Job Description

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP IN THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
STUDIES (SES) QWAQWA CAMPUS
Position: One (1) Postdoc Fellowship
Job description
A fulltime postdoctoral position is available in the Early Years’ Education Research in the School of Education Studies, Faculty of Education at the University of the Free State (UFS), QwaQwa, South Africa. This position will fall under the auspices of post-colonial discourses, liberation movement in nexus with education and religion led by Dr Bekithemba Dube.
Desired skills and experience
Candidates with PhD in Curriculum Studies, preferably those in Curriculum History, Curriculum Theorizing, Teacher Education, Religion and History education in both colonial and postcolonial contexts. In addition, the candidate must demonstrate the reconceptualist notions of curriculum with their emphasis on subjectivity of knowledge and the disciplinary approaches that foreground powerful knowledge as the basis of curriculum.
This fellowship is open to all South African and foreign nationals, who graduated with a PhD degree in a relevant discipline within the last five years. Applicants must be able to relocate to the UFS for the duration of the fellowship. The successful candidate may not take up employment in any other institution during the duration of the fellowship.
Major tasks
a) Register and reside as postdoctoral research fellow at the UFS and participate in relevant activities of the School of Postgraduate Studies and the Directorate of
Research;
b) To conduct innovative research and obtain evidenced-based empirical data on the postcolonial education, history and religion underpinned by decolonial discourses
c) In conjunction with the host as well as other members of the host School, co-author at least three (3) or more publication outputs per year in the form of DHET– accredited scholarly journal articles or chapters in accredited/credibly commissioned books;
d) Assist in postgraduate supervision of B.Ed Hons, Masters and PhD students;
e) Assist in internationalisation and engaged scholarship as will be assigned by the host.
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About the employer
The UFS (www.ufs.ac.za) is one of the oldest universities in South Africa with over 28000 students on its main campus in Bloemfontein. It encourages student exchange
with universities worldwide and has an office for international affairs
(http://supportservices.ufs.ac.za/content.aspx?DCode=460) that assists foreign students. Bloemfontein is a medium sized South African city (population 650,000) centrally located in the middle of South Africa with easy access to different parts of South Africa and southern Africa. The city offers a safe and vibrant student community surrounded by a wide range of attractions, including nature reserves, parks and wildlife sanctuaries and has a Planetarium and Observatory for stargazing.
Method of Application To apply, please email the following documentation by 4pm on Friday 18/04/2020 to Dr Bekithemba Dube at dubeb@ufs.ac.za
a)Motivation letter of not more than 2 pages outlining your relevant expertise andexperience;
b)Full CV including a list of research publications, conference papers and otherscholarly output within the last 5 years;
c)Certified copies of the candidate’s Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degreescertificates;
d)Certified copy of Identity Document (or certified copy of valid International
Passport in the case of foreign applicants); and,
e)Contact details of two academic referees who have taught and/or supervised thecandidate at the postgraduate level.
Assumption of fellowship
Negotiable, however, the successful candidate will take up the fellowship on or before May 1 2020.
For further enquiries, please contact:
Dr Bekithemba Dube
Dubeb@ufs.ac.za

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