Senior Lecturer In Finance

Uwc Online - University Of The Western Cape; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 400 000 - 500 000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent university in Cape Town is seeking a Senior Lecturer with a PhD in finance or economics. Responsibilities include facilitating learning in financial risk management, conducting research, and supervising students. The ideal candidate should have a proven track record of quality publications and experience in teaching. This position offers an opportunity to contribute to both academic and community engagement initiatives.

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent in finance or economics.
• Experience teaching in financial risk management, corporate finance, asset markets, or financial technology.
• Experience supervising Honours and Masters level students.
• Record of quality peer-reviewed publications.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate learning and teaching in financial risk management, corporate finance, and financial technology.
• Conduct research and publish in related fields.
• Supervise undergraduate and postgraduate students.
• Provide academic leadership and participate in curriculum development.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Adaptability

Coaching and mentoring

Planning and organising

Education

PhD or equivalent in finance or economics

Job description

The University of the Western Cape (UWC) is a vibrant, diverse and dynamic university, rooted in the African continent with an increasing global reach.

UWC actively responds in critical and creative ways to the development needs of the country, within an ever-changing and challenging global context.

The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes that educate students across multiple disciplines including Accounting, Finance, Management & Entrepreneurship, Economics, Industrial Psychology (Human Resources Management), Information Systems, Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), Institute for Social Development, Political Studies, and School of Government.

The Faculty also boasts research strengths across multiple disciplines through which it impacts both policy and practice across diverse facets of business and society at large.

It has developed strong multi‑stakeholder linkages and meaningful interfaces with commerce, industry, civil society, and government, focusing on building critical capacity in both the private and public sectors.

We invite applications for this permanent Senior Lecturer post.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate learning and teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in financial risk management & modelling, corporate finance, asset markets and pricing, and financial technology.
• Conduct research and publish in financial risk management & modelling, corporate finance, asset markets and pricing, and financial technology.
• Undergraduate and postgraduate supervision.
• Provide academic leadership and administration.
• Undertake curriculum development and assessment.
• Participate in community engagement and outreach.
• Other related duties assigned by the chair of the department.

Minimum Requirements

• PhD or equivalent in the field of finance or economics.
• Demonstrated experience in facilitating learning and teaching in at least two of the fields of financial risk management & modelling, corporate finance, asset markets and pricing, or financial technology.
• A record of quality peer‑reviewed publications, preferably in the field of financial risk management & modelling, corporate finance, asset markets and pricing, or financial technology.
• A record of successful supervision of Honours and Masters level students.

Key Competencies

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Presentation and facilitation skills.
• Adaptability and the ability to operate in a diverse environment.
• Student‑focused approach.
• Coaching and mentoring skills.
• Planning and organising skills.

Computer literacy and e-learning skills

Technical professional knowledge and skills in the discipline and in the core strategic areas, namely learning and teaching, research and scholarship, community engagement as well as professional leadership.

Evidence of participation in community engagement.

N.B. Applicants are to provide details in terms of the subjects taught in their application.

For more information (but not applications), please contact the Departmental Chairperson, Prof. Adefemi Obalade at .