Associate Professor: Department of Nursing and Midwifery

Karlstad University; Stellenbosch; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading academic institution is seeking an Associate Professor in the Department of Nursing and Midwifery to enhance teaching and research. Responsibilities include teaching, research supervision, and participating in social impact projects. Candidates need to hold a PhD in Nursing and possess substantial teaching experience in undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. This position is crucial for advancing both educational and community health outcomes in the region.

Qualifications

• PhD on NQF Level 10 in Nursing.
• Registration with the SANC as a professional nurse and midwife.
• At least four years of teaching experience.
• Successful research supervision of masters’ and doctoral students.

Responsibilities

• Teaching and assessment of nursing programmes.
• Conducting own research and disseminating outputs.
• Participating in social impact projects.
• Coaching and mentoring of junior staff.

Skills

Teaching experience

Research supervision

Curriculum development

Collaboration with committees

Community engagement

Education

PhD in Nursing

Job description

Associate Professor: Department of Nursing and Midwifery

Stellenbosch University is home to an academic community of some 28,000 students as well as just under 3,000 permanent staff members on five different campuses.

Associate Professor: Department of Nursing and Midwifery
(Post Level 6)

Ref. TGB17/303/1125

The Department of Nursing and Midwifery at Stellenbosch University (SU) offers undergraduate, as well as postgraduate education programmes in several specialty areas. We are committed to facilitating knowledge and skills development of our students to support safe, competent practice of nursing in local and national contexts. The Department seeks to appoint an Associate Professor to support learning and teaching in the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, research and social impact activities.

Duties:

• Teaching, learning and assessment of allocated undergraduate and postgraduate nursing programmes.
• Contributing to the development and implementation of programmes, curriculum review and curriculum building activities.
• Research supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate (master’s and doctoral) students as allocated.
• Conducting own research, disseminating research outputs, and translating knowledge.
• Providing collaborative leadership to develop and implement a departmental research strategy.
• Participating in social impact projects, service delivery, and rendering appropriate services in the institution, Faculty and Department context where required.
• Securing research grants and contributing to other revenue streams.
• Participating in national and international meetings/committees/ conferences/papers/projects.
• Participating in the internationalisation efforts of the institution and Department.
• Participating in departmental committee structures and research capacity building.
• Coaching and mentoring of junior staff.
• Academic and programme management and administration.
• Participating in and contributing to the quality assurance of the allocated programmes.

Requirements:

• PhD on NQF Level 10 in Nursing.
• Registration with the SANC as a professional nurse and midwife, nurse educator, assessor and moderator. Candidates must be in good standing, with a satisfactory performance record.
• At least four years’ teaching experience with undergraduate and postgraduate nursing programmes in an academic tertiary institution.
• At least five years’ recent clinical and/or professional experience.
• Evidence of successful external and/or internal research funding as a primary or co‑investigator. Project management of research.
• Evidence as an external examiner for master’s and doctoral students.
• Record of successful research supervision of masters’ and doctoral students.
• Proven research and publication record in journals (at least 15 – 20).
• Evidence of participation in national committees, boards, forums and councils.
• Involvement in internationalisation collaborative activities, projects, research or boards.

Recommendations

• Additional qualification(s) in a clinical nursing programme as registered with the SANC.
• Demonstrated potential for obtaining an NRF rating.
• Proven record of securing international research grants.
• Demonstrated leadership within the current Department or Faculty, including mentoring junior academics, contributing to transformation initiatives, and serving on institutional or national committees.
• Evidence of community engagement or social impact initiatives that integrate teaching, research, and service in ways that advance public health and nursing practice.
• Demonstrated excellence and innovation in teaching and learning, including curriculum design, use of contemporary pedagogical approaches, and development of a comprehensive teaching portfolio.

Commencement of duties:

01 February 2026 or as soon as possible

09 January 2026

Enquiries regarding this post: Professor PJ Jordan on 021 938 9036, or at [e-mail]

Enquiries regarding remuneration/benefits, as well as technical assistance with the electronic application process: Human Resources Client Services Centre on 021 808 2753 (Stellenbosch) / 021 938 9636 (Tygerberg), or at [e-mail]

The University is committed to employment equity (EE), and appointments will be made in line with the institutional EE Plan.

Stellenbosch University reserves the right not to make an appointment.

Your application, comprising a comprehensive curriculum vitae (including the names and email addresses of at least three references), must reach the University before or on the closing date in the advertisement.

Apply online at https://www.su.ac.za/en/careers-su by clicking “Apply now” at the top to the right of the page for the specific vacancy.

The University reserves the right to investigate qualifications and conduct background checks on all candidates.

The Occupational Health and Safety Act requires people in occupations that entail potential exposure to certain hazards (such as noise, hazardous chemical substances and hazardous biological agents) to undergo medical screening to determine whether they be fit to work in those occupations.

If you have received no feedback from the University after four to six weeks of the closing date, kindly accept that your application was unsuccessful.

Job details

Title

Associate Professor: Department of Nursing and Midwifery

Closing on: 2026-01-19 (Africa/Johannesburg)