Job title : Associate Professor/Professor of Business Management with Specialisation in Agribusiness (Job ID: 6000)
Job Location : Free State, Bloemfontein
Deadline : January 06, 2025
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Duties and responsibilities: Deliver engaging and innovative teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including executive education programs. Conduct high-impact research recognised nationally and internationally in business management with specialisation in agribusiness. Participate (for Associate Professor)/lead and participate (for Professor) in interdisciplinary research projects and initiatives. Supervise to completion of master's and PhD students. Participate (for Associate Professor)/play a key role (for Professor) in curriculum development and programme enhancement for formal and executive education programmes. Engage with industry leaders and foster strong connections between the Business School and the business community, including providing consultancy work on behalf of the Business School. Generate third-stream income on behalf of the Business School through contract research, consultancy, and funding supporting learning and teaching. Contribute to the Business school's strategic vision and leadership.
Inherent requirements: Associate Professor A PhD on NQF Level 10 in Business Management with a strong focus on specialisation in Agribusiness. Proven record of teaching at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level. Experience as external examiner for postgraduate students. 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. Proven experience in the supervision of graduated master's degree students. Proven expertise of practice experience in business management with a focus on agribusiness. Demonstrated ability for third-stream income generation. A proven research record of relevant publications in high-quality accredited national and international journals. An NRF rating of C3 or equivalent status. 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 A PhD on NQF Level 10 in Business Management with a strong focus on specialisation in Agribusiness. Experience as external examiner for master's-degree and doctoral students. Acted as editorial board member of high-quality international/ISI/IBSS journals. A significant research portfolio demonstrated by a sustained research record in the last 8 years. A research record of relevant publications in high-quality national and international accredited journals. Proven international recognition for specialist expertise and research in Business Management with a strong focus on specialisation in Agribusiness (for example, regularly reviews international/WoS/Scopus (Q1 and Q2) journals). Demonstrated successful supervision of graduated master's-degree and preferably graduated doctoral students. Proven expertise of practice experience in business management with a focus on agribusiness. Demonstrated ability for third-stream income generation. Proven experience in delivering keynote addresses at national scholarly conferences. Demonstrate potential in wider public engagement and dissemination of research. Served as a member of a national or international scholarly society, committee, or agency concerned with research at higher education levels. An NRF rating of C1 or C2 or equivalent status.
Recommendations: A minimum of three (3) years of relevant practice experience in Agribusiness management. Proven lecturing experience in the Higher Education environment. An in-depth knowledge of agricultural economics and business. A track record in engaging with the agribusiness industry. Expertise in agribusiness finance and quantitative methods. Ability to communicate research results to clientele groups. Proven skills in data analysis using IBM SPSS, AMOS, PLS.
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