Purpose
Responsible for teaching and learning, research and community engagement and to provide
support to the department/school in pursuit of its academic objectives. Responsibilities may
also include curriculum development, student academic development, administration and
quality assurance to contribute to the academic initiatives undertaken by the
department/faculty

Minimum Requirement

Lecturer P8

• At least two years of teaching or industry experience
• Demonstrate evidence in the form of publications in DHET-accredited journals and /or peer-reviewed article/s in a scholarly journal (not mandatory)
• Honours degree supervision
• Demonstrate willingness to develop teaching capacity and reflect on personal teaching and learning philosophy
• Evidence of active participation in professional, industry and/or community activities
• Evidence of competence in the administration of a course/subject at departmental level
• Evidence of active participation in workshops/forums in higher education as well as community engagement activities
• Excellent computer skills
• Demonstrate proficiency in statistical software packages such as Stata, and/or R, Eviews, Matlab.

Senior Lecturer P7

• A PhD or relevant Doctorate in Economics/ Econometrics.
• At least 5 years of teaching experience as a lecturer in a university.
• Demonstrated ability to teach across subjects within the Economics discipline.
• Should be an established researcher. Demonstrate evidence of continuous research in the form of: publications in DHET-accredited journals and peer-reviewed conference proceedings, research papers presented at national and/or international conferences; contributions to scholarly books published by reputable publishers, in good standing with DHET and not linked to predatory practices.
• Evidence of external research fundraising; citations (e.g. Scopus H-index)
• Evidence of successful postgraduate supervision (at least 2 Masters)
• Experience in curriculum development/ review
• Evidence of community engagement activities within the discipline
• Evidence of competence in the administration of a course/subject at the departmental level.
• Evidence of external examining/moderating at other higher education institutions at undergraduate and/or postgraduate levels
• Demonstrate proficiency in statistical software packages such as Stata, and/or R, Eviews, Matlab.

Recommendations
NRF rating is recommended for Senior Lecturer

Duties and Responsibilities

Teaching and Learning

• Deliver teaching and learning in undergraduate and post-graduate modules, supervise and monitor student’s projects/dissertations.

Research

• Supervisor for undergraduate and postgraduate students.
• External examining/moderation and invitations to teach externally.
• Publish research in reputable journals.
• Keep abreast of professional literature.
• Obtain research grants.

Community Engagement

• Contribute to community engagement initiatives.

Curriculum Development

Student Academic Development 

Academic Administration

• Implement policies and procedures applicable to the teaching and learning, community engagement, research, SHE, and academic administration functions.

Quality Assurance

• Contribute to Quality Assurance through committee meetings and submission of relevant documents.
• Implement appropriate interventions.

Personal Development

• Keep abreast of developments within your field of study and its implications for the teaching/ learning situation.

Monitoring, Evaluation, and reporting

• Develop relevant reports as and when required.
• Communicate and consult with relevant stakeholders. 

Enquiries can be made via email at spurecruit@spu.ac.za

Assumption of duties: As mutually agreed to upon acceptance of the appointment. The University reserves the right not to make an appointment. This position may be subjected to assessments.

Women and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Note: Sol Plaatje University (SPU) is dedicated to meeting its Employment Equity targets.