Education

Associate Professor/professor In Business Management (job Id: 6635)

University of the Free State·Free State, south-africa·Full Time·Contract
EducationFull TimeContract
-Closes Oct 30, 2026

To ensure your application is complete, you must submit ALL documents listed under the inherent requirements, as well as the following standard documentation:

  • A detailed Curriculum Vitae.
  • Copies of your qualifications and transcripts, or official proof of qualifications obtained (If you hold foreign qualifications, please include SAQA accreditation).
  • A copy of your identity document (South African ID or passport for foreign nationals).
  • Confirmation of employment in the form of a letter, appointment contract, service certificate, or recent payslip from your current or most recent employer (applicable to external applicants only).

Duties and responsibilities:

  • Teach Basic Financial Management, Market Research, Systems Infrastructure and Integration modules to undergraduate students.
  • Perform academic administration of undergraduate and postgraduate modules pertaining to learning, teaching, research and assessments.
  • Contribute to curriculum development in the department and faculty.
  • Provide supervision in postgraduate programmes to Honours, master's or PhD students.
  • Conduct high-quality research, publish in accredited journals, and deliver quality research outputs in line with the faculty's research strategy.
  • Provide leadership in pursuit of the department and faculty's strategic plan about research, learning and teaching, engaged scholarship, as well as leadership and administration.
  • Participate in additional academic activities including, but not limited to, presentation of research papers at national and/or international conferences, as well as involvement in departmental/faculty research projects.
  • Serve as a member of various academic and research committees and perform any other tasks allocated by the Dean and Head of the department.
  • Develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with relevant research, civil society, government, industry, and professional organisations.

Inherent requirements:

Associate Professor

  • PhD on NQF Level 10 in the field of Financial Management.
  • Proven experience as external examiner for postgraduate students.
  • Proven record of teaching Business Management related modules at an undergraduate and/or postgraduate level with a specific focus on Financial Management.
  • Proven experience in the presentation of research papers at national conferences, where there is evidence of peer review of papers.
  • Acted as an editorial board member of high-quality national scholarly journals.
  • Proven national recognition for specialist expertise and research leadership in a specific scientific area of scholarship.
  • An NRF rating of C3 or equivalent status.
  • Proven experience in the supervision of graduated master's degree students.
  • A proven research record of relevant publications in national and international accredited journals
  • Served as a member of a national scholarly society OR a national committee or agency concerned with research at higher education levels OR showed evidence of service as an active member of an international equivalent.

Professor

  • PhD on NQF Level 10 in the field of Financial Management.
  • Experience as external examiner for master's-degree and doctoral students.
  • Proven record of teaching Business Management related modules at an undergraduate and/or postgraduate level with a specific focus on Financial Management.
  • Acted as editorial board member of high-quality international/ISI/IBSS journals.
  • Proven international recognition for specialist expertise and research leadership in a particular area of academic scholarship (for example, regularly serves as a reviewer for international/ISI/IBSS journals).
  • An NRF rating of C1 or C2 or equivalent status.
  • Demonstrated successful supervision of graduated master's-degree and preferably graduated doctoral students.
  • Proven experience in delivering keynote addresses at national scholarly conferences.
  • Served as a member of an international scholarly society OR an international committee or agency concerned with research at higher-education levels.

Recommendations:

  • Experience as a departmental leader/ manager in a higher education environment.

Competencies

Required competencies

Results Orientated:

  • The ability to set high standards, establish tough goals, and to work to achieve success.
  • The ability to stick with tasks, not give up, and overcome obstacles in completing one's task.

Strategic Thinking:

  • The ability to deal with several activities at a time.
  • The ability to be creative and open-minded when addressing work issues.

Business Acumen:

  • The ability to adhere to rules and strictly follow work regulations.
  • Proficient in using MS Office.

Leading:

  • The ability to maintain high levels of personal motivation, energy and enthusiasm.
  • The ability to lead, take charge of situations, and offer opinions and directions to others.

Building Coalitions:

  • The ability to negotiate, sell, influence and to persuade others.
  • The ability to be sensitive and understanding to the needs and feelings of others.

Key skills

Ph.D

At a glance

Company

University of the Free State

Location

Free State, south-africa

Employment

Full Time

Experience

Valid until

October 30, 2026

Created

October 20, 2026