Latest Recruitment at University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Teaching and curriculum development at both undergraduate and postgraduate level in Political Sciences and/or International Relations;
• The supervision of postgraduate students;
• Research at an internationally competitive level, appropriate to the post level;
• Academic administration and other duties as determined by the Head of Department;
• Participation in the Political Sciences Department’s strategic initiatives relating to teaching, research, community engagement and fundraising.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• A doctorate in Political Sciences/International Relations or evidence of substantial progress towards the attainment of one;
• A research record, appropriate to the post level;
• Evidence of teaching experience at tertiary level.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES (SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND BEHAVIOURAL ATTRIBUTES):

• A commitment to teaching and student success at all levels;
• Recognition by peers and academic status as a specialist in the field, appropriate to the post level;
• Good interpersonal, organisational and communication skills.
   

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RESPONSIBILITIES:

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Teaching and curriculum development at both undergraduate and postgraduate level in the field of Strategic and Security Studies;
• The supervision of postgraduate students;
• Coordinating postgraduate supervision and postgraduate skills development workshops;
• Research at an internationally competitive level, appropriate to the post level;
• Academic administration and other duties as determined by the Head of Department;
• Participation in the Political Sciences Department’s strategic initiatives relating to teaching, research, community engagement and fundraising.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• A doctorate in Politics/International Relations with a specialisation in Security Studies;
• A research record, appropriate to the post level;
• Evidence of teaching and supervision experience at a tertiary level.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES (SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND BEHAVIOURAL ATTRIBUTES):

• A commitment to teaching at all levels;
• Recognition by peers and academic status as a specialist in the field, appropriate to the post level;
• Good interpersonal, organisational and communication skills.
   

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RESPONSIBILITIES:

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• The strategic, academic, leadership and transformation of the Department;
• Promoting, planning, organising, accreditation and managing of academic and research programmes and the Department’s research profile;
• The recruitment and management of world class personnel;
• All financial activities including externally funded projects;
• Playing an active role as academic leader of the discipline at a local, national and international level and development of international partnerships;
• Marketing and growing the Department with the emphasis on student growth;
• Leading and promoting research intensity within the Department in terms of research outputs, international publications and PhD students.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Associate Professor:

• A PhD in Civil Engineering;
• Registration as a Professional Engineer;
• Expertise and research experience in one or more of the specialist areas of the research groups in the Department;
• A proven research record supported by publications in high quality peer reviewed journals and conference papers delivered internationally;
• At least six years’ experience at a tertiary academic institution or industry related experience;
• A record of previous undergraduate and postgraduate teaching experience, including supervision of Masters and/or Doctoral students;
• A well-establish and nationally recognised research record supported by publications in high quality peer reviewed journals;
• Evidence of sustained publications output (academic personnel);
• Evidence of conducting reviewer duties for journals and/or conferences
• An NRF rating is preferred.

Professor

• Same as for Associate Professor, plus;
• At least eight years’ experience at a tertiary academic institution or industry related experience; 
• A record of previous undergraduate and/or postgraduate teaching experience, including graduation of Doctoral students;
• A well-established and internationally recognised research record supported by publications in high quality peer reviewed journals with an average of 2 units published per year over the past 3 years;
• Evidence of conference papers delivered internationally;
• Evidence of conducting reviewer duties for ISI journals;
• An NRF rating is required for this level.

Head of Department must demonstrate:

Experience in the following:

• High-level liaison with internal and external stakeholders and professional boards;
• Managing and leadership activities;
• Marketing of technical projects to obtain research and development contracts and research funding;
• Professional knowledge and experience in the built/engineering environment sector;
• Managing the civil engineering and technical staff
• Accreditation processes;
• National and/or international collaboration;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.