UCT Vacancies – Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer

Job Description:

The main purpose of this position is to provide teaching and conduct research predominantly in the areas of OT in Work Practice / Vocational Rehabilitation and fulfill academic administrative requirements, as well as participate in socially responsive activities

Job Responsibilities:

• Compilation of course readers
• Participation at divisional & departmental staff meetings
• Contextually relevant Curriculum Development, Design and Review at undergraduate and postgraduate levels with specific focus on expanding the current Work Practice content
• Classroom-based curriculum delivery
• Mentoring of less experienced staff in the division / department
• Development & refinement of learning opportunities
• Augmented educational support for undergraduate and postgraduate students
• Promote inter- and intra-disciplinary collaboration
• Contribute to divisional academic administration
• Course and year convening at undergraduate and / or postgraduate level
• Negotiate opportunities for student exposure to various practice contexts (site visits and professional panels)
• Leadership of the work practice cluster
• Lead and support innovations in the development and design of teaching and learning activities
• Monitoring of student engagement with learning tasks
• Consult on academic support across OT curriculum
• Student assessment

Job Requirements:

• Minimum 2 years of experience in practice learning supervision of students
• At least 3 years clinical experience in Work Practice / Vocational Rehabilitation within Occupational Therapy
• Teaching to large class
• Computer Literacy – Microsoft Word, Excel and PPT; Research Database Searches; Some ability to use IT-based educational technology
• A Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy
• A relevant Master’s qualification by dissertation, or coursework with at least a 1/3rd research component
• Leadership, management and administrative skills
• Scholarly engagement with the public and communities
• Networking and fostering relationships with colleagues and potential practice learning sites
• Course and year convening at undergraduate and / or postgraduate level

Job Details:

Company: University of Cape Town

Vacancy Type:  Full Time

Job Location: Cape Town

Application Deadline: N/A

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