Manager II: Digital Scholarship (P7) (Library & Information Centre: Client Services)
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) in the context of the changing social, political and economic fortunes of Africa”.
Job description
- To develop, establish and maintain a comprehensive service of digital scholarship to the University.
- To perform text data mining and other forms of research based on digital scholarship for academics, postdoctoral fellows and postgraduate students.
- To teach academics, postgraduate researchers and postdoctoral fellows how to use digital scholarship software themselves.
- To teach undergraduate students digital literacy which focuses on helping students to evaluate the information they encounter on all digital platforms.
- To develop and support digital humanities for the faculties of Humanities, Education, and Art, Architecture and Design.
Minimum requirements
- A Master’s Degree in Social Sciences, Politics, Economics or a similar discipline;
- Minimum of two years’ experience of working in digital scholarship using the latest digital scholarship programs and packages. This could include experience gain in doing research for a Masters or PhD.
- Competencies in aspects of digital scholarship and using some programs and platforms for digital scholarship;
- Knowledgeable and experienced in qualitative and quantitative research, with a working knowledge of SPSS and Atlas Ti;
- Ability to analyse big data sets on the principles of digital scholarship using the latest digital scholarship platforms and programs;
- Experienced in training people about digital scholarship and how to use some of the platforms and programs;
- Good oral and written communication, including report writing;
- Proficient in English;
- Strong client orientation and good people skills;
- Knowledgeable and experienced in the provision of digital literacy training to undergraduates and postgraduates;
- Ability to work both in a team and independently.
- A PhD in Social Science, Economics, Politics or a related discipline in which digital scholarship was used in the data analysis of the research project.
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.
For more information, please review the following link: Justice/Criminal/NRSO.
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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.
