Lecturer​/Senior Lecturer: Orientation; Post- Department of Humanities Education, Faculty of Education

FACULTY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES EDUCATION LECTURER/SENIOR LECTURER: LIFE ORIENTATION (ONE POST)

POST LEVEL 08 & 07

In pursuit of the ideals of excellence and diversity, the University of Pretoria wishes to invite applications for the following vacancy. The University of Pretoria's commitment to quality makes us one of the top research Universities in the country and gives us a competitive advantage in international science and technology development.

• Lecturing in Life Orientation qualifications;
• Lecturing on the methodologies of Life Orientation and Physical Education;
• Providing postgraduate supervision;
• Assisting with the assessment of Work Integrated Learning;
• Conducting research in the focus areas of the Department.

• Lecturing in Life Orientation qualifications;
• Lecturing on the methodologies of Life Orientation and Physical Education;
• Providing postgraduate supervision;
• Assisting with the assessment of Work Integrated Learning;
• Conducting research in the focus areas of the Department;
• Providing leadership in Life Orientation Education.

• Master’s degree in Life Orientation or a related appropriate focus field;
• A recognised teaching qualification;
• 1 year of experience in teaching Life Orientation;
• Actively working towards publications, following completion of the Master’s qualification;
• Experience in community engagement, Work-Integrated Learning or service-learning project related to Education within the last 5 years;
• Experience in Academic Administration.

• Doctoral degree in Life Orientation or a related appropriate focus field;
• At least 3 years of teaching experience in higher education;
• Involvement in curriculum development and innovation;
• At least six research outputs (journal articles and/or book chapters), including at least four articles published in accredited national and international journals.
• Evidence of at least 3 supervised students or co-supervised to completion at Master’s and/or Doctoral level;
• At least 2 conference papers delivered at national or international conferences;
• Experience in community engagement, Work-Integrated Learning or service-learning project related to Education within the last 5 years;
• Experience in Academic Administration.

• Ability to engage in teaching and learning at a higher education level;
• Ability to initiate and supervise research at the postgraduate level;
• Ability to initiate a research project;
• Ability to work in a community of scholars;
• Appropriate language and communication skills in English;
• Formative and summative assessment experience;
• Academic administration experience;
• Community engagement experience;
• Value-based and value-driven person who can set a professional example to students;
• Computer literacy.

• Evidence of engagement in teaching and learning at a higher education level;
• Evidence of initiating and supervising research at the postgraduate level;
• Evidence of initiating a research project;
• Evidence of working in a community of scholars;
• Appropriate language and communication skills in English;
• Formative and summative assessment experience;
• Evidence of leadership in academic administration;
• Community engagement experience;
• Value-based and value-driven person who can set a professional example to students;
• Computer literacy.

• PhD degree in Life Orientation or a related appropriate focus;
• Ability to coordinate or manage programme delivery;
• Evidence of postgraduate supervision;
• Evidence of research activity over the past two years;
• Proficiency in the educational…