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Stellenbosch UniversityFaculty of Medicine and Health SciencesDepartment of Global HealthDivision of Disability and Rehabilitation StudiesSenior Lecturer: Division of Disability and Rehabilitation StudiesRef. TGB16/159/0624Stellenbosch University (SU) is an inclusive, innovative and future focused institution, a place of discovery and excellence where both staff and students are thought leaders in advancing knowledge in the service of all stakeholders. We are seeking someone who will enhance our position as a leading Medicine and Health Sciences Faculty through teaching, research and service delivery.The Division of Disability and Rehabilitation Studies (DDRS) is uniquely positioned as an interdisciplinary environment in which researchers from across various disciplines offer comprehensive interprofessional and intersectoral disability and rehabilitation-related knowledge translation, management, education and engagement in training programmes, research, and research development for all relevant professionals.The Division strongly advocates for an understanding of disability and rehabilitation as a transformation and social justice issue. The Division is advertising for a Senior Lecturer with special focus on Assistive Technology (AT) to join the staff of the DDRS in driving teaching and learning, research, and social impact at postgraduate level.Duties:Strengthening the academic programmes offered by the DDRS with a specific focus on developing a postgraduate diploma (PGDip) in Assistive Technology;Using innovative methods to undertake teaching, learning and assessment within academic programmes of the DDRS and renewed MBChB curriculum;Coordinating relevant evaluation and research activities to inform the continuous improvement of the teaching and learning initiatives;Leading and coordinating disability and rehabilitation research within the DDRSs strategic research focus areas;Actively publishing research findings in peer-reviewed accredited journals, with a minimum h-index of 6;Providing research supervision and mentorship to masters and doctoral students at a senior level;Organising CPD activities, short courses and seminars about relevant topics;Fostering collaboration and engagements with units in the Faculty, University, and other educational and research institutions;Securing funding to support research, training, or service.Requirements:Masters in health sciences or a disability and rehabilitation related field;Experience as a health and rehabilitation practitioner working with people with disabilities;Experience in developing a curriculum in disability and rehabilitation studies;Experience in teaching and coordination of postgraduate programmes at senior level;Expertise and experience in mentoring and facilitating learning and assessment in postgraduate disability and rehabilitation studies at a senior level;Expertise in both quantitative and qualitative research methods;Evidence of successful research supervision of masters and doctoral students at senior level;Demonstrable success in obtaining external research funding to support own research;A publication record in disability and rehabilitation studies with an h-index of 6 or more;Evidence of established regional and international collaborations within the area of Assistive Technology;Project management, coordination, and networking skills;The ability to work independently and in a team.Recommendations:PhD in health sciences or a disability and rehabilitation related field;Track record of research on teaching and learning in disability and rehabilitation studies at senior level;Proven record of scholarly and scientific achievement and the ability to maintain it;An interdisciplinary approach to problem-solving;Excellent communication and presentation skills.

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