Lecturer Position : Emergency Medical Care : Ref : 1731 and C202

Lecturer Position: Emergency Medical Care Ref: 1731 and C202

Minimum Requirements:

• A minimum of a Master’s degree in Emergency Medical Care or equivalent
• An undergraduate degree in Emergency Medical Care.
• 3 years previous experience in teaching or training within a higher education setting, with a preference for candidates who have worked as teaching assistants, clinical instructors, or have facilitated workshops for students in emergency medical services.

Professional Registration and Certification:

• Active registration as an Emergency Care Practitioner with the HPCSA
• Current certification in advanced life support, such as ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) and PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) would be beneficial.

Clinical Experience:

• A minimum of 2–5 years of clinical experience as an Emergency Care Practitioner with experience in pre-hospital emergency care and/or a hospital emergency department.
• Evidence of clinical currency through demonstration of compliance with HPCSA CPD requirements. Current operational practice (part-time or full-time) as an Emergency Care Practitioner would be advantageous.

Teaching Experience:

• Demonstrated ability to develop course materials, deliver lectures, and assess student performance.

Skills and Competencies:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and mentor students effectively.
• Familiarity with teaching/learning principles and instructional design for emergency care education.
• Proficiency in educational technologies, such as learning management systems and simulation tools used in clinical education.

Additional Requirements:

• A reasonable literacy level in information technology, and general use of the Microsoft Office suite.
• A commitment to research or scholarly activity in emergency care education is desirable.

Summary of Duties:

• Contribute to the research, design, development & review of teaching and learning strategies, curriculum development and institutional development policies, procedures, systems & instruments as required, in line with relevant quality assurance mechanisms.
• Provide and facilitate teaching, learning and assessment in emergency medical care and rescue across all four years of the programme.
• Develop learning material and course content, to ensure continuity in relevance and maintenance of quality.
• Involvement in research activities.
• Engage in continuous academic development.
• Involvement in community engagement.

Applications should include:

• A fully completed prescribed application form which can be obtained from dut.ac.za (under the QUICK LINKS tab - @careers)
• A detailed curriculum vitae (explicitly stating experience or knowledge in the above mentioned fields)
• Cover letter
• Certified copies of all academic records and certificates
• Current contact information of referees
• Please email applications to careers@dut.ac.za and quote the post reference and post description in the subject line.
• No manual applications will be accepted and incomplete applications will be disregarded.
• Only applications made on our application for employment form will be considered.
• Communication will be entered into with short-listed candidates.

CLOSING DATE: 24 NOVEMBER 2024

“While DUT strives for equal opportunities, preference will be in terms of the University’s equity policy.”

The University reserves the right not to appoint.