job description - Lecturer
Duties
- Undergraduate teaching and postgraduate supervision in horticultural science, with the specific focus on subtropical crops within a Southern African context;
- Involvement in continuous undergraduate curriculum development to ensure relevance, as well as in the departmental development of short courses;
- Driving and supporting research programmes in fundamental and applied pre- and postharvest subtropical horticulture;
- Providing academic guidance to postgraduate students;
- As part of a team, managing a research programme in collaboration and extension of existing programmes within the Department of Horticultural Science and the greater Faculty of AgriSciences;
- Sourcing and obtaining external research funds and effectively managing research programmes;
- Developing national and international research and industry partnerships and networks;
- Rendering a service to the Department, Faculty and University, as well as to relevant industries and communities.
Job Requirements
- PhD in Horticultural Science or related degree with demonstrated research experience in Horticultural tree crops;
- Knowledge of OR commitment to participate in active avocado and macadamia cultivation within South Africa;
- Demonstrated research experience in horticultural tree crops;
- Commitment and clear ability to participate in an active teaching programme in sub-tropical fruit and nut crops;
- Proven experience in industry-focused, applied research of tree crops;
- The ability and proficiency to obtain external research funding commensurate with the level of appointment;
- Peer-reviewed scientific publications commensurate with the level of appointment;
- Postgraduate student supervision commensurate with the level of appointment;
- The ability and willingness to work within a team context;
- The ability to function within a multilingual university environment;
- The ability and willingness to travel to the industry partners for extended periods to conduct research;
- The ability to function within a multilingual university environment.
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