Website Vaal University of Technology
The University was first established as a college for advanced technical education in 1966 and then transitioned into a Technikon in 1979. With the restructuring of the higher education landscape, the institution became a University of Technology in 2004 and has seen significant growth in its activities and reach since that time.
Key performance areas include but are not limited to:
- Complete a Doctoral qualification with specialisation in Retailing or cognate field;
- Contribute towards effective teaching and learning in the field of Retail Business Management as delegated by the Head of Department;
- Contributing to online course design, maintaining quality learner guides, subject files, developing and maintaining teaching portfolios of evidence that adhere to high-quality standards;
- Assessment and moderation of summative and/or formative assessments; SAQA guidelines;
- Participate in national and/or international conferences and publish findings of completed research projects in accredited journals;
- Active participation and/or registration with relevant professional bodies;
- Liaise with the W&RSETA and other stakeholders on projects initiated by the research leadership Chair;
- Fulfilling student and academic administration and reporting duties in line with responsibility; Mentor junior lecturers and tutors within the department through team supervision of postgraduate students, as an additional role;
- Display sound interpersonal skills and the ability to work as a team player.
APPLICATION CRITERIA:
Qualifications and Experience:
- A relevant with specialisation in Retailing, Business Management and/or Retail Business
- Administration with a minimum pass mark of 70% (Compulsory);
- Willingness to register for a doctoral qualification with specialisation in Retail Business Management and be able to complete within six years;
- Possess sound technical and theoretical knowledge in Inventory handling and Management,
- Project management, store merchandising and warehousing;
- Membership and certification with relevant professional bodies would be an added advantage;
- High technical proficiency: Ms Office Suite, Ms Outlook, Ms Teams, Ms Projects & use of 360- degree EON technology assets.
To be eligible for selection for a nGAP post, applicants must meet the following criteria, in addition to meeting criteria specified by the university:
- Demonstrate interest in becoming an academic Be a South African citizen;
- Be 40 years and younger;
- Show evidence of eligibility to undertake doctoral study;
- Be willing to commit to placement at the appointing university for the full duration of the nGAP.
Skills:
- A high level of disciplinary expertise;
- Excellent communication (written / verbal/ cross-cultural) skills; Organisational and adaptability skills;
- Report writing skills;
- Facilitation, assessment and online course design skills;
- Digital literacy skills (Ms 365 for Business; Ms Teams, Ms Projects; ITS, Blackboard LMS; Data
- Analytics, Power BMI etc);
- Good interpersonal skills (Collegiality, team player and time management;
- Problem solving and critical thinking skills;
- Strong initiative and the motivation to work without extensive supervision.