Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer

at University of Johannesburg
Location Johannesburg Metropolitan, South Africa
Date Posted October 2, 2020
Category Education / Teaching
Job Type Full-time
Currency ZAR

Description

The School of Tourism and Hospitality (STH) at the University of Johannesburg offers a broad range of undergraduate diplomas and degrees, postgraduate and continuous education programmes designed to equip graduates with relevant skills and competencies that can be applied across length and breadth of the tourism and hospitality value chain.  Our graduates are revered both locally and internationally for their dynamic attributes. As Africa's number one ranked School of Tourism and Hospitality, also ranked 20th globally, we are committed to charting new career pathways for the innovators, disruptors business leaders and critical thinkers of tomorrow in the exciting field of tourism and hospitality.

Job Description:

We are particularly interested in candidates with a broad experience base in the discipline of tourism development and management. Primary responsibilities include teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students, supervision of Honours, Masters and PhD students. We take pride in our scholarly work and we expect all our academics to actively undertake research and publish in high-quality journals.

Upon joining our Department, you will:

  • Be situated at the STH Admin Building, Bunting Road Campus, Kingsway, but not excluded from teaching on other campuses.
  • Teach allocated modules.
  • Conduct and publish your research within a focus area in Tourism Development & Management.
  • Fulfil leadership and administrative roles in the within the STH  when required.

Responsibilities:  

If you join our Department, you will:

  • Teach undergraduate and postgraduate students, and learners from our client organisation.
  • Supervise postgraduate students' research, including honours, master's and doctorate.
  • Conduct and publish your research within a research focus area of your personal interest
  • Fulfil leadership roles in our department.
  • Make a meaningful difference through community engagement.
  • Forge and maintain external professional networks.
Profile

To qualify, you need to have:

  • A PhD degree in Tourism Management or Tourism Development (or the equivalent thereof) for the senior position.
  • Experience in teaching/training in a variety of tourism subjects (cultural tourism/tourism marketing/events tourism) at a reputable higher education institution, locally or internationally.
  • Well-developed quantitative and/or qualitative methodology skills.
  • Evidence of a substantial portfolio of published articles in accredited, high-quality peer-reviewed journals.
  • Evidence of a Google Scholar/SCOPUS profile.
  • Evidence of successful supervision of Masters and PhDs.
  • An excellent ability to speak and write in English.
  • Good leadership and team-oriented skills.
  • Sound problem-solving and decision-making skills.

Recommendations:

  • Teaching experience, preferably at a Higher Education Institution.
  • A track record of post-graduate research supervision and publication in the relevant field.
  • Proven record of engagement with the scholarship of teaching, e.g. teaching evaluation or relevant portfolio.
  • Innovative teaching techniques incorporating technology.
  • NRF Rating would be an added advantage.
  • Ability to develop new undergraduate and postgraduate modules.
  • Ability to teach online.
  • Able to teach large groups.
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