expected to teach undergraduate and post graduate modules.
• Teaching of relevant subject content
• Compile work schemes in collaboration with colleagues.
• Research and utilize new and emerging approaches and technology in teaching.
• The professional preparation of teaching media
• The professional preparation of notes to supplement or substitute prescribed textbooks.
• Research and selection of suitable reference material to
• supplement textbooks.
• The facilitation of an effective teaching situation in which the learning experience can take place successfully.
• The upgrading of course content/ development of new courses and/or modules in order to keep up with the latest
• requirements of the discipline.
• Student and peer evaluations of teaching performance
• Apply appropriate assessment methods.
• Keep abreast of developments within own field of study and
• its implications for the teaching/ learning situation.
• Keep abreast of developments in professional conduct at SPU.
• Register as a member of professional bodies to keep abreast of all developments (where appropriate)
• Engage in current professional development activities.
• Attend conferences, seminars, and workshops.
• Present research study papers at conferences
• Develop relevant reports as and when required.
• Communicate and consult with relevant stakeholders.
• Additional requirements
• Manage marketing of programmes and aspects of open/careers days
• Identify QA feedback mechanisms within the faculty/department.
• Monitor the impact of QA recommendations within the faculty/department.
• Implement appropriate interventions emanating from the above
• recommendations
• Contribute to policy making.
• Set annual objectives pertaining to academic programmes.
• Participate in the review of teaching, research, community engagement and academic administration objectives.
• Contribute to the development of academic related decision making.
• Act as programme leader, mentor, and coach.
• Management of tutor activities