Senior Lecturer: Discipline of Nursing (Midwifery)
Position summary
Introduction
Job description
The School of Health Sciences wishes to appoint an academic with relevant experience to strengthen its current focus areas. It is seeking to appoint an academic who will contribute actively to research, undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and research supervision, contribute to the development and review of both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and curricula and become involved in community outreach activities in line with the College’s vision. The candidates will be required to assist with Discipline administration and may be required to assist with School and College administration.
Minimum requirements
- Applicants should have a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing and a PhD in Nursing
- Master’s degree in Advanced Midwifery & Maternal, Child and Women’s Health
- A minimum of three years’ experience in teaching Midwifery at a tertiary level, and/or a minimum of three years’ clinical and/or professional experience post community service
- Registration with the South African Nursing Council (SANC) as a General Nurse, Midwife, Nurse Educator and Advanced Midwife
- Minimum of five publications in peer reviewed journals.
- Evidence of successful research supervision of postgraduate students at Honours/Masters level
- Participation as a team member in a grant or submission of grant application as a principal investigator (PI)
- Involvement in community engagement programmes
- Experience working as part of a team.
- Computer literacy
- A valid driver’s licence.
The post will report to the Academic Leader of the Discipline. Enquiries regarding this posts may be directed to Prof EM Mhlongo on 031-2602513, email mhlongoem@ukzn.ac.za The job profile is available from Mrs NR Shabalala, telephone number: 031 260 7886 or e-mail: shabalalan@ukzn.ac.za
You are invited to visit the College website at http://chs.ukzn.ac.za/Homepage.aspx.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 19 June 2026. The University however, reserves the right to accept late applications or to extend the closing date in order to facilitate further searches.
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