SUMMARY:
The Department of Computing Sciences (CS) is looking to fill a position of Lecturer within the depar
POSITION INFO:
Disclaimer:
No applicant would be allowed to apply and/or would be accepted after the closing date (29 October 2021).
Nelson Mandela University reserves the right not to make an appointment. In considering candidates for appointment into the advertised posts, preference will be accorded to persons from a designated group in accordance with the approved Nelson Mandela University Employment Equity Plan.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION e.g. contact person and telephone number, e-mail; etc. must be displayed on CV.
Applications must be accompanied by a cover page on which applicants explain how they meet the requirements of the post.
CORE PURPOSE OF JOB
The Department of Computing Sciences (CS) is looking to fill a position of Lecturer within the department with an enthusiastic, forward-thinking person who will contribute to the vision and mission of the Department. In order to meet this objective there are three key areas of performance that academic staff members in the department need to meet, namely: 1) learning and teaching; 2) engagement and 3) research in the Department’s research areas. The main purpose of this post is therefore to facilitate and administer the learning process for students in modules presented by the Department at Undergraduate and Postgraduate level, to supervise Postgraduate students up to PhD level, to do research, to contribute to community engagement and to be involved in the core functions of the University.
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS
Learning and Teaching
• Facilitate learning and teaching for assigned module(s) in accordance with the principles of good teaching practice, which includes material development, engaging with students and module administration;
• Evaluate and reflect on the quality of own teaching and assessment; and
• Develop and review new modules/curricula
• Demonstrate knowledge of and skills in providing effective learning and teaching opportunities.
Research
• Provide research supervision to Postgraduate (Honours, Masters and PhD) students;
• Management of international research projects for the Department;
• Generate research outputs for publication in the Department’s research areas;
Engagement
• Contribute to the school career events and marketing events; and
• Contribute to external engagement of the Department particularly related to social outreach. CORE COMPETENCIES
• Ability to manage collaborative team research projects.
• Evidence of teaching experience in the field of Computer Science, including setting and marking assessments that require high-level cognitive thinking
• Evidence of the ability to apply theoretical concepts to practical examples in learning and teaching practice.
• Experience in module and programme development within the Computing Sciences domain.
• Ability to supervise senior Postgraduate students at Honours and Masters level.
REQUIREMENTS
• Lecturer
- A Master’s in Computer Science, Information Systems or IT
- Minimum of 2 years teaching experience in the field of Computing Sciences
• Associate Lecturer
– An Honours / M+4 in Computer Science, IT or Information Systems
- Minimum of 1 year teaching experience in the field of Computing Sciences.
• Sound knowledge of Computer Science topics taught up to Honours
• The following will be an added advantage:
o A PhD in the field of Computing Sciences
o Experience in research supervision, publication and teaching in the areas Computing Sciences
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (e.g. Contact person e-mail; closing date etc)
Disclaimer:
No applicant would be allowed to apply and/or would be accepted after the closing date (29 October 2021).
Nelson Mandela University reserves the right not to make an appointment. In considering candidates for appointment into the advertised posts, preference will be accorded to persons from a designated group in accordance with the approved Nelson Mandela University Employment Equity Plan.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION e.g. contact person and telephone number, e-mail; etc. must be displayed on CV.
Applications must be accompanied by a cover page on which applicants explain how they meet the requirements of the post.
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