KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

• Coordination of academic programmes within the Department, including strengthening content related to development finance, entrepreneurship, and applied economic development.
• Supervision of masters’ dissertations, treatises and guided reports, particularly in areas such as development finance, SME development, innovation, and socio-economic transformation.
• Supervision of doctoral theses across development-finance, entrepreneurship ecosystems, public-sector finance, and related development-related themes.
• Teaching on both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, with the ability to deliver modules in development finance, Quantitative Methods in Development Finance, finance and economic growth, International Finance for Development, managerial/project finance, entrepreneurship, and broader Development Studies.
• Contribute to Departmental research output, especially in accredited journals, through high-quality publications in development finance, venture capital, entrepreneurship, and socio-economic development.
• Efficient academic administration as required by the Head of Department, including curriculum development, programme coordination, and research administration.
• Capacity to work well with other members of the Development Studies team and support collaborative, multidisciplinary research.
• Capacity to contribute to the Department’s expanding themes in fields such as Development Finance; Sustainable development, Socio-Ecological Development; and Socio-Economic Development.
• Provide mentorship and academic support to emerging scholars, particularly in research design, quantitative analysis, academic writing and publication development.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Proven/extensive experience in coordinating academic programmes or leading research/academic units.
• In-depth understanding of the theory and application of Development Studies, with specialised expertise in development finance, venture capital in emerging markets, entrepreneurship ecosystems, SME development, and socio-economic transformation.
• Ability to facilitate learning at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, with a strong track record of teaching finance-related modules such as Quantitative Methods in Development Finance, managerial finance, project finance, financial inclusion, finance and economic growth, International Finance for Development, and entrepreneurship finance.
• For Associate Professor: proven experience supervising at least 5 Masters and 2 doctoral candidates to completion, with at least 1 as main supervisor; and for Full Professor: proven and sustained experience supervising at least 10 Masters and 4 doctoral candidates to completion, with at least 2 as main supervisor across Development Finance, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Public-Sector Finance and related fields.
• Demonstrated contribution to knowledge creation through an extensive and sustained publication record in accredited peer-reviewed journals, scholarly books, and book chapters, with a majority of outputs in development finance, and contemporary contributions in entrepreneurship.
• Working knowledge of national development policy frameworks, including the National Development Plan, and the ability to situate research and teaching within broader development agendas.
• A good understanding of research ethics in the South African context.

REQUIREMENTS

PROFESSOR. Candidates must:

• Have a relevant PhD in Development Studies, Development Finance or a cognate degree, with a demonstrable and substantive focus on Development Finance.
• Have at least four years’ working experience as an Associate Professor in Development Finance or a related field.
• Have a substantive academic background, demonstrated through supervision experience, accredited peer-reviewed publications, external examination work, funded research projects and research leadership, in at least two of the following areas: Development Finance, Socio-Economic Development, Entrepreneurship and SME Development, Rural and Township Economies, Innovation and Venture Capital, Economics, and Sustainable Development.
• Have proven and extensive experience in lecturing at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, particularly in development finance-oriented modules.
• Have a proven and sustained record of successfully supervising master’s and doctoral students to completion.
• Have demonstrated experience in coordinating academic programmes and leading academic units.
• Have knowledge and experience in both quantitative and qualitative research methods, including strong statistical analysis skills, as evidenced through supervision, publications and research outputs.
• Have a strong and sustained record of attracting research funding.

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR. Candidates must:

• Have a relevant PhD in Development Studies, Development Finance or a cognate degree, with a demonstrable and substantive focus on Development Finance.
• Have at least three to seven years’ higher education experience in Development Finance or a related field.
• Have a substantive academic background, demonstrated through supervision experience, accredited peer-reviewed publications, external examination work, funded research projects and research leadership, in at least two of the following areas: Development Finance, Socio-Economic Development, Entrepreneurship and SME Development, Rural and Township Economies, Innovation and Venture Capital, Economics, and Sustainable Development.
• Have proven experience in lecturing at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, particularly in development finance-oriented modules.
• Have proven experience in the successful supervision of master’s and doctoral students to completion.
• Have demonstrated experience in coordinating academic programmes and contributing to academic leadership.
• Have knowledge and experience in both quantitative and qualitative research methods, including strong statistical analysis skills, as evidenced through supervision, publications and research project outputs.
• Have demonstrated experience in attracting research funding, including NRF-funded projects and externally supported institutional collaborations.
• Have a strong record of knowledge creation through accredited peer-reviewed publications and scholarly books and/or book chapters, with contributions to Development Finance and related fields.