Position Title:  Senior Lecturer, Health Policy and Systems

SENIOR LECTURER

(3-Year Contract)

Division of Health Policy and Systems (HPS)

School of Public Health

FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

The Health Policy and Systems Division in the School of Public Health is seeking to appoint a Senior Lecturer to support its postgraduate teaching, supervision and research activities that focus on health system leadership and development. This is a 3-year contract position.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our team and consolidate and extend our portfolio of health leadership development support, training and research. The Division is home to the nationally-renowned Oliver Tambo Fellowship programme, which has a 30 year track record of public health system leadership development. Looking to the future, the Division seeks to appoint a Senior Lecture to innovate and extend its array of leadership development work, working closely with current staff.

Requirements:

• A PhD or doctoral level equivalent in Public Health or Social Sciences (including Organisational, Policy or Development Studies)
• At least 3 years independent, post-graduate education experience, including experience of support for leadership development training and of student supervision and mentoring
• At least 3 years of research experience relevant to health policy and systems research in South Africa or other low- and middle-income country
• Demonstrated understanding of a ‘systems lens’ and its application in health-related education or research
• Evidence of a track record of peer-reviewed publications
• Demonstrated ability to work in teaching and research teams, including interpersonal skills
• Proven ability to work on multiple activities at one time and meet deadlines while producing high quality work
• Strong conceptual and analytical skills
• Strong presentation skills
• Advanced computer literacy

Advantages:

• Previous personal experience of management and leadership
• Experience as a collaborator or co-investigator on research grants

Responsibilities:

• Support for organisational and educational activities within the post graduate Diploma in Health Leadership, including student support
• Support for initiating, implementing and evaluating workplace-based leadership development models, in collaboration with health system and other partners
• Supporting curriculum development for a new MPH course in health leadership, and convening this course once approved
• Supporting other MPH courses within the Health Systems track
• Supporting the development of a programme of research and evaluation around health system leadership within the Divisional portfolio, including proposal writing and budget management
• Supervision of Masters students’ minor dissertation projects
• PhD co-supervision
• Working collaboratively with other staff within the Health Policy and Systems Division

• Wider collaboration within the School of Public Health, the Faculty of Health Sciences, and University more generally, around health system leadership and other Health Policy and Systems issues
• Collaboration with a range of health system actors as relevant to the HPS Division’s broader educational and research programmes of research work
• Engagement and collaboration with national and international research partners

For detailed information on this post, please view the job description on the following link: (view)

The annual cost of employment, including benefits, is between R 752 334 – R 1 084 555

Enquiries about this post should be directed to Professor Lucy Gilson, Health Policy and Systems Division, School of Public Health at lucy.gilson@uct.ac.za  

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Please complete/attach the following to your profile before submitting your application:

• Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• A motivation letter which MUST include a motivation for your suitability for this position and that speaks to the requirement of the position.
• Selected example of first-authored written output (published paper or an appropriate thesis or book chapter) and
• Three referee names which must include their title and name, position details, relationship to you, their e-mail address and telephone number.

An application which does not comply with the above requirements will be regarded as incomplete.

Shortlisted candidates may be required to undergo competency and pre-placement-medical assessments.  References may be requested by UCT at any stage of the selection process.

Any enquiries around the application process to be addressed to Ms Tracy Moore at tracy.moore@uct.ac.za or 021 650 5405.        

Closing date:              30 September 2024                                     

Website:                     www.health.uct.ac.za

Reference number:    ID785

UCT is a designated employer and is committed to the pursuit of excellence, diversity and redress in achieving its equity targets in accordance with the Employment Equity Plan of the University and its Employment Equity goals and targets. Preference will be given to candidates from the under-represented designated groups. Our Employment Equity Policy is available at https://uct.ac.za/media/9482.

UCT reserves the right not to appoint.