Advert reference: uj_001891
Advert status: Online
Apply by: 6 April 2025Position SummaryIndustry: Education & Training
Job category: Education and Training
Campus: Auckland Park Kingsway Campus
Contract: Fixed Term Contract (5 Year Contract)
Remuneration: Market related
EE position: Open to all
Level: SeniorIntroductionThe University of Johannesburg (UJ) is a vibrant and cosmopolitan institution, guided by its bold UJ Strategy 2035, which emphasises Societal Impact and Sustainability, Global Footprint and Partnerships, and Technology for the Future. Committed to transformative change, UJ's mission is xe2x80x9cTo transform and serve humanity through innovation and the collective and collaborative pursuit of knowledge.xe2x80x9d The University is guided by the vision of building xe2x80x9cAn international university of choice, anchored in Africa and the global south, dynamically shaping a sustainable future".Job descriptionThe Department of Botany and Plant Biotechnology is proud to be one of a few standalone Botany departments at universities in South Africa. In terms of teaching, the Department offers all three core disciplines of Botany, i.e. Plant Taxonomy, Plant Anatomy, and Plant Physiology, both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. In addition, we offer applied fields such as Biotechnology and Molecular Biology and are the custodian department for the Life Sciences to BEd students registered in the Faculty of Education. Our research focuses on several aspects including anatomy, biotechnology, chemotaxonomy, DNA barcoding, ecology, ethnobotany, medicinal plants, plant defence responses, post-harvest physiology, plant taxonomy, and systematics. The Department hosts two NRF SARCHi chairs, one in Indigenous Plant Use and the other in Sustainable Preservation and Agroprocessing Research, with an additional UJ Research Centre in DNA Barcoding (African Centre for DNA Barcoding).The appointee will present lectures in Physiology at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, attract research funding and actively conduct research within the field, supervise postgraduate students and be involved in Faculty and Departmental administration. Additional lecturing in the field of botany when needed and other day-to-day activities of the Department, Faculty and the Institution.Responsibilities:This is a senior position (Senior Lecturer, Associate or Full Professor) in the Department of Botany and Plant Biotechnology. The successful candidate shall be required to:
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