Lecturer/Senior Lecturer - Community Engagement

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Overview This role at Rhodes University is for a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Community Engagement. As with all academics, the incumbent will be involved in disseminating knowledge through teaching and learning, creating knowledge through research, and engaging in community engagement, alongside assuming administrative, management, and/or leadership duties. Specifically, this position focuses on providing academic leadership within the teaching-research-community engagement nexus. What you will do The incumbent is expected to provide academic leadership within the teaching-research-community engagement nexus, fulfilling three main objectives: 1. **Work with Academics and Academic Departments to:** * Enhance the quality of institutional external engagement with communities and university partners through Community-Based Participatory Research. * Accelerate the impact and quality of Engaged Research (ER) initiatives and projects run by academics and departments at Rhodes University. * Build meaningful relationships with community partner organisations in Makhanda, assisting in brokering strategic partnerships between the community and the university. * Develop and establish an Engaged Research course for students, staff at Rhodes University, and local community partner organisations. * Support researchers and lecturers in developing innovative engagement strategies. * Implement mechanisms to capture evidence of initiatives, impact, and quality of engaged research initiatives. * Establish monitoring and evaluation (M&E) support strategies for ER and reporting on ER at RU. * Manage and promote the Knowledge for Change (K4C) initiative. 2. **Make critical and original contributions to Community Engagement (CE) scholarship at local, national, and international levels by:** * Leading the RUCE Editorial Team of the African Journal of Higher Education Community engagement. * Generating community engagement knowledge by publishing articles for newspapers and pamphlets. * Writing scholarly papers for accredited/peer-reviewed academic journals. * Presenting research at conferences. 3. **Coordinate a CE programme, theorising and promoting a scholarly, asset-based approach to community engagement at Rhodes University.** * Participate in the strategic management and oversight of the program's development, implementation, and M&E systems. Requirements (from the original advert) **For Lecturer:** * Master's in a relevant discipline, preferably Humanities or Social Science (must be prepared to register for a PhD). * Experience in Community Development (CD) and Community Engagement (CE) partnership development, Service Learning, Volunteerism, and Engaged Research. * Tutoring, facilitation, or conference presentation experience required. No teaching experience is required. * Experience in conducting Community-Based Participatory Research. * Ability to teach diverse groups in the University and the broader community. * No research supervision is required. * Some administrative experience, albeit in informal contexts (e.g., student or sports clubs), and work experience. **For Senior Lecturer:** * At least a PhD in a relevant discipline, preferably Humanities or Social Science. * Experience in CD and CE partnership development, Service Learning, Volunteerism, and Engaged Research. * Teaching experience at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels is required. * Experience in conducting Community-Based Participatory Research. * Research supervision at the level of at least a Master's degree is required. * Emerging national profile in the discipline. * Track record of administration, management, and/or leadership roles (leadership roles may be informal). Who should apply Candidates should possess either a Master's (for Lecturer) or PhD (for Senior Lecturer) in a relevant discipline, ideally Humanities or Social Science, and demonstrate readiness to pursue a PhD if applying for the Lecturer position. Applicants must have experience in Community Development and Community Engagement, including partnership development, Service Learning, Volunteerism, and Engaged Research, with proven experience in Community-Based Participatory Research. For a Lecturer position, experience in tutoring, facilitation, or conference presentation is essential, along with some administrative and work experience. For a Senior Lecturer, required experience includes teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, Master's degree research supervision, an emerging national profile in the discipline, and a track record of administrative, management, or leadership roles (formal or informal). The ideal candidate will be capable of providing academic leadership, developing educational courses, building community partnerships, and making significant contributions to CE scholarship and program coordination. Deadline 23 October 2026 Reference Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/lecturer-senior-lecturer-community-engagement-rhodes-university Source: myjobmag

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