Senior Lecturer/Lecturer: Applied Economics

• Job Title: (not specified)
• Faculty: Business and Management Sciences
• Department: Cape Peninsula University of Technology Business and Management Sciences Unit for Applied Economics and Real Estate
• Campus / Location: District Six Campus - Cape Town, WC ZA (Primary)
• Job Type: Permanent
• Occupational Function: (not specified)
• Number of Positions: 1
• Annual Salary Package (incl. Medical Aid rate based on principal member only): To be confirmed
• Advert Closing Date: 2/3/2026

The purpose of this job is to lead the department in the disciplines of Economics and Real Estate. The senior lecturer will be required to lead and drive the academic initiatives of the department such as programme development, curriculum updates, supervision, research, as well as represent the department on different institutional forums. The senior need to service a full load of lecturing within the real estate and/or economics subjects.

Senior Lecturer; Minimum requirements:

• PhD in Economics, Property Economics, Construction Economics, Land Economics or Real Estate.
• An underpinning Master in pure Economics or Real Estate with majors in Economics (Micro, Macro and Econometrics) up to and including Honour's level.
• Evidence of research outputs in DHET accredited journals
• Evidence of post graduate research supervision.
• At least four (4) years' full time lecturing experience in Higher Education environment.
• Knowledge and experience in curriculum design.

Lecturer: Minimum requirements:

• Master's degrees in pure Economics, or Real Estate or MBA/MBL with majors in Economics (Micro, Macro and Econometrics) up to and including Honour's level.
• An underpinning qualification in Economics or Real Estate or Business Studies.
• Four years' working experience in a business environment or real estate environment.

Recommended:

• Experience using Blackboard (or any other similar LMS system) as a tool to teach and assess students.
• Evidence of academic leadership.

Teaching and Learning:

• Lectures subjects within the field of Economics and Real Estate.
• Compiles subject guides in compliance with University rules.
• Uses appropriate teaching methods, practices and technologies.
• Develops learning materials for students.
• Assists students with problems in learning and appointment of tutors / mentors.
• Workload allocation may change according to departmental / faculty needs as determined by the Head of Department.

Accreditation:

• Adhere to Council of Higher Education accreditation policy and procedures.

Academic Management:

• Contributes to policy making and meets annual objectives pertaining to academic programmes.
• Review teaching and learning.
• Contributes to the development of academic related decision making. Acts as course leader.
• Contributes to management of tutor activities.
• Sets annual objectives pertaining to academic subjects and review teaching and learning practices.

Administration:

• Keeps the attendance registrar and personal progress reports on the syllabus developments.
• Assists with the registration of students. To supervise tests and examinations.
• Examine and moderate assessments and examinations.

Community Service & Outreach:

• Contributes to community initiatives by integrating community interventions into curriculum.

Quality Assurance:

• Contributes to Quality Assurance through committee meetings and submission of relevant documents.
• Monitors the impact of QA recommendations within the department and implements appropriate interventions.

Recruitment / Admissions / Marketing:

• Contributes to the planning for "Open Day" and attends "Open Day".

Personal / Professional Development:

• Keeps abreast with developments in the field of study and their implications for curriculum.
• Keeps abreast with developments of professional conduct within the University.
• Register as a member of professional bodies to keep abreast of all developments.
• Engages in current professional developments activities.

Human Resources Management:

• Adhere to University performance management system and identify training needs for career development.

Industry Advisory Board and Partnerships:

• Liaise with commerce and industry on Experiential Training, new techniques / technologies and research projects.

Research:

• Conducts research, supervise and lecture to post graduate students, publishes research articles.
• Keeps abreast of professional literature.
• Ability to keep up-to-date with new developments in technology.
• Commitment to updating course material and presenting course material in a professional manner.
• Proficient and creative use of Blackboard to assess students.
• Adaptable to constantly changing and sometimes challenging environments.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Life long learner with interest in research and innovation relevant to Economics.
• Creativity in developing Blackboard assessments.
• Natural leadership and decision making skills.

• NB: Internal applicants interested in Senior Lecturer/ Associate/Professor positions are encouraged to apply through the Promotion of Academic Staff process if they are eligible. To ensure fairness and consistency, all applications will be assessed against the criteria for Promotion of Academic staff at the respective level(s) applied for. All applicants must satisfy the criteria for promotion to be considered and will be required to submit a portfolio of evidence. In instances where a post is advertised across two levels or more (e.g., Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor/Professor), preference may be given to applicants who meet the requirements at a higher level.
• NB: PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SYSTEM DOES NOT ALLOW APPLICANTS TO UPLOAD CVs. IT IS THUS IMPORTANT THAT APPLICANTS COMPLETE ALL SECTIONS COMPREHENSIVELY, AS FAILURE TO DO SO MIGHT DISADVANTAGE YOU. PLEASE UPDATE YOUR APPLICATION ON THE SYSTEM WITH THE LATEST INFORMATION AS THIS WILL BE THE ONLY CRITERIA USED FOR EVALUATION OF YOUR APPLICATION BY OUR PANEL.

The Cape Peninsula University of Technology is committed to Employment Equity and aims to attract and retain talented individuals to achieve our equity objectives and therefore, people from the designated groups, including those with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to applicants whose appointment contributes towards the achievement of demographic representation. We reserve the right not to make an appointment.

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