PROFESSOR IN ECONOMICS
SCHOOL OF ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS SCIENCES
The School of Economic and Business Sciences (SEBS) is one of five schools in the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management at the University of the Witwatersrand. The school offers an active research environment and unrivalled access to industry and international bodies, as a result of being located in the country’s industrial heartland. It delivers both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Economics, Marketing, Information Systems, Human Resources Management, Management, Finance, Insurance and Risk Management. For further information, please visit our website at www.wits.ac.za/sebs
SEBS invites for the above position.
SEBS invites for the above position.
Applicants are required to have a PhD degree in Economics, a well-developed research and publication record, and experience of teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. A research focus or foci on one or more of: Microeconomics and/or Mathematical Economics and Econometrics will be an added advantage. Previous leadership roles in an academic environment will be an added advantage.
The successful applicant will be expected to:
• Actively participate in research
• Teach both undergraduate and postgraduate courses
• Participate actively in the running of the school through academic citizenship activities
Remuneration: A competitive salary package will be offered.
To apply: Please apply via i-Recruitment: www.irec.wits.ac.za
Please include the following:
• A covering letter clearly indicating which post you are applying for
• A detailed CV with names, addresses, contact numbers and e-mail addresses of 3 referees
• Certified copies of qualifications and South African ID or passport/work permit if not South African.
Closing date: 15 January 2016
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Candidates who have not been contacted by 15 February 2016 can consider their applications unsuccessful.
The University is committed to employment equity. Preference may be given to appointable applicants from the under-represented designated groups in terms of the relevant employment equity plans and policies of the University. The University reserves the right to verify all information provided by candidates and to verify credit standing. Please note that correspondence will only be entered into with short-listed candidates. The University reserves the right not to make an appointment or to re-advertise.
