Responsibilities:
- Teaching and learning
- Research
- Community engagement and academic scholarship
Minimum requirements:
- PhD in Microbiology or a closely related field
- Associate Professor: NRF rating
- Associate Professor: Six years teaching and learning and research experience at a tertiary or related institution in environmental microbiology, soil microbiology or microbial ecology
- Senior Lecturer: Three years teaching and learning and research experience at a tertiary or related institution in environmental microbiology, soil microbiology or microbial ecology
Other competency requirements:
- Experience in programme development, including development of new teaching modules and writing of course material
- Extensive research experience and willingness to support current research in the subject group
- Record of high quality research outputs, including scholarly publications and conference contributions
- Record of supervision of postgraduate students or development of junior staff
- Associate professor: Track record of administration, management or leadership roles; proven success at attracting research funding and existing research collaboration at national or international level
- Perform administrative tasks associated with the position
- Undertake and promote community involvement where appropriate
- Develop or maintain a nationally and internationally recognised research profile through multidisciplinary and collaborative research
- Obtain external funding for research that will advance the strategic goals of the subject group and research entity
- Demonstrate language proficiency in order to function optimally in the various multilingual environments of the NWU
Total remuneration package: Market related
ENQUIRIES: Prof V Wepener 018 299 2385
CLOSING DATE: 3 October 2015
COMMENCEMENT OF DUTIES: 1 January 2016
BENEFITS: Attractive study benefits as well as normal fringe benefits apply.
TO APPLY: Please visit the NWU e-recruitment portal http://nwu.pnet.co.za/#
The University subscribes to and applies the principles of the Employment Equity Act and is committed to transformation. The University reserves the right not to make an appointment. If you are not contacted within two months from the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.
Original details: SHARE/3.1 Recruitment and Selection/3.1.6 Advertisement for vacant position Date: 17.09.2015
File reference number: 3.1.1.3/Position number: PC09952
