Professor/Associate Professor: Pharmacy Practice & Policy

About the role

To develop the teaching provision of the School and University, delivering high-quality research-led teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. To pursue excellence in teaching and pedagogy.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate & postgraduate programmes
• Identify and lead opportunities for curriculum innovations
• Provide strategic focus and lead research activities in the Department
• Supervise and mentor postgraduate students
• Secure research funding, disseminate research findings
• Advise the School on academic programmes, research activities and mentorship programmes

Requirements

• A relevant PhD in Pharmacy Practice (NQF 10) with relevant research, publications, clinical teaching experience, and service to the academic and wider community
• A Master's in Clinical Pharmacy and two (2) years experience precepting postgraduate clinical pharmacy students in direct patient care settings
• Experience as main supervisor for postgraduate students at both Masters and PhD level
• Proven ability to demonstrate creativity, innovation and teamworking within work environment
• Substantial teaching experience at undergraduate and postgraduate level, demonstrating teaching innovation and course development and design
• Proven ability to design, deliver and continuously develop modules across the Schools teaching programmes, contributing to the educational development of the University
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to disseminate complex and conceptual ideas clearly and confidently to others using high level skills and a range of media
• Registered or registerable with the Health Professions Council of Namibia (HPCNA)
• Evidence of collaborative research leading to successful impact
• Evidence of collaborations with industry and/or ability to source funding for research projects
• Proven ability to adapt to the changing requirements of the Higher Education community
• Evidence of ability to participate in and develop both internal and external networks and utilise them to enhance the teaching and research activities of the School
• Proven record of taking responsibility for academically related administration

Associate Professor

• Served as Senior Lecturer for a minimum of three (3) years
• A cumulative record of seventeen (17) publications of which seven (7) must be refereed scholarly research outputs and must have been published since becoming Senior Lecturer; of these at least three (3) of the publications must be refereed journal articles

Full Professor

• Served as Associate Professor for a minimum of three (3) years
• A cumulative and sustained record of twenty-five (25) publications of which seven (7) must be refereed scholarly research outputs and must have been published since attaining the grade of Associate Professor