CORE PURPOSE OF JOB

The Department of Computing Sciences (CS) is looking to fill a position of Senior Lecturer / Associate Professor within the department with an enthusiastic, forward-thinking person who will contribute to the vision and mission of the Department in the role of a leader in 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 Department’s 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 particularly in the discipline of Information System, to supervise Postgraduate students, to mentor junior colleagues in the Department in the three key areas, to conduct research and regularly publish on such research, to contribute to community engagement and to be involved in core organisational functions of the Department, Faculty and University.

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;
• Demonstrate knowledge of and skills in providing effective learning, teaching and assessment opportunities;
• Evaluate and reflect on the quality of own teaching and assessment;
• Lead in the development and review of new modules/curricula;
• Mentor junior colleagues in the principles of good learning, teaching and assessment practices; and
• Represent the Department at relevant Faculty and University learning and teaching forums.

Research

• Provide research supervision to Postgraduate students, Honours, Masters and Doctoral levels;

• Demonstrate knowledge of and skills in providing and leading effective research opportunities;

• Manage national and international research projects for the Department;

• Independently conduct and lead research in the Department’s research areas;

• Regularly generate research outputs for publication in the Department’s research areas;

• Mentor emerging researchers (staff and Postgraduate students) in the conducting of research in the Department’s research areas;

• Generate and manage third stream income (for example, in the form of research grant applications and awards) for use in independent and Departmental research projects; and

• Represent the Department at relevant Faculty and University research forums.

Engagement

• Lead in the initiation of 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

• Knowledge of advanced topics in the field of Information Systems, such as Enterprise Systems, Business Process Modelling, ERP/Accounting IS, e-commerce, Business Analytics and Business Intelligence.

• High-level cognitive thinking skills for setting and marking assessments, and applying theoretical concepts to practical examples in learning and teaching.
• Leadership skills for module and programme development within the Information Systems discipline.
• Supervise Postgraduate students at Honours, Masters and Doctoral levels to successful conclusion of their qualifications in at least the past 5 years.
• Recent and regular accredited research publications in at least the past 5 years.
• Manage and lead collaborative team research projects.
• Experience in involvement in research funding applications and grants.
• Involvement in engagement activities and university organisational management functions.

REQUIREMENTS

• Associate Professor

• A Doctoral degree in Information Systems
• Minimum of 3 years of experience working as a Senior Lecturer, incorporating teaching experience (e.g. lecturing, setting and marking of assessments, curriculum development, postgraduate supervision), conducting research activities and engagement activity involvement in the field of Information Systems. The teaching experience should relate to advanced Information Systems modules such as Enterprise Systems, Business Process Modelling, ERP/Accounting IS, e-commerce, Business Analytics and Business Intelligence
• Involvement in institutional organisational functions at a management level
• Proven credible research and engagement record
• Supervised or co-supervised Masters and Doctoral students to successful completion
• Knowledge of research methodologies and theories in Information Systems
• Substantial research publications in accredited journals

Senior Lecturer

• A Doctoral degree in Information Systems
• Minimum of 2 years of experience working as a Lecturer, incorporating teaching experience (e.g. lecturing, setting and marking of assessments, curriculum development, postgraduate supervision), conducting research activities and engagement activity involvement in the field of Information Systems. The teaching experience should relate to advanced Information Systems modules such as Enterprise Systems, Business Process Modelling, ERP/Accounting IS, Business Analytics and Business Intelligence
• Proven credible research and engagement record
• Supervised or co-supervised Honours or Masters students to successful completion
• Research publications in academic conferences and accredited journals

Further information about this post can be obtained from Professor Jean Greyling email: jean.greyling@mandela.ac.za

Note: Shortlisted candidates will be required to demonstrate a sound knowledge of chosen topics in Information Systems by presenting a lecture on a topic of the interview panel’s choosing. Subject experts could follow up the presentation with content related questions.

Applications must be accompanied by a letter of motivation as to why you are suitable for the post, a current curriculum vitae, and the contact details of at least two referees.

The Department will endeavour to make an appointment that complements the current Computer Science/Information Systems balance in the Department.

For appointment 1 January 2026