Job Vacancies at University of the Free State

Duties and responsibilities:

•    Provide administrative support. 
•    Assist in co-ordinating projects.
•    Organise the events calendar of the GEAD office.
•    Co-ordinate the volunteers. 
•    Record and take minutes. 
•    Attend projects rolled out by the office. 
•    Liaise with Student bodies. 

Inherent Job Requirements:

•    A Bachelor’s degree or Advanced Diploma / B.Tech degree / Postgraduate Certificate on NQF level 7 in Gender Studies or Industrial Psychology.
•    Graduates between the ages of 18 and 35.
•    Not studying full time, classes preferably after hours.
•    Must be a South African citizen or permanent resident.

Recommendations:

•    Knowledgeable in gender-related matters.
•    Valid driver’s license.

The following criteria apply to the selection of candidates:

•    Have not participated in any leadership / internship programme.
•    Willing to sign a leadership / internship agreement with the UFS.
•    Candidate must be available for a period of six (6) months.

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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. 

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Duties and responsibilities:

• Teach Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management modules to undergraduate and postgraduate students.
• Conduct high-quality research, publish in accredited journals, and deliver quality research outputs in line with the faculty's research strategy.
• Provide supervision to postgraduate students, namely Honours, Masters, PhD students, and professional industrial psychology interns.
• Provide leadership in pursuit of the department and faculty strategic plan with regard to research, teaching, engaged scholarship and leadership and administration.
• Perform academic administration pertaining to undergraduate and postgraduate subjects – this may include typing, setting, and marking all question papers and memorandums, recording marks and handling student complaints.
• Serve as a member of various academic committees and perform any other tasks allocated by the Dean and head of the department.
• Develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with relevant research, civil society, government, industry, and professional organisations.
• Contribute to curriculum development within the faculty.

Inherent requirements:

Lecturer:

• A relevant PhD on NQF level 10 in Industrial Psychology or Human Resources (For a permanent appointment).
• Relevant Master’s degree in Industrial Psychology/Human Resource Management (Contract appointment: 5 years, during which a PhD on NQF level 10 must be obtained to be converted into a permanent appointment).
• Registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa as an Industrial Psychologist.
• Member of the South African Board of People Practices or the Health Professions Council of South Africa.
• Registered for a PhD that is relevant to the field of Industrial Psychology/ Human Resource Management
• Evidence of professional supervision of intern industrial psychologists.
• Proven experience in poster or oral presentation at conferences and publication of articles.
• Excellent research record as demonstrated in the applicant’s completed master’s or PhD studies.
• Provide evidence of manuscripts produced that have the potential to be converted or submitted for publication, ideally in an accredited journal.

Senior Lecturer:

• A relevant Doctoral degree on NQF level ten (10) in Industrial Psychology or Human Resource Management.
• Proven record of teaching at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level.
• Proven experience in supervising to completion of master’s, PhD students and industrial psychology interns.
• Registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa as an Industrial Psychologist.
• Member of the South African Board of People Practices or the Health Professions Council of South Africa.
• Proven experience in the presentation of papers at national scholarly conferences.
• Proven national recognition for specialist expertise and research in a specific area of scholarship.
• An NRF rating or demonstrate potential for obtaining an NRF rating.
• Proven experience in supervision of graduated master’s 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:

• A relevant Doctoral degree on NQF level ten (10) in Industrial Psychology or Human Resource Management.
• Proven record of teaching at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level.
• Proven experience in supervising to completion of master’s, PhD students and industrial psychology interns.
• Registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa as an Industrial Psychologist.
• Member of the South African Board of People Practices or the Health Professions Council of South Africa.
• Experience as an external examiner for postgraduate students.
• Proven experience in the presentation of research papers at national and international conferences, where there is evidence of peer review of papers.
• Experience on the editorial board of a scholarly journal
• Proven national recognition for specialist expertise and research leadership in a specific scientific area of scholarship.
• An NRF rating of Y1, Y2, or C3 or equivalent status.
• Proven experience in the supervision of graduated master’s students.
• A proven research record of relevant publications in accredited national and international journals.
• Proven service experience as an active member of a national or international scholarly society, committee, or agency concerned with research at higher education levels.

Recommendations:

• Proven lecturing experience in the Higher Education environment.
• Evidence of professional supervision of intern industrial psychologists.
• Proven experience in presenting Industrial Psychology modules such as Research Methodology, Employee Wellness and Labour Relations.
• Proficiency in computer skills, e.g., MS word, excel, PowerPoint.
• Proven skills in data analysis using IBM SPSS, AMOS, PLS.
• Good command of the English language.
• Lecturer should enroll for a doctoral degree at the first available opportunity if not yet attained by the time of the appointment.

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Duties and responsibilities:

• Conduct innovative research in the following areas: Teacher Education, Psychology of Education Curriculum across borders, Politics and Religion 
• Author/co-author at least three (3) publication outputs per year in the form of DHET– accredited scholarly journal articles or books/chapters in books.
• The renewal of the fellowship beyond the first year depends on satisfactory performance and the submission of an annual progress report.
• Do limited teaching in the Programmes for Education Foundations where appropriate.
• Provide limited supervision and/or co-supervision at Honours, Master’s and/or Doctoral level where appropriate.
• Ability to generate third stream income.
• Register and reside as a postdoctoral research fellow at the UFS and participate in relevant activities of the department of Education Foundations
• The successful candidate will be required to conduct innovative research and obtain evidence- based empirical data on current developments in Curriculum Studies, and Psychology of Education within the South African context.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

• Open to all South African and foreign nationals for full-time research at the University of the Free State.
• Graduated with a PhD degree in Social Science, Educational Psychology, Curriculum Studies, Religious Education or Curriculum and Instruction within the last 5 years.
• Successful applicants may not hold full-time salaried employment during the fellowship.
• Successful applicants must be able to relocate to Bloemfontein for the duration of the fellowship.

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Duties and responsibilities:

• Provide first-line support for ICT-related queries to library staff via telephone, email, or face-to-face.
• Establish a good working relationship with staff, students, professionals, and stakeholders.
• Resolve computer-related issues and provide excellent customer service to both staff, students, and researchers.
• Work continuously on allocated operational tasks until completion.
• Test and evaluate new technology in the library.
• Create and maintain user and administrative guides.
• Transfer digital tools and library systems knowledge to the staff and students through virtual training, videos, and webinars.
• Responsible for access management of web applications and library information systems (e.g., Sierra)
• Create webpage and maintain the library website, Libguides and Library Intranet.
• Install and configure computer systems and solve technical and application problems.
• Allocate and configure new and current ICT equipment.
• Keep record of all IT equipment present in the client computing environment.
• Provide leadership and oversight to our growing Makerspace program.
• Ensure processes are maintained to safeguard against data loss and to provide business confidence and assurance in data integrity.
• Participate in a range of activities and projects in for Library ICT, Digital Scholarship Center and Makerspace.

Inherent requirements:

• A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualifications on NQF level 7 in Information Communication and Technology or (Postgraduate Diploma on NQF Level 8 in Computer Science).
• Graduates between the ages of 18 and 35.
• Applicant must not be studying full time.
• If studying, classes should be after hours
• Applicant must be a South African citizen or permanent resident