Senior Lecturer: Sociology
Talent Genie
- Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels
- Facilitate Africanisation and creative transformation of curriculum content at undergraduate and postgraduate level
- Supervise Honours, Masters, and PhD candidates with a particular preference in Indigenous Knowledge Systems and their relation to gender, society and health
- Conduct research, attend academic conferences, administer courses, and publish to improve the research profile of the department
- Active membership in and service to departmental and faculty standing committees
- Undertake administrative duties within the Sociology programmes and the department at large
- Facilitation of workshops, seminars, public lectures, and conferences.
- Advanced knowledge of foundational areas in Sociological theory and Methodologies.
- Commitment to developing an Africa-centred Sociology curriculum
- Ability to incorporate interdisciplinary approaches into Sociology teaching and research
- Ability to teach, manage, and conduct assessments for large undergraduate classes
- Ability to facilitate teaching and learning via different online platforms
- Advanced experience in supervising postgraduate studies with a particular emphasis on Indigenous Knowledge Systems (and its relation to preferred fields above)
- Ability to work independently as well as co-operatively within an academic team setting with members that have diverse perspectives and differing academic approaches
- Professional self-management and the ability to operate collegially and competently within the complexities and challenges of the South African higher education environment
- Advanced administrative competencies
- Show advanced research and potential fundraising abilities
- PhD in Sociology with a proven track record in Sociology teaching and research.
- Demonstrable track record in using both quantitative and qualitative methods will be an advantage
- Minimum 5-7 years of undergraduate teaching experience
- Proven research publication record in accredited scholarly journals including two publications in internationally recognised journals.
- Proven record of successful supervision to completion at the post-graduate level
- Candidates will be required to furnish three references and may be required to undertake competence assessment tasks
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