Deputy-Dean: Research, Internationalisation and Postgraduate Studies (contract appointment: Five (5) years, with the

Job Title

Deputy-Dean:
Research, Internationalisation and Postgraduate Studies (contract appointment:
Five (5) years, with the possibility of reappointment for a further term) (Job )

Organizational Unit

University of the Free State ->
Faculty of Education ->
Office of the Dean:
Faculty of Education

Contract Type

Contract

Occupational Level

Middle Management

Location

Bloemfontein Campus - Bloemfontein, FS ZA (Primary)

Closing Date

21/8/2026

• Provide formal teaching for undergraduate and post-graduate programmes in the Faculty of Education.
• Act as a supervisor for postgraduate students in the relevant field.
• Engage in the Work Integrated Learning Programme of the faculty (Teaching Practice).
• Ensure active involvement in research in a relevant field of Education and publish research articles in accredited national and international journals.
• Active involvement in curriculum development relating to the relevant field of Education.
• Apply for external funding grants for research and/or teaching and learning projects.
• Mentor and support junior colleagues in the Faculty of Education.
• Contribute to leadership and administrative tasks in the faculty.
• Drive innovation efforts aligned to research-aligned domains
• Drive multi-, inter-, and transdisciplinary research recognising that innovation, internationalisation are at the heart of teaching, learning, and research.
• Identify and develop current and future research flagships of the faculty.
• Participate and strive for excellence in all aspects of the core business of the faculty, but with specific reference to postgraduate studies, research and innovation.
• Take co-responsibility with the Dean to provide effective and appropriate academic direction and to develop and implement the strategic mission of the faculty within the broader University context.
• Take co-responsibility with the Dean to ensure the maintenance of all academic standards for postgraduate programmes in the faculty.
• Take co-responsibility with the Dean to provide effective and appropriate research direction and to develop and implement the strategic mission of the faculty, within the broader university context, with a focus on postgraduate studies and research.
• Take co-responsibility with the Dean in the management of postgraduate student-related matters.
• Support the Dean in obtaining networks, partnerships, and new growth and innovation opportunities.
• Take co-responsibility with the Dean for securing strategic collaboration and third-stream income relating to postgraduate bursaries and research.
• Take co-responsibility with the Dean to oversee the financial management and financial sustainability of research and postgraduate activities of the faculty.
• Provide leadership on the quality assurance of the postgraduate programme offerings on different sites and the need to shift from competition to collaboration, coherence, and regulation.
• Provide research-driven leadership in the faculty in relation to Research, Innovation, and Postgraduate Studies.
• Participate in teaching, research, and engaged scholarship.
• Chair the Research Committee of the faculty.
• Chair the Higher Degrees Committee of the Faculty
• Participate in committees both at the faculty and university level.
• Act as Dean and report to the Deputy Vice-Chancellors and Vice-Chancellor and Principal when the Dean is absent.

• A Doctoral degree on NQF Level 10 in any relevant field of Education.
• Five years of experience at a management level (i.e., head of department/school/centre/unit).
• Proven experience with supervision of master’s and PhD students.
• Experience as an external examiner for postgraduate students.
• Proven evidence of publishing in peer-reviewed journals.
• Proven record of research grant applications, management, and experience in third-stream income generation.
• Superior knowledge of research methodology, postgraduate student support, and management of postgraduate programmes and processes
• Proven international recognition for specialist expertise and research leadership in a particular area of academic scholarship (e.g., regularly serves as a reviewer for international/ISI/IBSS journals).
• An NRF rating or potential for…