The Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management has 30 Academic trend-setters in the fields of Human Resource Management, Industrial Psychology, and Leadership. We have a vacancy for an Associate Professor/Professor in Human Resource Management. With over 200 post-graduate students, we place a lot of emphasis on quality research. At the same time we take our teaching responsibilities seriously.
Job Description:
We are a team of self-directed, creative, dedicated professionals who keep pushing the frontiers of knowledge. If you have a passion for research and teaching Human Resource Management, this department may be the place for you.
We are particularly interested in applicants with specialist research and teaching interests in employment relations, talent management, diversity management and performance management.
Responsibilities:
If you join our Department, you will:
- Teach undergraduate and postgraduate students, and learners from our client organisations
- Supervise postgraduate students’ research, including honours level research group/s
- Conduct and publish your own research within a research focus area of your professional interest
- Fulfill leadership roles in our department
- Make a meaningful difference through community engagement
- Forge and maintain external professional networks
To qualify, you need to have:
- A Doctoral degree in Human Resource Management or Industrial Psychology
- Well-developed quantitative and/or qualitative methodology skills
- Substantial published articles in accredited, peer-reviewed journals
- Supervised research projects of post-graduate students successfully
- Taught at an internationally ranked university
- An excellent ability to speak and write in English
We pay a competitive package linked to experience, skills and qualifications. Our department has a highly active professional development academy which creates additional income generation opportunities. Shortlisted applications might undergo psychometric assessments.
Competencies and Behavioural Attributes:
- Well developed quantitative methodology skills
- Substantial published articles in accredited, peer-reviewed journals
- Supervision of post-graduate research projects
- Teaching in multidisciplinary human resource management
- Good leadership and team-oriented skills
- Sound problem-solving and decision-making skills
- An excellent ability to speak and write in English
Recommendations:
- Teaching experience, preferably at a Higher Education Institution
- A track record of post-graduate research supervision and publication in the relevant field
- Proven record of engagement with the scholarship of teaching, e.g. teaching evaluation or relevant portfolio.
- Innovative teaching techniques incorporating technology.
- NRF Rating would be an added advantage.
- Ability to develop new undergraduate and postgraduate modules.
- Able to teach large groups (±150)
ENQUIRIES:
Please note that the following contact details are for enquiries about JOB CONTENT and NOT for application purposes.
Enquiries regarding job content: Prof Freddie Crous (011) 559-3288
Enquiries regarding remuneration and benefits: Antoinette Kanfer (011) 559-2548 (HR Business Partner)
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Candidates may be subjected to appropriate psychometric testing and other selection instruments.
In conjunction to merit on the basis of qualifications, experience and proven achievements the University of Johannesburg is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities and those individuals from the historically disadvantaged groups. For this post candidates from the designated groups in terms of the 1998 Employment Equity Act, including designated women, will be preferred. As necessitated by operational requirements the University reserves the right not to make an appointment to positions advertised. If you have not received a response from the University within 21 weeks of the closing date, you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful.