Senior Lecturer/ Associate Professor (1 Position) (Job ID: 5885) at University of the Free State

Duties and responsibilities:

• Teach and assess undergraduate and postgraduate students.
• Provide study leadership at postgraduate level.
• Recruit and supervise postgraduate students.
• Initiate, sustain, and provide quality research outputs.
• Provide research leadership and mentorship.
• Attract external funding where possible.
• Participate in community engagement initiatives where possible.
• Perform general administration duties as applicable at university level.

Inherent requirements:

Senior Lecturer 

• PhD on NQF Level 10 in History or closely related field.
• Proven record of teaching/lecturing at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level.
• Proven experience in the presentation of papers/posters at national scholarly conferences.
• Proven national recognition for specialist expertise and research in a specific area of scholarship.
• An NRF rating or demonstrated potential for obtaining an NRF rating.
• Proven experience in supervision of graduated master’s degree students.
• A proven research record of relevant publications in national and international accredited journals.
• Proven experience of service as an active member of a national or international scholarly society or committee or agency concerned with research at higher- education levels.

Associate Professor

• PhD on NQF Level 10 in History or closely related field.
• Proven record of teaching/lecturing at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level.
• Experience as external examiner for postgraduate students.
• Proven experience in the presentation of research papers at national conferences, where there is evidence of peer review of papers.
• Acted as an editorial board member of high-quality national scholarly journals.
• Proven national recognition for specialist expertise and research leadership in a specific scientific area of scholarship.
• An NRF rating of C3 or equivalent status.
• Proven experience in the supervision of graduated master’s degree students.
• A proven research record of relevant publications in national and international accredited journals.
• Served as a member of a national scholarly society OR a national committee or agency concerned with research at higher education levels OR showed evidence of service as an active member of an international equivalent.

Recommendations:

Senior Lecturer

• Member of/or registration with a professional body.

Associate Professor

• Evidence of successful sourcing and management of grant/research funding.
• Member of or registration with a professional body.
• Experience as a departmental leader/manager in a higher-education environment.