PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:

To fill in a permanent position of Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in the Department of Microbiology at the Mahikeng Campus. The position is seeking for candidates with specialization in any of the following areas of Microbiology: Microbial Ecology, Environmental Microbiology, Public Health and/or Bacteriology to undertake teaching and research.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1.       Teaching and Learning:

• Undergraduate teaching in the following specific subject areas of Microbiology: Microbial Ecology, Environmental Microbiology, Public Health and/or Bacteriology, in accordance with the set requirements of the alignment programme between campuses.
• Honours teaching in any of the 4 areas indicated in 1.1.
• Effective teaching practices – blended approach.
• Satisfactory student success rate according to the set faculty norms.
• Monitoring of and engagement with at-risk students to ensure student success.
• Effective assessment and evaluation practices.

2.       Research and Innovation:

• Effective recruitment and supervision of honours, masters, doctoral and postdoctoral students.
• Effective designing and management of research projects.
• Attraction and management of external research funds.
• Forging of local and international collaborations.
• Production of high-quality research outputs.
• NRF rating.

3.       Administration:

• Involvement in any required administrative tasks of the subject group and/or as tasked by management.
• Contributions to advising students.
• Participation in recruitment activities.

4.       Community Engagement and Academic Scholarship:

• Involvement in the initiatives of the department or school at large.
• Mentorship of junior staff.

• Senior Lecturer:

·        A PhD (NQF level 10) in Microbiology.

·        Accreditation with the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP).

·        Membership with the South African Society for Microbiology (SASM).

·        A minimum of 3 years’ experience teaching at tertiary level.

·        Postgraduate supervision.

• Associate Professor:

·        A PhD (NQF level 10) in Microbiology.

·        Accreditation with the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP).

·        Membership with the South African Society for Microbiology (SASM).

·        A minimum of 5 years’ experience teaching at tertiary level.

·        Postgraduate supervision

RECCOMENDATION / ADDED ADVANTAGE:

• A minimum of 1 year experience in a management role.

KEY FUNCTIONAL/ TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:

• Teaching of undergraduate and honours modules.
• Recruitment and supervision of honours, masters, doctoral and postdoctoral students.
• Management of research projects.
• Attraction and management of research funds.
• Forging of local and international networking and collaborations.
• Production of high-quality research outputs.
• Mentorship of junior staff.

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:

• Sound interpersonal relationships.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Effective time management.
• Good interpersonal relationships.
• Capacity to work under pressure.
• Ability to be self-motivated.
• Effective attention to detail.
• Good administrative skills related to teaching & learning, research & innovation and community engagement.
• Ability to demonstrate language proficiency to function optimally in the multilingual environment of the NWU.