DEPARTMENT OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT: HOTEL SCHOOL (RITSON CAMPUS) Senior Lecturer - Hospitality Management (REF:155)
Minimum Requirements
- PhD and undergraduate qualification majoring in Hospitality or any Hospitality related qualification (e.g., Food and Beverage/Professional Cookery/Accommodation Management).
- At least 5 years lecturing experience of teaching hospitality modules at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
- At least 3 publications in national and/ or international DHET-accredited journals within the last 3 years.
- Successful supervision of at least one postgraduate student at Masters level.
- Proven evidence of leadership in academic and administrative committees within Higher Education.
- A proven track record of research with having produced/published a research output in the preceding three years. Evidence of publication including articles or book chapters.
- Active participation in professional, industry and or community
- Evidence of active membership of national/regional/international economics professional bodies or scholarly societies.
- In depth knowledge in the theory and application of the Hospitality discipline
- Above average competency in quantitative software (SPSS, EViews, Stata, etc.) and qualitative software (NVivo)
- Ability to work with both primary and secondary quantitative data (cross-sectional, time-series, panel data).
Summary of duties:
The successful candidate will be expected to:
- Teach and examine Hospitality and Catering related modules as required.
- Teach, supervise and examine undergraduate and postgraduate students.
- Develop materials, including for online learning.
- Contribute towards the Department’s research plan.
- Participate in agreed departmental/faculty projects or committees.
- Undertake duties as assigned by the HoD.
Competencies
- Sound understanding of modern theories of teaching and learning in Higher Education and well-developed teaching skills.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Organisational and planning skills.
- Good research skills.
- Presentation skills.
- Strong team orientation.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Administration and management skills.
- Continuous learning perspective.
- Strong learner focus.
- Professional/technical knowledge and skills.
Publication : external notice board
Contact Person: Miss MN Mthembu, Tel 031 373 2650
Please complete an official application for employment form and send a detailed CV and a covering letter with the exact name of the post you are applying for to: [email protected].
Application form obtainable from our website www.dut.ac.za Communication will be entered into with short-listed candidates only.
Only applications made on our application for employment form will be considered.
CLOSING DATE: 31 JULY 2025
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