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- Agricultural Aid
- Senior Lecturer/ Lecturer in Agricultural Extension
- Lecturer in Plant Production and Farming Systems
Agricultural Aid
The University of Mpumalanga (UMP) is a comprehensive University established to provide a relevant, engaged and sustainable learning and teaching environment of outstanding academic excellence to match not only the skills and economic needs of the Province and its people, but of the Country as a whole. The UMP invites applications for the following position/s.
Job Title
Agricultural Aid
Organisational Unit
University of Mpumalanga -> Teaching and Learning -> Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Science
Job Primary Purpose
Execute and support general farming activities and in this capacity the farm personnel is supposed to support all activities in all programs within/ out of the Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Sciences. The support should form part of practical experiments for the students in Agriculture and other programs serving as an open-air laboratory for disciplines in Agriculture, in particular, and all other forms in General. All these activities must be done as per course outline and practical manual which involves planting of one or more crops where students are able to follow the growth and care of the crops from planting until harvesting, which involves: irrigation, crop protection, pruning, harvesting, handling, sorting, post harvesting and marketing.
Key Performance Areas:
- Planting of various crops as per farm mandate.
- Provide well maintained crops at the farm division.
- Harvesting of entire crops when ready.
- Picking of fruits according to the required standard.
- Perform all farm related duties as assigned.
Minimum Requirements:
- Grade 8.
- 3 years’ experience in general Farm Support Services.
- Knowledge and understanding of field work, planting, weed control, harvesting, grading and chemical applications.
Key Competencies
- Good verbal communication skills.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Good listening skills.
- Respect, honest, punctual and understanding protocol.
- Hard worker.
- Good planning skills.
- Willing to take instructions.
- Responsible, adaptability, productive, demonstration of interest in work and related fields.
- Physical fitness.
Personal Attributes
- People orientated, hard worker, responsible, reliable, creative and innovative.
- Respectful, honest, punctual and understand protocol.
- Proven attributes of transparency, integrity and teamwork.
Advert Closing Date
18/5/2024
Candidates who meet the minimum requirements are invited to apply for the advertised position(s). Remuneration will be commensurate with the level of the position the incumbent is applying for.
Senior Lecturer/ Lecturer in Agricultural Extension
The University of Mpumalanga (UMP) is a comprehensive University established to provide a relevant, engaged and sustainable learning and teaching environment of outstanding academic excellence to match not only the skills and economic needs of the Province and its people, but of the Country as a whole. The UMP invites applications for the following position/s.
Job Title
Senior Lecturer/ Lecturer in Agricultural Extension
Organisational Unit
University of Mpumalanga -> Teaching and Learning -> Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Science -> School of Agricultural Science
Job Primary Purpose
The primary role of this position is to provide teaching, research and leadership in Agricultural Extension.
Key Performance Areas:
| Senior Lecturer | Lecturer |
| Provision of theoretically informed and pedagogically sound teaching of Agricultural Extension. | Provision of theoretically informed and pedagogically sound teaching of Agricultural Extension. |
| Research and the production of accredited research outputs. Postgraduate supervision leading to the graduation of Masters’ students in the minimum time. Well-developed research skills. Evidence of sourcing of external funding or grants for research will be an added advantage. | Research and the production of accredited research outputs. Postgraduate supervision leading to the graduation of Masters’ students in the minimum time. Well-developed research skills. Evidence of sourcing of external funding or grants for research will be an added advantage. |
| Engagement, through which knowledge and skills are used to benefit the discipline/ profession and the community. | Engagement, through which knowledge and skills are used to benefit the discipline/ profession and the community. |
| The provision of some leadership at the discipline and School levels. | The provision of some leadership at the discipline levels. |
Minimum Requirements:
| Senior Lecturer | Lecturer |
| Doctoral qualification Agricultural Extension. | Master qualification or progress towards a Doctoral (PhD) qualification in Agricultural Extension. |
| 5 years of teaching experience at the University level. | Some experience with the facilitation of learning, possibly as a tutor and preferably some teaching experience. |
| A strong record of research outputs including publication in accredited national and international journals and presentations at national and international conferences. | Some evidence of research activities such as published papers or conference attendance with presentation, which may be associated with postgraduate research. |
| A good record of postgraduate supervision at Masters’ level with some of these students publishing their research. | Participation in learned societies. |
| Participation in learned societies. | Some application of disciplinary/professional knowledge and skills to the benefit of external community. |
| Application of disciplinary/professional knowledge and skills to the benefit of external community. | Sound knowledge of Agricultural sector and registration with relevant Professional association will be an added advantage. |
Key Competencies
| Senior Lecturer | Lecturer |
| In-depth knowledge of the theory and application of the discipline. | A sound knowledge of the theory and application of the discipline. |
| Good understanding of the principles of leadership and management with well-developed leadership and management skills. | Good interpersonal skills including communication skills. |
| Good interpersonal skills including communication skills. | An appreciation of modern theories of teaching and learning in Higher Education and some skills as a tutor. |
| Sound understanding of modern theories of teaching and learning in Higher Education and well-developed teaching skills. | Some research skills. |
| Well-developed research skills. | An understanding of the role of Universities in Engagement. |
| Good understanding of the role of Universities in Engagement. |
Personal Attributes
People orientated, hard worker, responsible, reliable, creative and innovative.
Respectful, honest, punctual and understand protocol.
Proven attributes of transparency, integrity and teamwork.
Advert Closing Date
21/7/2024
Candidates who meet the minimum requirements are invited to apply for the advertised position(s). Remuneration will be commensurate with the level of the position the incumbent is applying for.
Lecturer in Plant Production and Farming Systems
The University of Mpumalanga (UMP) is a comprehensive University established to provide a relevant, engaged and sustainable learning and teaching environment of outstanding academic excellence to match not only the skills and economic needs of the Province and its people, but of the Country as a whole. The UMP invites applications for the following position/s.
Job Title
Lecturer in Plant Production and Farming Systems
Organisational Unit
University of Mpumalanga -> Teaching and Learning -> Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Science -> School of Agricultural Science
Job Primary Purpose
The primary role of this position is to provide teaching, research and leadership in Agricultural Sciences with strong knowledge of South Africa Agriculture environment, Plant Production, Vegetable Production, Farming Systems, and related disciplines.
Key Performance Areas:
- Provision of theoretically informed and pedagogically sound teaching.
- Research and the production of accredited research outputs. Postgraduate supervision leading to graduation. Some evidence of sourcing of external funding for research will be an added advantage.
- Engagement, through which knowledge and skills are used to benefit the discipline/ profession and the community.
- The provision of some leadership at the discipline.
Minimum Requirements:
- Master qualification and preferably a Doctoral (PhD) qualification or progress towards a Doctoral qualification in Plant Production, Agronomy, and Crop Science.
- Some experience with the facilitation of learning, possibly as a tutor and preferably some teaching experience.
- Some evidence of research activities such as published papers or conference attendance with presentation, which may be associated with postgraduate research.
- Participation in learned societies.
- Some application of disciplinary/professional knowledge and skills to the benefit of external community.
- Sound knowledge of Agricultural sector and registration with relevant Professional association will be an added advantage.
Key Competencies
- A sound knowledge of the theory and application of the discipline.
- Good interpersonal skills including communication skills.
- An appreciation of modern theories of teaching and learning in Higher Education and some skills as a tutor.
- Some research skills.
- An understanding of the role of Universities in Engagement.
Personal Attributes
- People orientated, hard worker, responsible, reliable, creative and innovative.
- Respectful, honest, punctual and understand protocol.
- Proven attributes of transparency, integrity and teamwork.
Advert Closing Date
21/7/2024
Candidates who meet the minimum requirements are invited to apply for the advertised position(s). Remuneration will be commensurate with the level of the position the incumbent is applying for.
All the best with your applications
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