ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR/SENIOR LECTURER/LECTURER IN SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
University of the Witwatersrand
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR/SENIOR LECTURER/LECTURER IN SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Department: Faculty of Humanities
ACU Ref: 58868
Closing Date: 29 October 2011
The School of Education invites applications for up to two posts for appointment as soon as possible.
The School of Education, which celebrates its centenary in 2011, is a largely postgraduate interdisciplinary department in the Faculty of Humanities with research and teaching across a number of fields including curriculum and pedagogy, policy and learning.
The School is planning to introduce an Advanced Diploma in Foundation Phase teaching (formerly PGCE) programme in 2013. A successful candidate will be expected to:
• Provide leadership (including convenorship, senior posts only) in the design and development of this programme
• Teach on the Foundation Phase Advanced Diploma programme
• Contribute to postgraduate teaching and research in primary education
• Carry out teaching practice supervision in schools
• Mentor Foundation Phase students during their progress from their undergraduate degree to the Advanced Diploma
• Contribute to Advanced Certificate and short course teaching in Foundation Phase
Requirements include:
• For Lecturer level, a Masters degree; for Senior Lecturer level, a PhD close to completion; for Associate Professor level, a PhD
• Appropriate standing within the field
• A track record of research-based refereed publications, appropriate to the rank applied for
• Supervision of student research and higher degrees, appropriate to the rank applied for
• A demonstrable strong research interest in numeracy or literacy
Fluency in isiXhosa and school-based experience at the Foundation Phase would be a strong recommendation.
Appointment will take place in alignment with the Faculty’s expectations for performance at each rank.
The respective annual remuneration packages, including benefits, for 2011 is as follows:
Lecturer: R403,124
Senior Lecturer: R494,716
Associate Professor: R566,102
Enquiries about this position should be directed to A/Professor Rudi Laugksch, Director: School of Education at Rudiger.Laugksch@uct.ac.za
Application process:
To apply, please e-mail the completed UCT Application form (http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/sapweb/forms/hr201.doc) and all other relevant documentation as indicated on the form, to Ms M Falken, Staff Recruitment and Selection, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7700, South Africa.
E-mail: melanie.falken@uct.ac.za; Telephone: +27 21 650 5764; Website: www.humanities.uct.ac.za
The application form can also be downloaded at http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/sapweb/forms/hr201.doc
An application which does not comply with the above requirements will be regarded as incomplete.
Reference number for this position: SR197/11
Closing date for applications: 28 October 2011
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