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Lecturer: School of Accountancy

Stellenbosch
Salary: Market Related
Job Type: Permanent
Sectors: Accounting Education Academic
Reference: EBW06/311/1124

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Employer: Stellenbosch University

Stellenbosch University

Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences

School of Accountancy

Lecturer: School of Accountancy

(One or more positions)

Ref. EBW06/311/1124

Exciting teaching and research opportunities currently exist for established subject specialists in Digital- and Leadership Acumen for Accountants (previously known as Information Systems) and Business Ethics.

Duties:

Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Facilitation of teaching, learning and assessment activities in undergraduate modules in digital- and leadership acumen and/or business ethics.

• Participating in the development and implementation of online learning opportunities and assessments, including the development of simulations.

• Supervision of postgraduate students in accountancy and related research fields.

• Engaging in research and publishing academic work in accountancy and related research fields in reputable academic and peer-reviewed journals.

• Participating in community interaction / social impact initiatives, including involvement in SAICA’s Thuthuka project.

• Involvement in academic administration and service-rendering.

Required Skills

Strong MS Excel Skills, Which Specifically Include The Demonstrated Use Of Pivottables
The Ability To Lecture And Function In A Multilingual Work Environment.
The Ability To Handle Departmental Administration.

Candidate Requirements

Requirements:

• An appropriate SAICA-accredited honours degree in accounting or a postgraduate diploma in accounting in the Chartered Accountancy stream.

• Registration as a Chartered Accountant (South Africa) or eligibility to register.

• Academic excellence (evidenced by a full academic transcript) and/or proven academic research experience (master’s degree in the subject area of accountancy, or a PhD, or publication/sin DHET-approved journal/s);

• Strong MS Excel skills, which specifically include the demonstrated use of PivotTables and the automation of routine tasks using Macros and VBA.

• The ability to lecture and function in a multilingual work environment.

• A commitment to research and social impact/community involvement (including SAICA’s Thuthuka project).

• The ability to handle departmental administration.

• The ability to work in a team.

Recommendations:

• Previous instructional design or module development experience.

• Practical exposure to MS Excel Modelling and/or ACL (Audit Command Language).

• Practical exposure to Cloud ERP and/or accounting software.

• Practical exposure to business ethics, corporate sustainability and integrated reporting.

As part of the application process, applicants are required to submit a learning activity prepared on Google Sites, demonstrating their MS Excel skills and aptitude for developing online learning materials. In the learning activity, applicants are required to draw on their practical experience using MS Excel to introduce students to a formula or function and should include practical exercises showcasing real-world applications.

Additional information about the Digital- and Leadership Acumen and Business Ethics Division, and the information needed in the preparation of the online learning activity, can be found here: https://sites.google.com/sun.ac.za/dla/.

Documentation details (PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR APPLICATION INCLUDES ALL THE DOCUMENTS LISTED BELOW):

• A comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (including the names and contact details of yourreferees as stated below).

• A full academic transcript.

• A link to the Google site that contains the abovementioned learning activity.

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

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About Stellenbosch University

Stellenbosch University is recognised as one of the four top research universities in South Africa. It takes pride in the fact that it has one of the country’s highest proportions of postgraduate students of which almost ten percent are international students.

The University lies in the picturesque Jonkershoek Valley in the heart of the Western Cape Winelands. The University has ten faculties, of which eight – AgriSciences, Arts and Social Sciences, Education, Engineering, Law, Science, Theology and the larger part of Economic and Management Sciences - are located on the main campus in Stellenbosch with the Faculty of Health Sciences situated on the Tygerberg campus and the Faculty of Military Science in Saldanha. The University's Business School is situated at the Bellville Park campus.