Senior Lecturer, Urban & Regional Planning & Research Lead

University of the Free State; Bloemfontein; On-site; ZAR 650,000 - 850,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Medical aid scheme

Group life insurance

Housing allowance

Leave and sick leave

Job summary

University of the Free State invites applications for the Senior Lecturer position in the Department Urban and Regional Planning. The post focuses on research leadership, postgraduate supervision, and teaching across relevant modules, with an emphasis on quality outputs and external funding pursuits.

The role requires advancing learning materials, assessment activities, and student progression while contributing to service and admin duties within the department and faculty.

Qualifications

• This includes a PhD in Urban and Regional Planning or closely related field.
• Minimum five publications in nationally and/or internationally recognised journals and book chapters.
• NRF rating or demonstrated potential for obtaining NRF rating.
• Experience supervising graduated master’s degree students.
• Active member of a national or international scholarly society or higher-education committee.

Responsibilities

• Initiate, conduct and sustain quality research outputs in Urban and Regional Planning.
• Provide research leadership and mentorship to academic colleagues and postgraduate students.
• Teach and assess postgraduate students, develop learning materials and provide feedback.
• Provide study leadership at the postgraduate level.
• Participate in community engagement initiatives where possible.
• Recruit and supervise postgraduate students.
• Identify and pursue external funding and collaborative research opportunities.
• Perform relevant academic and general administrative duties at departmental, faculty and University level.

Skills

Research leadership

Postgraduate supervision

Teaching & assessment

MS Office

Education

PhD in Human Settlements, Urban and Regional Planning or related field

Job description

University of the Free State invites applications for the Senior Lecturer position in the Department Urban and Regional Planning. The post focuses on research leadership, postgraduate supervision, and teaching across relevant modules, with an emphasis on quality outputs and external funding pursuits.

The role requires advancing learning materials, assessment activities, and student progression while contributing to service and admin duties within the department and faculty.