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Professor / Associate Professor and Head of Department (One post) - Department of Industrial and Sys

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Global Academy Jobs
Location
South Africa
Closing date
Mar 20, 2019

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Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for:
  • The strategic, academic, leadership and transformation of the Department;
  • Promoting, planning, organising, accreditation and managing of academic and research programmes and the Department's research profile;
  • The recruitment and management of world class personnel;
  • All financial activities including externally funded projects;
  • Playing an active role as academic leader of the discipline at a local, national and international level and development of international partnerships;
  • Marketing and growing the Department with the emphasis on student growth;
  • Leading and promoting the research intensity within the Department in terms of research outputs, international publications and PhD students.


Minimum Requirements

Associate Professor:
  • A PhD in Industrial Engineering or related qualification;
  • Academic status in the relevant discipline;
  • A proven research and publication record;
  • National recognition as a researcher;
  • Experience in the successful graduation of Master's and/or PhD candidates;
  • Experience in undergraduate and/or postgraduate teaching.


Professor (same as for Associate Professor, plus);
  • National and international recognition as a researcher;
  • Experience in the successful graduation of PhD candidates.


Head of Department:

Experience in the following:
  • High-level liaison with internal and external stakeholders and professional boards;
  • Managing and leadership activities;
  • Marketing of the Department or projects to obtain research and development contracts and external funding;
  • Managing engineering and technical staff;
  • ECSA Accreditation processes;
  • National and/or international collaboration.


Required Competencies - Person Specification
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal skills and teambuilding experience.


Added advantages and preferences:
  • Managerial experience at a tertiary institution;
  • International recognition;
  • An exceptional research record in one of the Department's research specialisation fields;
  • NRF-rating.

The annual remuneration package will be commensurate with the incumbent's level of appointment, as determined by UP policy guidelines. UP subscribes to the BESTMED and UMVUZO medical aid schemes and contributes 50% of the applicable monthly premium.

In applying for this post, please attach:
  • Complete and updated Curriculum Vitae
  • A brief self-evaluation by the candidate;
  • Candidate's brief teaching portfolio;
  • The candidate's vision for the Department;
  • Details of three contactable referees, including referees who can attest to the candidate's academic and/or leadership qualities.


Candidates are expected to make a 10-minute presentation to the Appointments Committee on his/her vision for the Department during the interview.

Although candidates will be appointed permanently as Professor or Associate Professor, the headship is a fixed-term appointment of four years based on performance. Preference will be given to the incumbent for re-appointment for a second term.

Closing Date:

5 April 2019

No application will be considered after the closing date, or if it does not comply with at least the minimum requirements.

Any enquiries:

Prof Sunil Maharaj, Tel: (012) 420 4636, e-mail: sunil.maharaj@up.ac.za

Should you not hear from the University of Pretoria by 28 June 2019, please accept that your application has been unsuccessful.

The University of Pretoria is committed to equality, employment equity and diversity.

In accordance with the Employment Equity Plan of the University and its Employment Equity goals and targets, preference may be given, but is not limited to candidates from under-represented designated groups.

All candidates who comply with the requirements for appointment are invited to apply. All candidates agree to undergo verification of personal credentials.

The University of Pretoria reserves the right to not fill the advertised positions.

In pursuit of the ideals of excellence and diversity, the University of Pretoria wishes to invite applications for the following vacancy.

The University of Pretoria's commitment to quality makes us one of the top research Universities in the country and gives us a competitive advantage in international science and technology development.

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