Lecturer (Faculty of Science: Academy of Computer Science & Software Engineering)
Position Summary
Introduction
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) is a vibrant and cosmopolitan university, anchored in Africa and driven by a powerful strategy focused on attaining global excellence and stature (GES). With an emphasis on independent thinking, sustainable development, and strategic partnerships, UJ is an international university of choice. The University is guided by the Vice-Chancellor’s vision of “Positioning UJ in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) for societal impact in the context of the changing social, political, and economic fortunes of Africa”.
Job description
- Be actively involved in core activities of the department such as teaching, research, academic administration, short-course development, marketing, and community projects and science engagement.
- Must demonstrate a strong commitment to excellence in teaching and productive research, and play a role in teaching innovation including the use of e-learning tools.
- Assume responsibility to teach modules (theory and/or practical) enlisted for the academy’s undergraduate programme.
- Assist in the presentation of the Digital Forensics Short Learning Programme and be able to assist in the Digital Forensics honours modules
- The incumbent will also be expected to teach modules in postgraduate programmes.
- Must mentor and assess the marking of third year practical year projects on a level acceptable to the British Computer Society.
- Present Public Lectures on selected technical topics
- Obtain research funding from external funding bodies.
- Annually publish peer-reviewed papers in accredited scientific and/or academic journals, and deliver papers at national and international conferences, commensurate with the level of appointment.
- Must assist in the organization of the Annual IT Projects Day
- Perform administrative and ad hoc duties as required by the Department.
- Assist with the management of student assistant appointments
- Must keep records / evidence of teaching and learning activities to a level suitable for the various accreditation bodies the academy interacts with.
- Serve on committees at departmental, faculty, and or institutional level.
- Participate in Community Engagement Initiatives as determined by the department.
Minimum requirements
- A Master’s Degree in Computer Science or Information Technology with a preference for the following fields:
- o Cyber Security, agent technology, biologically inspired Artificial Intelligence, computational intelligence.
- Strong capabilities in technical programming
- The successful applicant must be registered for or willing to register for a Ph.D. in the above fields with a proven record of research publications submitted and published on an international level in the field of registration.
- The successful applicant must have an excellent academic record.
- Must have successfully contributed to projects days.
- Must have successfully mentored and assessed the marking of third year practical year projects on a level acceptable to the British Computer Society.
- Must pass a practical programming assessment as determined by the Academy of Computer Science and Software Engineering.
- The proven ability to teach both Computer Science and Informatics courses and in particular VB.Net, advanced data structures.
- The proven ability to teach both Computer Science and Informatics courses on an Honours level.
- Sufficient lecturing experience with professionally evaluated outcomes.
- Exposure to TurnitIn for checking the integrity of research assignments.
- Experience of managing the auditing of all answer scripts for all examinations of both Computer Science and Informatics on both undergraduate and postgraduate level.
- Excellent written and verbal English communications skills.
- Good planning and organizational skills
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
- Strong interpersonal relationships as well as the ability to collaborate with colleagues.
- Adherence to the working conditions for academic staff as defined by the University of Johannesburg
- Primarily based on APK Campus but may be required to perform academic duties on other campuses or off-campus
Your application, comprising of a detailed Curriculum Vitae as well as the names and full contact details (including telephone numbers and e-mail addresses) of at least three traceable and credible referees must be uploaded before or on the closing date of the advertised post. Please also attach the following: a copy of your highest academic qualification, proof of registration with professional bodies you might belong to and if applying for an academic position, a list of accredited research output and/ or a portfolio of your creative output.
Please note that the University is obligated, in terms of recent amendments to the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act 2021 (Act 13 of 2021), to assess all prospective employees (including applicants) against the National Register for Sex Offenders (NRSO). The outcome of such an assessment may have an impact upon possible employment with the University.
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Candidates may be subjected to appropriate psychometric testing and other selection instruments.
In conjunction to merit on the basis of qualifications, experience and proven achievements the University of Johannesburg is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities and those individuals from the historically disadvantaged groups. As necessitated by operational requirements the University reserves the right not to make an appointment to positions advertised. If you have not received a response from the University within 8 weeks of the closing date, you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful.
