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Research Professor Post No : 1257

Research Professor Post No : 1257

Vaal University of TechnologyZA
15 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Job title : Research Professor Post No : 1257

Job Location : Gauteng, Deadline : December 22, 2024 Quick Recommended Links

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Key performance areas include but are not limited to :

  • Assist Postgraduate students in proposal writing.
  • Provide research guidance to postgraduate staff and students in obtaining vertical qualification.
  • Co-ordinate the Post Graduate induction programme and conduct annually 3 postgraduate supervision workshops for staff and postgraduate students in collaboration with the Research Directorate
  • Arrange and conduct annual strategic faculty research workshops.
  • Organise and facilitate research colloquiums and serve on institutional research committees.
  • Target and source research funding opportunities institutionally, regionally, and internationally – includes core funding agency funding; competitive funding; formula-based funding : contract funding and third-stream income.
  • Generation of state subsidy through the production of recognised research outputs by staff and students
  • Provide leadership in the development of the faculty’s research focus areas.
  • Produce relevant accredited research outputs annually.
  • Present papers at targeted national and international conferences
  • Maintaining the faculty knowledge management system to support research and development.
  • Facilitating commercialization of research outputs, in line with the VUT and national imperatives
  • Education and exposure of staff and students to research related to downstream activities and transfer of knowledge.
  • Supervising master’s and doctoral students
  • Engaging in local, national, and international research networks
  • Training of supervisors; and extended research networks and partnerships across departments and faculties, institutions, industries, and countries (e.g., FRIC, Ethics Committee etc).
  • Member of Editorial Board
  • APPLICATION CRITERIA :

    Qualification and Experience :

  • An appropriate Doctoral degree in one of the Human Science Fields (Hospitality, Tourism, PR Management, Legal, Education, Visual Arts or Communication) or any other related field, with at least five years of research management experience
  • Sound research track record including publications in accredited journals and conference papers is a requirement.
  • Industrial or related experience and / or supervision of postgraduate students
  • A high level of disciplinary expertise; and Statistical Literacy
  • Fulfil the VUT requirements of a full professorship
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