NWU

NORTH-WEST UNIVERSITY ( VANDERBIJLPARK CAMPUS) FACULTY/ DIVISION: FACULTY OF HUMANITIES AFROCENTRIC GOVERNANCEOF PUBLIC AFFAIRS (AGoPA) POSITION NUMBER: M000990 VACANCY: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR PEROMNES GRADE: A6 EMPLOYMENT TYPE: PERMANENT APPOINTMENT THOSE WHO APPLIED NEED NOT APPLY AS THE UNIVERSITY STILL HAS THEIR APPLICATIONS

• This Research Associate Professor position is expected to make a significant contribution to all activities of the research focus area(AGoPA) and play a significant role within their profession or discipline.

• Teaching of research methodology subjects in postgraduate courses, short learning programmes and workshops.
• Initiation and development of subject material.

• The preparation and delivery of lectures and seminars on research methodology of higher degrees.
• Supervision of postgraduate students engaged in course work
• Supervision of honours/ Masters and Doctoral research reports.
• Leadership of research teams. This may require a high level of administrative work.

• Supervision of postgraduate students
• The conduct of own research projects
• Seeking funding for research projects
• Networking and actively seeking for national and international collaborative research projects
• Collaboration in multi-and interdisciplinary projects
• Leading research teams

• Leading and applying research projects integrated with local and broader national community projects.

• Doctoral Degree in Public Management and/or International Relations and/or Political Sciences (NQF Level 10)
• A significant number of high-quality articles in accredited and preferably high-impact journal
• Impressive record of supervision of postgraduate students

• 5 years’ experience in Higher Education environment as Senior Lecturer or higher
• 5 years’ experience in relevant research projects
• 5 years’ experience as post graduate supervisor (including masters and PhD)
• Involvement in the organisation of national and international conferences, symposia,
• Membership of editorial committees/industrial/editorships of book series
• Leadership and project management of important research
• Experience in research collaborations and contracts
• Demonstration of initiative and academic leadership

• Computer literacy in MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint), email and internet
• Knowledge of research methodology and research field
• Effective time-management skills
• Effective communication skills
• Demonstration of language proficiency to function optimally in the various functionally multilingual environments of the NWU

• The ability to function well individually and as part of a team/subject group
• Good analytical abilities and innovative thinking, as well as the ability to be self-driven
• The ability to solve problems independently
• Good Time-management and problem-solving skills
• Good interpersonal relations and a client-service orientation
• The ability to function well individually and as part of a team/subject group