Requirements

A Doctorate (NQF Level 10) in Data Science, Informatics, Computer Science, Information Systems or Information Technology with at least seven (7) years of lecturing experience at tertiary education level and/or industry experience or an equivalent combination of relevant professional experience. Excellent English communication skills (oral and written). Proven competence in successfully sourcing research or project funding from third-party sources, successful initiation, and management of research projects, curriculum development, and strong management/organisational and mentorship skills. Competence to develop highquality course materials and teach in at least three (3) of the following courses at both under- and post-graduate levels: Data Analytics, Business Intelligence, Business Analytics, Artificial Intelligence Ethics, Enterprise Resource Planning Systems, Multimedia Applications, Web and Mobile Technologies, IT Project Management, and Natural Language Processing. Competence to assume academic leadership, establish professional networks, and maintain links with industry, as well as experience in developing post-graduate programmes. Sound research profile of at least twenty publications in peer-reviewed journals/books/conference proceedings with a Google Scholar h-index of 10 and successful supervision of at least three (3) Master’s and one (1) Doctoral (research) student.