Lecturer/Senior Lecturer P001444 at North West University

Job description

Responsibilities:

• Partake in lecturing classes in post and undergraduate levels in History in Education.
• Managing teaching and learning processes for the distance as well as on-campus mode of delivery.
• Publish articles and book chapters, as well as presenting papers at conferences.
• Engage in community outreach/implementation of expertise.
• Programme and curriculum development of new under and postgraduate level degrees, diplomas, and certificates as well as short learning programs in History in Education.
• Knowledge and competence of integrating ICT platforms in teaching and learning Supervision of Masters’ and Doctoral students.
• Supervision of Masters’ and Doctoral students.
• Voluntarily participate in curriculum-related community engagement.
• Commitment towards initiating and expanding research in the History in Education subject group.

Minimum requirements

SENIOR LECTURER

• Ph.D. in History in Education
• Minimum of 5 years experience in undergraduate (Bachelor’s Degree) and postgraduate (Honours and Master’s Degree) teaching in History in Education is essential.
• Research publications in accredited journals on History in Education is a requisite.
• Evidence of supervision of a Masters’ student to completion students in History in Education is essential.

LECTURER

• MEd in History in Education OR MA (History) accompanied by a relevant education qualification such as PGCE or any other OR MEd Curriculum Studies and any History Qualification.
• Minimum of 2 years of teaching experience in history education subject content at secondary school or tertiary institution level.

Recommended competencies:

• Registering for, and completing Ph.D. - studies within a reasonable period.
• Commit towards furthering own scholarship in research.

Other competency requirements:

• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective time-management skills.
• Computer literacy (MS office, knowledgeable about cloud storage).
• Experience in teaching and learning material development.
• Competent in the use of a variety of teaching, learning, and assessment methodologies.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to teach large classes in both contact and distance mode.
• Conducting research.
• Demonstration of language proficiency in order to function optimally in the various multilingual environments of the NWU.

Closing Date: 27th, June 2022