Job Description

PurposeResponsible for teaching and learning, research and community engagement and to provide support to the department/school in pursuit of its academic objectives. Responsibilities may also include curriculum development, student academic development, administration, quality assurance, academic management and the development of research capacity within the department/school in order to contribute to the academic initiatives undertaken by the department/faculty.Minimum RequirementAssociate Professor

• PhD/Doctorate in Statistics/Mathematical Statistics
• At least eight years relevant experience
• Demonstrate evidence of continuous research output in the form of: Publications in DHET accredited journals and peer-reviewed conference proceedings; research papers presented at national and/or international conferences; patents and/ or similar product of research; contribution to scholarly books published by a recognized publishing house; citation record (e.g. Scopus h- index); evidence of research leadership in publication/ grant application; NRF rating is strongly recommended; external research funds raised; national and/or international research publications.
• Approach to teaching; leadership contributions to curriculum development, design of learning materials, and innovative pedagogy and/or SoTL; student and junior staff mentoring; successful supervision of postgraduate students including PhD students; formal participation in teaching and learning development courses; Student and/or peer evaluations of own teaching.
• Demonstrate evidence of: Significant involvement in discipline, departmental and/or institutional official activities and processes which includes active academic participation in workshops/forums in higher education as well as community engagement activities and CE as a scholarly activity; External examining/moderating at other HEIs at UG and PG levels.

Professor

• PhD/Doctorate in Statistics/Mathematical Statistics
• At least ten years relevant experience
• Demonstrate evidence of continuous research output in the form of: continual and sustained research outputs in high impact DHET - accredited journals in a mix of local and international journals; scholarly contributions to books published by recognized publishers; evidence of external research funds raised; Establish and maintain productive research linkages and networks with leading scholars at national and international level; Presentations of research papers as invited or keynote speaker at scholarly

local and international conferences; must be NRF rated or in the case of international candidates have a CV conducive to successful NRF rating, have a notable citation track record (evident through an h-index commensurate to period as active research), research leadership demonstrated through authorship position on publications and grant applications. * Evidence to teaching; leadership contributions to curriculum development, design of learning materials and innovative pedagogy; student and staff mentoring; successful supervision of postgraduate students including PhD students; formal participation in teaching and learning development courses; contributions to presenting teaching and learning courses; scholarly contributions to teaching and learning development; Student and/or peer evaluations of own teaching.

• Evidence of Leadership and contribute positively towards the discipline, department, school, faculty and the institution; Actively involved in professional and/or discipline societies; Play an active role in leading of academic citizenship activities in the broader community; acknowledged and referred to as respected leader in their field by the broader scientific community; frequently evaluate articles for good journals and/or serve on editorial board for such journals; contribute to scientific

and organising committees of significant conferences; external examining/moderating at other HEIs at undergraduate and postgraduate levels Recommendations

• NRF rating or demonstrate the potential for obtaining an NRF rating.

Duties and responsibilities

• Teaching and Learning
• Research. Develop research projects, apply for research grants, explore fundraising opportunities for research projects, Work with advancement/grants department (including own team), as well as school and interdisciplinary teams to continually identify prospects (corporates, trusts, foundations, individuals) as well as high-profile 'door-openers' for SPUs, as well as school research priority projects.
• Community Engagement
• Curriculum Development and Accreditation
• Student Academic Development
• Administration
• Quality Assurance
• Academic Management
• Personal/ Professional Development. Engage in current professional development activities
• Monitoring, evaluation and reporting. Develop relevant reports as and when required

Enquiries can be made via email atAssumption of duties: As mutually agreed to upon acceptance of the appointment. The University reserves the right not to make an appointment. This position may be subjected to assessments.Women and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.Note: Sol Plaatje University (SPU) is dedicated to meeting its Employment Equity targets.

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