Junior Lecturer / Lecturer / Senior Lecturer / Associate Professor (Two positions)

• Teach undergraduate and postgraduate students.
• Conduct research.
• Mentor students towards dissertations and theses if appointed at Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor level.
• Get involved with community projects.

Inherent requirements:

Junior Lecturer:

• Honours degree in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics.
• Good academic record.

Lecturer:

• Master's degree in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics.
• Proven experience in presentation of poster or oral presentations at conferences or equivalent activities.
• A good academic record.

Senior Lecturer:

• PhD degree in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics.
• Proven experience in presentation of paper/posters at national scholarly conferences.
• Proven national recognition for specialist expertise and research in a specific area of scholarship.
• An NRF rating or demonstrate potential for obtaining an NRF rating.
• Proven experience in supervision of graduated masters' students.
• A proven research record of relevant publications in national and international accredited journals.
• Proven experience of service as an active member of national or international scholarly society. 

Associate Professor:

• PhD degree in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics.
• Experience as external examiner for postgraduate students.
• Proven experience in presentation of research papers at national conferences, where there is evidence of peer review papers.
• Act as an editorial board member of high-quality national scholarly journals.
• Proven national recognition for specialist expertise and research leadership in a specific scientific area of scholarship.
• An NRF rating of C3 or equivalent status.
• Proven experience in the supervision of graduate masters; students.;
• A proven research record of relevant publications in national and international accredited journals.
• Serve as a member of a national scholarly society.

Recommendations:

Junior Lecturer:

• Teaching experience at tertiary institution level.
• Good communication and social skills.
• Willing to enrol for a masters' degree at the first available opportunity, if not yet attained by the time of the appointment.

Lecturer:

• Teaching experience at tertiary institution level.
• Good communication and social skills.
• Willing to enrol for a doctoral degree at the first available opportunity, if not yet attained by the time of the appointment.

Required competencies:

• Position 1: Research interest in one or more of the areas Mathematical Modelling, Optimization, Dynamical Systems.
• Position 2: Research interest in one or more of the areas Category Theory, Topology.
• Business acumen.
• Result orientated.
• Strategic thinking.
• Building coalitions.
• Leading. 

Assumption of duties:

1 January 2019.

Closing date:

19 October 2018.

Salary:

The salary scale is available on request. For any further enquiries, please feel free to contact 051 401 2808/9962/3934/2010.

Fringe benefits:

(Subject to specific conditions): pension scheme, medical aid scheme, group life insurance, housing allowance, leave and sick leave, service bonus and study benefits.