Lecturer: Digital- and Leadership Acumen for Accountants (Two Posts)

Karlstad University; Stellenbosch; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading South African university in Stellenbosch is seeking two experienced lecturers in Digital- and Leadership Acumen for Accountants. Responsibilities include facilitating learning, supervising postgraduate students, and engaging in impactful research. The ideal candidates must hold an honours degree or postgraduate diploma and have strong MS Excel skills, with a commitment to community involvement and academic excellence. Applications must include a comprehensive CV and a Google Sites link demonstrating Excel proficiency.

Qualifications

• Honours degree or postgraduate diploma relevant to digital acumen.
• Experience in module development in higher education.
• Registration or eligibility to register with a professional body.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate learning and assessment activities.
• Engage in research and publish academic work.
• Contribute to community interaction and social impact initiatives.

Skills

Strong MS Excel skills

Multilingual capability

Commitment to research

Teamwork

Education

Honours degree or postgraduate diploma (NQF 8)

Master's or PhD in finance/business

Tools

MS Excel

Cloud ERP

Accounting software

Job description

Lecturer: Digital- and Leadership Acumen for Accountants (Two Posts)

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 differ...

Organization/Organisasie School of Accountancy

Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences

School of Accountancy

Lecturer: Digital- and Leadership Acumen for Accountants (Two Posts)

Ref. EBW06/194/0825

The School of Accountancy at Stellenbosch University (SU) is involved in the education of professional accountants for, inter alia, the following bodies:

• South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA)
• Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
• Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)

Exciting teaching and research opportunities currently exist for established subject specialists in Digital- and Leadership Acumen for Accountants and Business Ethics.

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Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• The facilitation of learning, teaching and assessment activities in undergraduate modules in digital- and leadership acumen and/or business ethics.
• Participating in the development and implementation of online learning activities and assessments, including the development of simulations.
• Supervision of postgraduate students in accountancy and related research fields.
• Engaging in research and publishing academic work in accountancy and related research fields in reputable academic and peer-reviewed journals.
• Participating in community interaction / social impact initiatives, including involvement in the SAICA's Thuthuka project.
• Contributing to academic administration and service-rendering.

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• Honours degree or postgraduate diploma (NQF 8) relevant to the subject area of digital acumen.
• Academic excellence (evidenced by a full academic transcript) and/or proven academic research experience (master's degree in the subject area of finance or business, or PhD degree, or publication(s) in DHET-approved journal(s)).
• Strong MS Excel skills, which specifically include the demonstrated use of PivotTables and the automation of routine tasks using Macros and VBA.
• The ability to lecture and function in a multilingual work environment and team.
• A commitment to research and social impact/community involvement.
• The ability to handle departmental administration.
• The ability to work in a team.
• Must be a South African citizen.

As part of the application process, all applicants are required to submit a learning activity prepared on Google Sites, demonstrating their MS Excel skills and aptitude for developing online learning materials. In the learning activity, applicants are required to draw on their practical experience using MS Excel to introduce students to a formula or function. It should also include practical exercises showcasing real-world applications.

Additional information about the Digital- and Leadership Acumen and Business Ethics Division within the School of Accountancy and information needed in the preparation of the online learning activity can be found here:https://sites.google.com/sun.ac.za/dla/ .

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• Registration or eligibility to register with a professional body within the field of finance or business.
• Previous instructional design or module development experience in higher education.
• Practical exposure to MS Excel Modelling and/or ACL (Audit Command Language).
• Practical exposure to Cloud ERP and/or accounting software.
• Practical exposure to business ethics, corporate sustainability and integrated reporting.

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How To Apply/Hoe Om Aansoek Te Doen

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#PAS

Stellenbosch University is committed to employment equity (EE), and appointments will be made in line with the EE plan for the specific environment as well as the institutional EE Plan of the University.

Stellenbosch University reserves the right not to make an appointment.

Your application, consisting out of the following documentation,must reach the University before or on the closing date of the advertisement:

• A comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (including the names and email addresses of at least three referees),
• A full academic transcript, and
• A cover letter containing a link to the Google Site for the above-mentioned required learning activity.

Please ensure that your application includes all the documents listed above. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

APPLY ONLINE AThttps://www.sun.ac.za/english/careersBY USING THEAPPLY NOW LINK AT THE TOP RIGHT-HAND CORNER OF THE SPECIFIC VACANCY PAGE.

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, but not limited to: noise, hazardous chemical substances and hazardous biological agents) to be subjected to medical screening, to determine their fitness to work in the said occupations.

Should no feedback be received from the University within four to six weeks of the closing date, kindly accept that your application did not succeed.

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Enquiries regarding this post: Prof S Lamprecht on 021 808 3889, or [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 [e-mail]

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Currency ZAR

Commencement Date 01-Jan-2026

Closing Date 30-Sep-2025

Job details

Title

Lecturer: Digital- and Leadership Acumen for Accountants (Two Posts)

Published

2025-08-25

2025-09-30 23:59 (Africa/Johannesburg)
2025-09-30 23:59 (CET)

Closing on: 2025-10-09 (Africa/Johannesburg)

Closing on: 2025-09-30 (Africa/Johannesburg)