nGAP Lecturer: Digital Media in the fields of Game Design and Animation and Interactive Media (Re-advertisement) - (7593)
Job Title: nGAP Lecturer: Digital Media in the fields of Game Design and Animation and Interactive Media (Re-advertisement)
Faculty: Informatics & Design
Department: Cape Peninsula University of Technology -> Informatics & Design -> Information Technology
Campus/Location: District Six Campus - Cape Town, WC ZA (Primary)
Job Type: Permanent
Number of Positions: 1
Advert Closing Date: 01 December 2024
Job Purpose: This post is in line with the New Generation of Academics Programme (nGAP), part of the Staffing South Africa's Universities Framework (SSAUF) response towards addressing challenges in the South African Higher Education system. The SSAUF intends to identify and nurture academic talent early in the academic development trajectory, and to support newly recruited academics to develop teaching expertise and research skills, including scientific publication skills. The nGAP programme involves the recruitment of highly capable scholars as new academics. Appointment within the nGAP programme will be made such that staff equity targets are met, with preference to black and/or women South African citizens.
Eligibility Criteria:
- Show interest in becoming an academic.
- Be 40 years or younger.
- Have a 70% pass mark for his/her Master's degree.
- Show evidence of eligibility to undertake post-graduate study at doctoral level or post-doctoral programme.
- Be willing to commit to placement at the appointing university for the full 6 years of the programme.
The purpose of this post is for the candidate to lecture in both undergraduate to postgraduate in the Information Technology department specializing in Multimedia Applications.
Job Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
- The candidate must be registered or prepared to register for a Doctoral degree.
Recommendations:
- At least 1 year experience with software tools like Adobe Photoshop, Maya, 3Ds Max, or Blender for animation and 3D modeling, and programming languages like Unity or Unreal Engine.
Important Notice: If not yet registered for a Doctoral degree, the successful candidate must commit to registering for a Doctoral degree within 3 months of taking up the nGAP appointment and to completing the Doctorate within 5 years of appointment.
Key Performance Areas / Principal Accountabilities:
- Participation in all components of the nGAP development programme during the first six (6) years of employment.
- Teach the practical and theory subjects at undergraduate and postgraduate levels: Digital Media in the fields of Programming, Game Design and Animation and Interactive Media.
- Perform appropriate academic and administrative duties in the department.
- Perform student assessment.
- Participate in research activities.
- Participate in the Quality Assurance activities of the Department.
- Participate in work integrated learning and student visitations.
- Develop and maintain linkages with industry, professional bodies and local and international institutions of higher education.
- Assist with marketing and recruitment activities.
- Perform other functions as may be assigned by the Head of Department.
- Competence in Digital Media in the fields of Game Design and Animation and Interactive Media.
- Excellent organizational and planning skills.
- Technical/Professional Knowledge and skills.
- Good Interpersonal skills.
- Continuous learning.
- Strong learner focus.
- Communication and coaching skills.
- Proficiency in English.
General Information:
Closing Date: 01 December 2024
NB: PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SYSTEM DOES NOT ALLOW APPLICANTS TO UPLOAD CVs. IT IS THUS IMPORTANT THAT APPLICANTS COMPLETE ALL SECTIONS COMPREHENSIVELY AS FAILURE TO DO SO MIGHT DISADVANTAGE YOU. PLEASE UPDATE YOUR APPLICATION ON THE SYSTEM WITH THE LATEST INFORMATION AS THIS WILL BE THE ONLY CRITERIA USED FOR EVALUATION OF YOUR APPLICATION BY OUR PANEL.
The Cape Peninsula University of Technology is committed to Employment Equity and aims to attract and retain talented individuals to achieve our equity objectives. 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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We are a university in Cape Town, South Africa and the only university of Technology in the Western Cape province.
We are also the largest university in the province.
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