Subject Head (contract appointment: 5 years) at University of the Free State

Duties and responsibilities:

•    Provide academic leadership by creating and executing strategies to establish the department as a leader in the field of English.
•    To strengthen and maintain ties with the Bloemfontein branch of the English Department.
•    Contribute to the overall leadership in the faculty.
•    Active participation and involvement in applicable Faculty and UFS management structures.
•    Contribute to initiate, formulate and implement a visionary academic strategy for the department of English.
•    Create and maintain a visionary research strategy for the department.
•    Build an effective team of scholars.
•    Encourage and actively support academic staff members to apply for external research and other grants.

Inherent requirements:

•  A PhD in English on NQF level 10.
•  Any full-time, permanent member of the academic staff of the Department of English at the University of the Free State.

Recommendations:

•    A proven record of accomplishment of academic research outputs.
•    A record of accomplishment in postgraduate supervision.
•    Evidence of management and leadership skills/abilities.