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Academic Headship in the Division of Family Medicine

Employer
Global Academy Jobs
Location
South Africa
Closing date
Oct 31, 2016

Job Details

THE DIVISION OF FAMILY MEDICINE, DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY MEDICINE, SCHOOL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE, FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES (5 years fixed term contract)

The Faculty of Health Sciences invites suitably qualified joint staff or employees interested in being part of a dynamic, growing academic division, to apply for the post of academic head of the Division of Family Medicine. This post would be suitable for someone with a commitment to academic excellence and educational leadership in a multi-disciplinary environment, exceptional interpersonal skills, capacity for innovative and original thinking, ability to exercise a high degree of personal initiative in organising his/her own responsibilities and a commitment to working to deadlines calmly and efficiently.

Qualifications:

    Registration with the HPCSA as a medical practitioner A Master’s degree or equivalent qualification in an appropriate discipline Sound knowledge and experience of the Family Medicine degrees and programmes  at Wits The candidate should be actively involved in the education and training curricula of undergraduate and postgraduate students provided by the Division of Family Medicine at the Faculty of Health Sciences. Research experience and possession of a PhD would be advantageous but are not an essential requirement. The applicant must have demonstrated well developed proven communication, organizational, problem solving, leadership and project management skills. Must have the ability to manage change in the division The candidate must  work within the Wits Family Medicine teaching platform.

Duties:

    Strengthen the delivery and development of the degree courses and rotations that are the responsibility of the Division of Family Medicine, within the Bachelor of Health Sciences, the Graduate Entry Medical Programme and the MMed (Family Medicine). Provide leadership in the development of the career path for graduates and additional academic programmes for clinical associates, in particular postgraduate degrees and diplomas, short courses and continuing professional development activities Advocate for the Family Medicine programmes in  the Faculty, within Gauteng and North West provinces and nationally. Support the development of a research portfolio in the division Monitor and report on the adequacy and appropriate standard of teaching and research throughput Promote staff development and manage staff performance and assessment within the division. Provide support to all staff  in the  Division of Family Medicine Work with other Divisional heads to ensure sound financial and personnel management Encourage collaboration between divisions working across the teaching platforms Set norms and standards for the maintenance of service delivery and quality outputs in the division. Promote academic service delivery and enhance the development of the training platform Collaborate with other universities offering the Family Medicine degree programmesFurther the mission and vision of the School of Clinical Medicine and the Department of Family Medicine

The awarding of the title Professor/Associate Professor/Adjunct Professor must be a person employed on the Wits teaching platform, research and other academic criteria as determined by the faculty guidelines.

Enquiry: Dr Richard Cooke Tel 011 717 2021 email richard.cooke@wits.ac.za

Closing date: 31 October 2016

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