Job Title: Academic Reading and Writing Facilitator
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA
DEPARTMENT: TUITION AND FACILITATION OF LEARNING
DIRECTORATE: ACADEMIC: TEACHING AND LEARNING
GAUTENG REGION: FLORIDA RSC
POSITION: ACADEMIC READING AND WRITING FACILITATOR(1 X Post)
(FIXED-TERM CONTRACT)
REFERENCE: Ref: TFL/Gau-Florida/AcalitR&W/FixT/P7/ddm26/Jun2012
Requirements
· An Honours Degree in English languages education or applied linguistics
· Minimum of two years prior experience working in a developmental academic reading and writing programme in higher education
· A track record of involvement in strategies to improve higher education student learning, persistence and throughput through academic support
· Demonstrated experience in working with culturally-diverse student populations
· An understanding of student challenges and needs in a higher education environment
· Documented experience in languages and literacies materials development
· Excellent written, oral and electronic communication skills in English
· Computer competence
Recommendations
· Research experience in the field of language teaching
· A master’s qualification in English language education or applied linguistics
Duties
· Plan and offer one-on-one consultations and workshops on Quantitative Literacy and learning to learn in different modes through the medium of English
· Initiate, design and pursue interventions that promote the integration of language and content
· Design and develop resources and workshop materials
· Conduct research in the field of academic language development
· Contribute to institutional research to assess student retention and throughput, learning for transfer and the impact of the Academic Literacies Centre
· Manage and administer the services and staff of the Academic reading and writting component of the Academic Literacies Centre
· Promote the services of the Academic Literacies Centre
Assumption of duty : As soon as possible
Salary : Remuneration is commensurate with the seniority of the position
Closing date : 11 July 2012
Enquiries: (011) 471 2082 Ms T Zililo (Tuition and Facilitation of Learning – Florida)
(012) 441 5737/5743 Mrs Helen de Klerk (Tuition and Facilitation of Learning – JHB)
· The completed prescribed application form must be accompanied BY COMPREHENSIVE CURRICULUM VITAE and ORIGINAL certified copies (within the previous six months) of;
§ all educational qualifications,
§ academic transcripts/records;
§ identity document; and
§ proof of SAQA verification of foreign qualifications (if applicable)
· UNISA reserves the right to authenticate all qualifications without any further consent from the applicant.
· The contact details of three contactable references must be provided, one of which must be from your present employer.
· The prescribed application form is obtainable from http://www.unisa.ac.za/vacancies-new/
· UNISA is not obliged to fill an advertised position.
· Late, incomplete and incorrect applications will not be considered.
· Appointments will be made in accordance with Unisa’s Employment Equity Plan.
We welcome applications from Persons with Disabilities
Applications must be submitted in an envelope clearly marked with the name of the relevant College and/or Department, the position applied for and the reference number of the position. If you apply for more than one position, each application must be in a separate envelope.
Applications should be submitted on the prescribed forms and should be posted to reach Unisa-Florida RSC, for attention Thandiwe Zililo, c/o Christiaan de Wet and Pioneer, Private Bag X9, Florida, 1709. Hand-delivered application forms can be submitted at Unisa, Florida RSC, Room 208 F-Block, Florida.
All applications should reach UNISA before 16h00 on the closing date.
Correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates only. If you have not been contacted within two months after closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was not successful.
Deadline: 10th July 2012
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