Senior Lecturer in Finance

The University of the Western Cape (UWC) is a vibrant, diverse and dynamic university, rooted in the African continent with an increasing global reach. UWC actively responds in critical and creative ways to the development needs of the country, within an ever-changing and challenging global context. The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes that educate the students across multiple disciplines including Accounting, Finance, Management &Entrepreneurship, Economics, Industrial Psychology (Human Resources Management), Information Systems, Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), Institute for Social Development, Political Studies and School of Government. The Faculty also boasts research strengths across multiple disciplines through which it impacts both policy and practice across diverse facets of business and society at large. The Faculty has developed strong multi-stakeholder linkages and meaningful interfaces with commerce, industry, civil society and government. It is a Faculty with a strong teaching and learning ethos focusing on building critical capacity in both the private and public sector. The discipline of finance is undergoing a rapid change. The Faculty is currently in the process of revamping its finance offerings, and assembling a team of academics in various areas of finance. The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• Facilitate learning and teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in risk management & modelling, corporate finance, asset markets and pricing
• Conduct research and publish in risk management & modelling, corporate finance, asset markets and pricing
• Undergraduate and postgraduate supervision
• Provide academic leadership and administration
• Undertake curriculum development and assessment
• Participate in community engagement and outreach
• Other related duties assigned by the chair of the department

• PhD or equivalent in the field of finance or economics or related field
• Demonstrated experience in facilitating learning and teaching in the field of risk management & modelling, corporate finance, asset markets or pricing
• A record of publications in the field of risk management & modelling, corporate finance, asset markets or pricing
• A record of successful postgraduate supervision at Honours and Masters level
• Demonstrated competence in community engagement

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Presentation and facilitation skills
• Adaptability and the ability to operate in a diverse environment
• Student focused approach
• Coaching and mentoring skills
• Planning and organising skills
• Computer literacy and e-learning skills
• Technical professional knowledge and skills in the discipline and in the core strategic areas, namely learning and teaching, research and scholarship, community engagement as well as professional leadership.