Senior Lecturer: Applied Technologies (4246/ 4247_1)
Nelson Mandela University · Eastern Cape
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- Design and continuously refine scalable digital literacy curricula, incorporating emerging areas such as AI literacy, cybersecurity awareness, and digital citizenship
- Develop and implement technology-enabled teaching, assessment, and administrative processes that support very large student cohorts, including the integration of systems and workflows to improve efficiency and reduce manual processes
- Oversee the delivery and quality of digital literacy and higher certificate programmes, including coordination of teaching teams and data-informed improvements, and ensuring alignment with institutional goals, student progression pathways, and evolving digital capability needs
- Contribute to institutional research themes by conducting and publishing research, including scholarship related to digital education and large-scale, technology-enabled teaching and learning, and supervise postgraduate students
- Work across Faculties to embed digital capability within diverse disciplinary contexts
- Participate in projects targeted at community service and engagement
CORE COMPETENCIES
- Ability to conceptualise and implement digital literacy initiatives at an institutional scale
- Proven capacity to design and facilitate teaching, assessment, and administrative processes for large student cohorts
- Effective use of learning technologies and digital platforms, including the integration of systems and automation of workflows
- Ability to integrate emerging digital competencies e.g., AI, cybersecurity, information literacy into curricula
- Use of learning analytics and student data to guide decision-making and continuous improvement
- Ability to lead teaching teams and work across disciplines to embed digital capability
- Ability to engage in scholarly reflection on teaching and learning, including in large-scale or technology-enabled contexts
Minimum Requirements
- Doctoral degree in a relevant field e.g., Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Digital Education, Educational Technology, or another cognate discipline
- Minimum of three years' relevant teaching experience at tertiary level
- A sustained record of peer-reviewed research output, or clear potential to develop a research profile aligned with the role
- Experience in curriculum design and development
- Demonstrated engagement with digital literacy, digital education, or technology-enhanced learning
Added Advantages
- Experience in teaching or coordinating large-enrolment courses
- Experience with learning management systems and technology-enabled teaching, assessment, or administration
- Experience integrating emerging digital competencies e.g., AI, cybersecurity, data or information literacy into curricula
- Demonstrated ability to design scalable or automated teaching and assessment processes
- Experience integrating digital systems or streamlining workflows in teaching and learning environments
- Experience in interdisciplinary or institution-wide initiatives
- Postgraduate supervision experience