University of the Free State Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer/ Associate Professor/ Professor in Quantitative Animal Breeding Jobs in South Africa
University of the Free State Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer/ Associate Professor/ Professor in Quantitative Animal Breeding Jobs in South Africa
Duties and responsibilities:Teach and assess undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Provide study leadership at postgraduate level.
Source external research funding and forge linkage with the industry.
Participate in community projects such as Farmer’s days.
Recruit postgraduate students.
Perform general administration duties as applicable at university level.
Inherent Job Requirements:
Lecturer:
A PhD in Quantitative Animal Breeding or related discipline on NQF Level 10 (for a permanent appointment).
or
Master’s degree in Quantitative Animal Breeding or related discipline on NQF Level 9 (contract appointment: five years during which a PhD in Quantitative Animal Breeding or related discipline on NQF Level 10 MUST be obtained to be converted to a permanent position).
Proven experience in the delivery of poster or oral presentations at conferences or equivalent activities.
Evidence of manuscripts produced that have the potential to be converted or submitted for publication in accredited journals.
A good academic record.
Experience in genetic evaluations of farm animals.
Senior Lecturer:
A PhD in Quantitative Animal Breeding or related discipline on NQF Level 10.
Proven experience in the presentation of papers/posters at national scholarly conferences.
Proven national recognition for specialist expertise and research in a specific area of scholarship.
An NRF rating or demonstrated potential for obtaining an NRF rating.
Proven experience in supervision of graduated master’s-degree students.
A proven research record of relevant publications in national and international accredited journals.
Proven experience of service as an active member of a national or international scholarly society or committee or agency concerned with research at higher-education levels.
Experience in genetic evaluations of farm animals.
Associate Professor:
A PhD in Quantitative Animal Breeding or related discipline on NQF Level 10.
Experience as external examiner for postgraduate students.
Proven experience in the presentation of research papers at national conferences, where there is evidence of peer review of papers.
Acted as an editorial board member of high-quality national scholarly journals.
Proven national recognition for specialist expertise and research leadership in a specific scientific area of scholarship.
An NRF rating of C3 or equivalent status.
Proven experience in the supervision of graduated master’s-degree students.
A proven research record of relevant publications in national and international accredited journals.
Served as a member of a national scholarly society OR a national committee or agency concerned with research at higher education levels or showed evidence of service as
an active member of an international equivalent.
Experience in genetics evaluations of farm animals.
Professor:
A PhD in Quantitative Animal Breeding or related discipline on NQF Level 10.
Experience as external examiner for master’s-degree and doctoral students.
Acted as editorial board member of high-quality international/ISI/IBSS journals.
Proven international recognition for specialist expertise and research leadership in a particular area of academic scholarship (for example, regularly serves as a reviewer for international/ISI/IBSS journals).
An NRF rating of C1 or C2 or equivalent status.
Demonstrated successful supervision of graduated master’s-degree and preferably graduated doctoral students.
Proven experience in delivering keynote addresses at national scholarly conferences.
Served as a member of an international scholarly society OR an international committee or agency concerned with research at higher-education levels.
Recommendations:
Any relevant tertiary teaching, research and experience in the industry as well as national and international contacts.
Extensive experience working in the industry.
Registration at the South African Council for Natural Scientists.
Knowledge of biostatistics, bioinformatics, data science, quantitative genetics, statistical genetics, or genomics.
Experience in statistical analysis for complex data using R, SAS, ASREML, WOMBAT OR BLUPF90.
Key Competencies:
Results oriented.
The ability to cope with a frequently changing environment and to adapt to evolving situations.
The ability to be reliable, responsible, dependable and to fulfil obligations.
Strategic thinking.
The ability to deal with several activities at a time.
The ability to plan work and to follow plans.
Business Acumen:
The ability to adhere to rules and strictly follow work regulations.
Proficient in using MS Office.
Leading.
The ability to lead, take charge of situations, and offer opinions and directions to others.
Building coalitions.
The ability to negotiate, sell, influence and to persuade others.
The ability to interact with others and establish personal connections with people.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; University of the Free State Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer/ Associate Professor/ Professor in Quantitative Animal Breeding Jobs in South Africa
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