Monash S A 2024 Job Vacancy Senior Lecturer

Reference: BUSECO/ACC/07/2024

If you are after a brilliant career, Monash South Africa (MSA) can help make it happen. With leading academics and world-class resources, we offer all you need to build a bright future. Founded by Monash University, MSA became the first institution in Sub-Saharan Africa to join the Laureate International Universities network in 2013, which has a presence in 25 countries, serving over 1,000,000 students globally across 70 institutions and online.
The impressive, state of the art MSA campus in Ruimsig, Johannesburg is dedicated to support South Africa and the continent to meet its diverse economic and educational needs by producing graduates that are internationally recognised.
MSA has four schools: Business and Economics, Health Sciences, Social Science and Engineering, Design and Information Technology. A one-year programme with the option of articulating into the undergraduate degrees, called the Foundation Programme is also available.
Monash South Africa is the first private institution to be accredited by SAICA for teaching Chartered Accountancy at CTA level. If you want to be part of a dynamic team at a leading institution with all the opportunities and challenges of growing the SAICA programme, Monash South Africa is the place to be. The Accountancy Studies Unit is currently seeking applications from academics for teaching undergraduate and postgraduate units (CTA level) on the SAICA accredited programmes.
Reports to: Head of Accountancy Studies
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
The incumbent is required to work independently under minimal supervision and be responsible for:

• Lecturing in Accountancy studies at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level and curriculum development in one or more of the following fields:
  • Financial Accounting
  • Management Accounting and Financial Management
  • Taxation
  • Corporate Governance and Audit
• Academic leadership, programme management and coordination;
• Contribute to the leadership of the department in collaboration with the Head of Accountancy studies;
• Foster and promote high-quality teaching and learning, research and community engagement;
• Conducting of research that results in peer-reviewed publications in quality journals/books;
• Facilitating the professional accreditation process and alignment of the Competency Framework;
• Participation in the curriculum design and redesign of new and existing units, including development of unit materials, as well as on-line and web-based teaching and learning activities;
• Strong professional and academic networking;
• Marking and grading of student assessments;
• Providing study guidance, learning support, consultation, mentoring and supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate students;
• Unit coordination and quality assurance;
• Mentoring and supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate students;
• Assisting with unit coordination and administrative functions connected to the units being taught; Involvement at departmental, school and/or campus level in committees/workshops/task groups; and
• Other duties as required.

KEY SELECTION CRITERIA:
Senior Lecturer/Lecturer

• CA(SA);
• MCom (or nearly completed) OR Equivalent;
• Proven excellence in teaching; research and community engagement;
• A well-established research reputation;
• Technical ability in the subject field;
• At least 5 years’ experience at a SAICA accredited contact university for Senior Lecturer and 3 to 5 years for Lecturer;
• Ability to teach, mentor and supervise academic activities at undergraduate and postgraduate levels;
• Experience in curriculum design and development;
• Demonstrated capacity to coordinate units, and conduct relevant unit administration activities;
• Expertise in E-learning methods;
• Involvement with professional bodies;
• Highly developed skills of leadership, networking and management;
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills; and
• The potential to develop into a scholar in the discipline.

Applications
Interested persons are invited to submit a covering letter citing the reference number and the area/s they can teach in, in the subject line together with a detailed CV to e-mail: za-hr-enquiries@monash.edu

For all administrative enquiries, please contact Mr. Grant Phakade at (011) 950 4040.

Closing Date: 15 August 2024