Professor Job Vacancy at University of Cape Town in South Africa

  Job Title: Professor/ Associate Professor


The Education Development Unit (EDU) is seeking to make an appointment to this permanent post as soon as possible.

The EDU is a joint venture of the Faculty of Health Sciences and the Academic Development Programme (ADP) in the Centre for Higher Education Development. A primary role of the EDU is to continue the process of curriculum transformation in the Faculty’s education programmes. The EDU is expanding its activities in the development of educational expertise in health professionals,
e-learning, open education resources, programme evaluation and the strengthening of educational research within the Faculty.

Requirements include:

• An MBChB and a PhD in Higher Education Studies or Health Sciences Education.
• For appointment at Associate Professor level, an MBChB plus a Master’s Degree in Higher Education Studies or Health Sciences Education could be considered.
• Management and leadership experience in an academic environment
• A record of achievement in research, publication and postgraduate supervision in aspects of health professional education
• Teaching experience in a health sciences preferably (clinical) context

In addition the following will be to the candidate’s advantage:

• Experience in leading education development initiatives within a health sciences environment
• Expertise in quantitative methodologies in educational research
• A willingness to specialize in one of the following: Programme Evaluation; Educational Innovation and its implementation, monitoring and evaluation; E-Learning.

Responsibilities include:

• In rotation with the current Director, undertaking the Directorship of the EDU as required, reporting to the Deputy Dean Education in Health Sciences and to the Director of the ADP,
• Taking a leadership role in education within the Faculty of Health Sciences,
• Leading and contributing to one or more areas of educational development,
• Providing leadership in educational research within the Faculty of Health Sciences,
• Undertaking research relevant to the work of the EDU,
• Undertaking postgraduate supervision,
• Contributing to teaching in one or more courses and/or programmes offered by EDU,
• Promoting quality improvement in existing programmes and courses within the Faculty of Health Sciences,
• Contributing to the wider work of the Academic Development Programme
• Maintaining own professional registration.

The annual remuneration for 2012, including benefits, is as follows:

• Professor: R771 584
• Associate Professor: R614 221

Application process:
To apply, please e-mail the completed UCT Application form and all other relevant documentation as indicated on the form, with the subject line “P/AP: Education Development Unit” followed by the reference number to: Ms Edith Graham, Staff Recruitment and Selection University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch, 7700, South Africa.

E-mail: edith.graham@uct.ac.za; Telephone: +27 21 650 5405; Faculty website: www.ched.uct.ac.za

The application form can be downloaded at http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/sapweb/forms/hr201.doc.

An application which does not comply with the above requirements will be regarded as incomplete.

Reference number for this position: SR308/12

Closing date for applications: 22nd June 2012

UCT is committed to the pursuit of excellence, diversity and redress. Our Employment Equity Policy is available at http://hr.uct.ac.za/policies/ee.php.


Deadline: 22nd June 2012