Main Objectives<\/p>\n
\tAll academics are responsible for disseminating knowledge (teaching and learning), creating knowledge (research), engaging in community engagement (praxis), and recognising differences in the execution of these responsibilities across the various Departments and Faculties. \u00a0Academics are also expected to assume administrative, management, and\/or leadership duties at the departmental, Faculty, and\/or University level and contribute to their profession.
\n\tFor this role, the incumbent is expected to provide academic leadership across teaching, research, and community engagement. There are three main integrated objectives listed separately:\u00a0<\/p>\n
Engaged Teaching and Learning:<\/p>\n
\tCollaborate with academics and academic departments to strengthen the quality, rigour, and coherence of institutional external engagement through Service-Learning (SL) programmes, including the design and delivery of short courses in Service-Learning, engaged research, digital storytelling, and social innovation.
\n\tTeach on the Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education Community Engagement (PG Dip HECE).
\n\tContribute to the implementation of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) support strategies for SL, including institutional reporting on SL at Rhodes University.<\/p>\n
Engaged Research:<\/p>\n
\tWork in partnership with academics and academic departments to enhance the quality an\u00a0impact of engaged research that advances societal benefit and public value.<\/p>\n
Lead, promote and support local transdisciplinary research initiatives, with a particular focus\u00a0on social innovation and local economic development.<\/p>\n
\tMake critical and original contributions to community engagement scholarship at national and international levels through the generation and dissemination of community-engagement knowledge (with a strong emphasis on social and economic development), including public scholarship (e.g., newspaper articles), peer-reviewed journal publications, and conference presentations.<\/p>\n
Community Engagement:<\/p>\n
\tManage the Rhodes University Social Innovation Hub within RUCE, including the provision of accredited short courses for academics, students, and community partner organisations, e.g. digital storytelling.
\n\tParticipate in the RU Masakhe Economic Development Stakeholder Committee, providing administrative and strategic support to the Director: Community Engagement for this city-wide initiative.
\n\tWork with academics to theorise social innovation and enterprise development, and to contribute to the scholarly body of knowledge in these fields.
\n\tPromote the integrated praxis of CE with academics and students.<\/p>\n
The Job Requirements<\/p>\n
\tA Master\u2019s Degree in a relevant discipline, preferably Humanities or Social Science (must be prepared to register for a PhD)
\n\tExperience in Community Development (CD) and Community Engagement (CE) (Service Learning, \u00a0Digital Storytelling and Social Innovation)
\n\tTutoring, facilitation, or conference presentation experience required. No teaching experience is required.
\n\tExperience in conducting Community-Based Participatory Research
\n\tAbility to teach diverse groups in the University and the broader community \u00a0
\n\tNo research supervision is required.
\n\tSome administrative experience, albeit in informal contexts (e.g., student or sports clubs), and work experience.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Closing Date\u00a005 June 2026<\/p>\n
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