NWU

NORTH-WEST UNIVERSITY (VANDERBIJLPARK CAMPUS) FACULTY/ DIVISION: HEALTH SCIENCES POSITION NUMBER: V000342 VACANCY: PROFESSOR / ASSOCIATE PROF / SENIOR LECTURER (SOCIAL WORK) PEROMNES GRADE: A5/A6/A7 EMPLOYMENT TYPE: PERMANENT WITH BENEFITS PURPOSE OF THE POSITION Appointing a Professor / Associate Professor /Senior Lecturer in social work to contribute towards undergraduate and post graduate teaching, practice supervision of students and research supervision of post graduate students

• Ability and experience to work from an evidence-based approach in social work and its relevant primary and secondary methods.
• Excellent communication skills (Verbal and written)
• Demonstration of language proficiency to function optimally in the various multilingual environment of the NWU.
• Computer literacy (Microsoft office, e-mails, power-point, software for data analysis)

• Ability to use e-media for teaching, studying and communication
• The ability to work well independently and also in a team
• Good time management and ability to work well under pressure

• Develop study material, facilitate contact sessions, internal and external moderation and assessments.

• Supervision of post graduate students
• Internal and external examination of post graduate research dissertations and/or theses
• Participation in the application in the applicable research entity and publication of scholar articles
• Independent research and sharing of expertise with diverse communities of practice and enquiry

• PhD in Social work
• Registration as social worker with the SACSSP
• Ten (10) years’ experience as social worker
• At least one publication in the field of social work per year in accredited scholarly journals in the previous 5 years
• Evidence of scientific contributions at national and international conferences
• Evidence of independent research in a focus of social work or social development.
• NRF rating will serve as a recommendation
• Six (6) years’ experience in teaching university students on under- and or post graduate levels
• Previous experience of practice supervision to social work students will serve as strong recommendation
• Proven record of supervising Master’s and Doctoral level social work students towards completion
• Practice experience as school social worker will serve as strong recommendation

• PhD in Social Work
• Registration as social worker with the SACSSP
• Five (5) years’ experience as social worker
• At least one publication per year in the field of social work in accredited scholarly journals in the previous five (5) years.
• Five (5) years’ experience in teaching university students on under- or post graduate levels.
• Previous experience of practice supervision to social work students will serve as strong recommendation
• Previous experience of supervising Master’s and/or Doctoral level social work students towards completion
• Practice experience as school social worker will serve as strong recommendation

• Master’s degree in Social Work.
• Registration as social worker with the SACSSP
• Three (3) years’ experience as social worker
• At least two (2) publications in the field of social work in accredited scholarly journals.
• Previous experience in teaching university students on under- or post graduate levels will serve as recommendation
• Previous experience of practice supervision to social work students will serve as strong recommendation
• Previous experience of supervising Master’s level social work students will serve as recommendation
• Practice experience as school social worker will serve as strong recommendation
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