Senior Lecturer: Public Administration and Governance - (7560)
Job Title: Senior Lecturer: Public Administration and Governance
Faculty: Business and Management Sciences
Department: Cape Peninsula University of Technology -> Business and Management Sciences -> School of Commerce, Management & Governmental Sciences -> Public Management
Campus/Location: All CPUT Campuses, ZA (Primary)
Job Type: Permanent
Number of Positions: 1
Advert Closing Date: 17/11/2024
Job Purpose:
- Learning, Teaching and Assessment on undergraduate programmes in the Department of Public Administration and Governance.
- Research Supervision of master's and doctoral students.
- To contribute to curriculum development and design and curriculum renewal/improvement.
- To undertake research and innovation.
- To contribute to academic initiatives to enhance the learning, teaching and assessment environment.
Job Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
- PhD qualification within the Public Administration/Public Management/Development Management field with at least 5 years learning, teaching and assessment experience in undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
- Proven ability in teaching Research Methodology and supervising masters and doctoral students.
- Experience in tutoring, mentoring or other similar academic support to students.
- Knowledge and experience of the hybrid models of learning, teaching and assessment (face-to-face and online).
Key Performance Areas / Principal Accountabilities:
- Lecturing to full-time undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as research supervision of master's and doctoral students.
- Contributing toward academic initiatives undertaken by the department.
- Assessment and academic administration.
- Curriculum development and quality assurance.
- Building links with the industry, other training providers and all relevant stakeholders.
- Conducting research and supervising research projects in the Advanced Diploma and Postgraduate Diploma programmes.
- Strong learner focus and developing others.
- Good verbal and written communication skills in English.
- Good interpersonal and general management skills.
- Technical/professional knowledge and skills within the field of Public Administration/Public Management/Development Management.
- Planning and organising skills.
- The ability to work independently.
- Good work standards and work ethic.
- Coaching and mentoring skills.
- Facilitating change.
- Leading through vision and values.
- Managing conflict.
- Willingness to work over weekends, vacations and public holidays.
General Information:
NB: Internal applicants interested in Senior lecturer/Associate/Professor positions are encouraged to apply through the Promotion of Academic Staff process if they are eligible. To ensure fairness and consistency, all applications will be assessed against the criteria for Promotion of Academic staff at the respective level(s) applied for. All applicants must satisfy the criteria for promotion to be considered and will be required to submit a portfolio of evidence. In instances where a post is advertised across two levels or more (e.g., Senior lecturer/Associate Professor/Professor), preference may be given to applicants who meet the requirements at a higher level. Applicants must specify the level at which their application(s) should be considered. The University reserves the right to appoint at a lower level.
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The Cape Peninsula University of Technology is committed to Employment Equity and aims to attract and retain talented individuals to achieve our equity objectives and therefore, people from the designated groups, including those with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to applicants whose appointment contributes towards the achievement of demographic representation. We reserve the right not to make an appointment.
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