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Job Summary
Minimum Requirements
All applicants must have a BSc (Eng.) degree in Agricultural/Bioresources/Biosystems/Mechanical/Civil Engineering or a closely related BSc qualification. In addition, the following apply for appointment as Senior Lecturer
- A cognate PhD
- 05 years teaching experience in a tertiary institution, 07 years professional engineering practice or 07 years relevant experience in industrial/research environment.
- At least 05 publications in accredited, peer reviewed journals
- Demonstrated ability/competence to teach engineering science courses/modules
- Evidence of success in undergraduate student design project and postgraduate research supervision or extensive mentorship in an industrial/research environment
- Professional registration with ECSA or other statutory bodies and membership of relevant vocational societies are advantageous
Duties
Ensures that program taught comply with required academic and other standards by:
- Compiling lecture notes, study guides, practical manuals for approval
- Proposing prescribed books studying to remain up-to-date in own field
- Assists in evaluation of students’ academic progress and standing by preparing, assigning and marking tests, examinations, projects and essays
- Provides guidance / assistance to lecturers / junior lecturers / demonstrators as required by monitoring their students’ progress
- Formally evaluates students’ progress/ academic standing by
- Postgraduate supervision
- Enhance knowledge and skills in own field, to benefit of University, students and/or staff
- Contributes to departmental / administration
- Participates in University community development programmes
- Preparing individual and joint/collaborative project proposals and leading / conducting approved projects, and participating in outside development projects
- Ensure personal continuous professional development in order to remain relevant and current in teaching and supervising engineering students at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels
The University of Venda, situated in Thohoyandou in the scenic Vhembe district of the Limpopo Province of South Africa was established in 1982. The university has ever experienced tremendous growth and change. From its early years, staff members were drawn from various backgrounds in South Africa but by 1994 staff members were increasingly recruited from other African countries and over seas.
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