Assocate Professor / Senior Lecturer / Lecturer V000339
Job details
Where we are - A presence in two provinces The NWU is a multi-campus university with a footprint across two provinces. The Mafikeng and Potchefstroom Campuses are situated in the North-West Province and the Vaal Triangle Campus is in Gauteng. The head office, known as the Institutional Office, is in Potchefstroom, situated near the Potchefstroom Campus. Who we are - A university that inspires innovation through diversity "Innovation through diversity" is the NWU's pay-off line and it describes the University perfectly. The NWU came into being on 1 January 2004 through the merger of two universities with very different histories, personalities and cultures: the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education and the University of the North-West. The staff and students of the Sebokeng Campus of Vista University were also incorporated, adding further to the richness of our heritage. Today, five years after the merger, the NWU is recognised as one of the best-managed and most innovative universities in South Africa. As conveyed in our pay-off line, Innovation through diversity, we continue to celebrate and encourage multiculturalism, multilingualism and multinationalism.
PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:
Appointing an Associate Professor, Senior Lecturer or Lecturer to contribute towards undergraduate and post graduate teaching, practice supervision of students and research supervision of post graduate students in the subject group Psychology.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Teaching and learning, including higher degree supervision.
Research and innovation
Social responsiveness and industry involvement.
Academic leadership, management, and administration.
Minimum requirements
Associate Professor:
A PhD (NQF 10) in Psychology.
A minimum of 5 years' experience teaching and learning university students on under- and post graduate levels.
A proven publication record in accredited scholarly journals.
Evidence of supervising post graduate students (M and PhD level) to completion.
Applicant must be registered as a Clinical, Counselling or Research Psychologist with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA)
Senior Lecturer:
A master's degree (NQF level 9) in Psychology.
A minimum of 3 years' experience teaching and learning university students on under- and post graduate levels.
At least two publications in accredited scholarly journals.
Evidence of supervising post graduate students on M level to completion.
Applicant must be registered as a Clinical, Counselling or Research Psychologist with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA)
Lecturer:
A master's degree (NQF level 9) in Psychology.
A minimum of 3 years' experience teaching and learning university students on undergraduate levels.
Applicant must be registered as a Clinical, Counselling or Research Psychologist with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA).
KEY FUNCTIONAL/ TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:
Ability and experience to work from an evidence-based approach in psychology.
Excellent communication skills (verbally and written).
Demonstration of language proficiency to function optimally in the various multilingual environments of the NWU.
Computer literacy (Microsoft Office, e-mails, software for data analysis).
BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:
Ability to use e-media for teaching, studying and communication.
The ability to work well independently as well as in a team.
Good time management and ability to work well under pressure.
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