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Lecturer: Business Management Ci30

University of Zululand
19 hours ago
Full-time
On-site
Umhlatuze, South Africa

Introduction

Applications are invited from suitable qualified interested parties to fill the position indicated above. The candidate will be expected to teach at undergraduate and graduate levels of study in the Faculty of Commerce, Administration and Law in the Department of Business Management (Business Management and Cooperative Management Modules); undertake research in the relevant field and will assist with undergraduate and graduate research. The candidate will also assist with some administrative duties, as well as community engagement projects.

Desired Experience & Qualification

Minimum requirements:

  • Master's degree in business management
  • Evidence of studying towards a PhD will be an added advantage.
  • Competence and/or demonstrated potential in communicating knowledge and facilitating teaching and learning in a lecture, seminar, tutorial and/or practical or laboratory environment; and in assessment practices (including online assessment practices); coupled with a potential to undertake research.
  • Potential to undertake administrative responsibilities at departmental level.
  • Sound interpersonal skills.
  • Satisfactory teaching performance, commensurate with the nature of the post to which the applicant was previously appointed.
  • Ability or potential to supervise research at Honours level and/ or Master’s level to develop research capacity.
  • Service to the University either at departmental or institutional level.
  • Community engagement activity.
  • MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook.
  • Good English speaking, reading, and writing capability.

Preferred working experience:

  • Minimum 2 to 3 years’ experience of teaching in Business Management and Cooperatives Management.
  • Scholarly publication / Conference presentation with evidence of Conference proceedings
  • Experience in using Moodle, Blackboard or any online teaching experience.

Other requirements

•   Report writing skills.

•   Attention to detail.

•   Interpersonal relationship skills.

•   Presentation skills.

Knowledge

•   Specialist knowledge in the relevant discipline.

•   Knowledge of teaching and learning methodology.

•   Knowledge of research methodology.

•   University policies and procedures or higher education environment.

•   Academics structure and administration.

Skills        

•   Ability to lecture and conduct seminars clearly and effectively to a variety of audiences through various media.

•   Ability to communicate complex and conceptual ideas to those with limited knowledge as well as peers.

•   Demonstrate the use of technology to enable teaching and learning over distance learning.

•   Analytical thinking.

Behaviors

•   Self-motivated.

•   Maintain confidentiality.

•   Accountability.

•   Customer or Service focus.

• Reliability/dependability.

•   Collaboration and teamwork.

•   Professionalism.

•   Quality orientation.

•   Continuous/Process improvement.

•   Integrity.

Interested?