Professor and Chair of the Department Educational Psychology

Faculty of Education
Department of Educational Psychology

Professor and Chair of the Department
Ref. OPV03/123/0522

Duties

• Teaching undergraduate and postgraduate modules in Educational Psychology;
• Educational Psychology practicum supervision;
• Participating in the development and assessment of teaching and learning opportunities;
• Research and publication in the chosen areas of specialisation;
• Research supervision of postgraduate students;
• Participating in Social Impact projects and rendering appropriate services to the University and teaching community;
• Performing academic and programme management functions;
• Additional duties applicable to the Academic Head of the Department:
  • Providing strategic leadership in the Department and contributing to a strong academic identity;
  • Performing all necessary administrative and personnel duties associated with a Departmental Chair;
  • Providing academic leadership by creating and executing strategies to establish the Department as a leader in the discipline (nationally and internationally).

• Voor- en nagraadse onderrig in Opvoedkundige Sielkunde;
• Opvoedkundige Sielkunde praktikum supervisie;
• Deelname aan die ontwikkeling en assessering van onderrig- en leergeleenthede;
• Navorsing en publikasies in die gekose spesialiteitsrigtings;
• Studieleiding van nagraadse studente;
• Deelname aan Sosiale Impak projekte en verskaffing van gepaste dienste aan die Universiteit en onderrig gemeenskap;
• Uitvoering van akademiese bestuurspligte en programbestuur;
• Addisionele pligte van toepassing op die Akademiese Departementshoof:
  • Bied strategiese leierskap in die Departement en dra by tot 'n sterk akademiese identiteit;
  • Uitvoering van al die nodige administratiewe en personeel verwante pligte wat met 'n Departementshoof geassosieer word;
  • Verskaf akademiese leierskap deur die skep en uitvoering van strategieë om die Departement as leier in die dissipline (nasionaal en internasionaal) te vestig.

Job Requirements

• Relevant PhD;
• An appropriate teaching qualification;
• A strong academic record, including international collaboration;
• NRF rating;
• At least five years' experience in leadership and a managerial role in higher education;
• Proof of registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as educational psychologist for at least three years;
• Expertise in and experience of interpretive research, community educational psychology and support in school and community contexts;
• Thorough knowledge of educational and educational psychology changes, policy and context in South Africa, as well as knowledge of the educational psychology context in South Africa;
• Relevant teaching and training experience at tertiary level;
• Experience and knowledge of educational psychological practicum supervision;
• Computer literacy, with the ability to use various Microsoft programs (Word, PowerPoint, Teams, online teaching platforms, etc.);
• Commitment to further research and leadership;
• Attending and presenting papers at national and international conferences;
• Recent and relevant publications in accredited peer-reviewed journals;
• Postgraduate research supervision (completed).

• Toepaslike PhD;
• 'n Toepaslike onderwyskwalifikasie;
• 'n Sterk akademiese rekord, insluitend internasionale samewerkingsooreenkomste;
• NNS gradering;
• Minstens vyf jaar se ervaring in leierskap en 'n bestuursrol in hoëronderwys;
• Bewys van registrasie as opvoedkundige sielkundige by die Suid-Afrikaanse Raad vir Gesondheidsberoepe (SARGB) vir minstens drie jaar;
• Grondige kundigheid en ervaring van interpretatiewe navorsing, gemeenskaps sielkunde en ondersteuning in skool- en gemeenspakskontekste;
• Kennis van huidige onderwysveranderinge, -beleid en -konteks; sowel as kennis van die opvoedkundige sielkunde konteks in Suid-Afrika;
• Toepaslike onderrig- en opleidingservaring op tersiêre vlak;
• Ervaring en kennis van opvoedkundige sielkunde praktikumsupervisie;
• Rekenaargeletterdheid met die vermoë om verskeie Microsoft programme te gebruik (Word, PowerPoint, Teams, aanlyn onderrig platforms, ens.);
• Onderneming tot verdere navorsing en leierskap;
• Bywoning en aanbieding van referate by nasionale en internasionale konferensies;
• Resente en toepaslike publikasies in geakkrediteerde vaktydskrifte;
• Nagraadse studiebegeleiding (afgehandel);

Recommendation

• Good administrative and organisational skills.

• Goeie administratiewe en organisatoriese vaardighede.

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