South Africa: Lecturer Computing Sciences

Nelson Mandela University reserves the right not to make an appointment. In considering candidates for appointment into the advertised posts, preference will be accorded to persons from a designated group in accordance with the approved Nelson Mandela University Employment Equity Plan. CORE PURPOSE OF JOB The Department of Computing Sciences (CS) is looking to fill a position of Lecturer within the department with an enthusiastic, forward-thinking person who will contribute to the vision and mission of the Department. The field of Computing Sciences includes Computer Science and Information Systems. There are three key areas of performance that academic staff members in the department need to meet, namely: 1) learning and teaching; 2) engagement and 3) research generally focused within the Departments research areas (descriptive topics available upon request). The main purpose of this post is therefore to facilitate and administer the learning process for students in modules presented by the Department at both Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels specifically in the discipline of Computer Science, to supervise junior Postgraduate students, to be involved in research activities and regularly publish on such research and to contribute to community engagement. The appointee will be expected to assist in the presentation of some of the undergraduate programming modules. KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS Learning and Teaching Facilitate learning and teaching for assigned module(s) in accordance with principles of good teaching practice, which includes material development, engaging with students and module administration; Represent the Department at relevant Faculty and University learning and teaching forums Research Provide research supervision to honours students; Participate in research projects within the Department; Generate research outputs for publication in the Departments research areas; Represent the Department at relevant Faculty and University research forums. Engagement Participate in or initiate Departmental engagement activities, which could include engagement with schools, industry and other external stakeholders; and Represent the Department at relevant Faculty and University engagement forums. CORE COMPETENCIES Related and relevant experience in the field of Computer Science. Knowledge of topics in Computer Science such as programming languages (C#, Java, Matlab), with an advanced knowledge of programming data structures. The ability to apply theoretical concepts to practical examples. Experience in participating in and managing of collaborative team projects. Evidence of the ability to supervise Postgraduate students at Honours level. Evidence of the ability to produce research outputs. REQUIREMENTS Lecturer A Masters degree in Information Systems or Computer Science, An Honours and undergraduate degree covering Computer Science topics such as programming languages (C#, Java, Matlab), with an advanced knowledge of programming data structures. Minimum of 2 years lecturing or related experience. The following will be an added advantage: Publication outputs in accredited journals or at discipline conferences.