Job Description

ASSISTANT LECTURER
•Undertake teaching and related activities as may be allocated by the Head of Department;
•Contribute to Curriculum development;
•Undertake research, including applicable research and/or continuing professional development;
•Participating in continuous professional development;
•To undertake the Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education;
•Carry out such related duties that may be allocated to him/her as advised by the Head of Department/Dean of School/College Principal

TUTORIAL ASSISTANT:
•Assist in the delivery of teaching and learning and related academic activities
•Undertake such activities in support of teaching and learning as may be allocated by the Head of Department
•Participate in Continuous professional development
•Carry out such related duties that may be allocated to him/her as advised by the Head of Discipline/Dean/Principal
Job Profile

QUALIFICATIONS:

For ASSISTANT LECTURER:
•Master’s degree in Performing Arts and Drama or related field;
•One (1) publication
For TUTORIAL ASSISTANT:
Bachelor’s degree with honours (First Class or Second Upper Division) in Performing Arts and Drama or related field

SKILLS/ABILITIES/COMPETENCIES

ASSISTANT LECTURER:
•Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills including communication (written and verbal) and team working skills
•Demonstrate competence in English
•Demonstrate the potential to manage the student’s learning experience
•Demonstrate the potential to contribute to curriculum development
•Demonstrate the potential to undertake any or all the following: research, knowledge transfer and continuing professional development;
•Demonstrate a commitment to the University mission, values, principles of governance and strategic priorities

TUTORIAL ASSISTANT:
•Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills including communication (written and verbal) and team working skills;
•Demonstrate competence in English;
•Demonstrate a commitment to the University mission, values, principles of governance and strategic priorities
•Demonstrate the potential to manage the student’s learning experience;
•Demonstrate the potential to contribute to curriculum development;
•Demonstrate the capacity to integration of technology in teaching, learning and assessment;
Demonstrate the potential to undertake any or all the following: research, knowledge transfer and continuing professional development;

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE/SPECIFIC CRITERIA TO BE ADDED:

ASSISTANT LECTURER:
•Experience of teaching in higher education;
•Evidence of the potential to engage in income generation activities;
Evidence of the potential to undertake any or all of the following: research, pedagogic innovation, development and implementation of advances in practice in their field of specialization.

TUTORIAL ASSISTANT:
•Evidence of the ability to contribute to teaching in higher education
•Evidence of the potential to engage in income generation activities
Evidence of the potential to undertake research and/or consultancy and/or pedagogic innovation and /or the development and implementation of advances in practice in their field.