Senior Lecturer Geography, Environmental Studies & Tourism

  • Address: Cape Town, South Africa
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Job Summary

Applications are invited for a Senior Lecturer/Lecturer position in the Department of Geography, Environmental Studies and Tourism at the University of the Western Cape. The Department offers a three-year BA degree, with Geography and Environmental Studies, and/or Tourism, as majors, a BA Honours degree in Geography and Environmental Studies, MA and PhD degrees.

Responsibilities

Competent to facilitate teaching and learning in GIS and at least one of the following areas:

  • Physical Geography;
  • Human Geography;
  • Environmental Studies
  • Tourism;
  • Participate in research, publications and supervision;
  • Contribute to departmental academic administration and community engagement.

Minimum Requirements

As a Senior Lecturer, the minimum requirements will be as follows:

  • A PhD degree in geography or related field;
  • Proven track record of teaching excellence at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in Geographic Information Systems (GIS);
  • Experience with postgraduate supervision;
  • Research outputs and publications in accredited journals; and

As a Lecturer, the minimum requirements will be as follows:

  • A Master’s degree in geography or related field;
  • Experience in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, research and supervision in Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

In your application, you are encouraged to highlight your strengths and also include anything else that you feel may be pertinent to the selection panel. Please attach your covering letter, a detailed curriculum vitae and highest qualification to your online profile. To be considered for this vacancy, you must click on the Apply for this Job link below or apply directly via UWC Careers at https://uwc.hua.hrsmart.com/hr/ats/JobSearch/viewAll. For any queries, please contact the Human Resources Department at +27 21 959 4063/9763/9708/3551/3756.

In line with the University’s commitment to diversifying its workforce, preference will be given to suitably qualified applicants in line with Employment Targets of the University. The University reserves the right to not make an appointment, make an appointment at a different level, seek additional candidates and may conduct competency assessments.

About Company

The University of the Western Cape is a national university, alert to its African and international context as it strives to be a place of quality, a place to grow. It is committed to excellence in teaching, learning and research, to nurturing the cultural diversity of South Africa, and to responding in critical and creative ways to the needs of a society in transition.

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