ACADEMIC FACULTY: FULL-TIME (SENIOR LECTURER/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR/PROFESSOR)

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

The UCT Graduate School of Business (UCT GSB) seeks candidates for full-time positions at the level of Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor and Professor across all business school disciplines and related fields in social science (e.g., economics, political science, psychology).

The School has a particular interest in scholars whose academic focus lies in the fields of strategy, finance, marketing, operations (including service operations and/or supply chain management), entrepreneurship & innovation, accounting, digital transformation (including AI) and human resources and people management. We are also seeking candidates whose research or prior experience is focused on or relevant to markets in Africa or other emerging regions. Candidates whose work falls outside traditional management disciplines should be interested in publishing in outlets read by academics at business schools; candidates whose research does not currently focus on Africa and emerging markets must have a clear interest in producing research that is relevant to these areas.

The University of Cape Town is the leading university on the African continent and among the top 200 research universities in the world. The UCT GSB is the preeminent business school in Africa: it is triple-crown accredited, currently ranked best on the continent by QS for both its MBA and EMBA programmes and 7th in the world by the Corporate Knights’ Better World MBA ranking, and the UCT GSB has the only African MBA ever ranked among the top 100 Global MBA programmes by the Financial Times. The School has more than 60 formal partnerships with global business schools, including through its membership in the Global Network for Advanced Management (GNAM), CEMS Alliance and bilateral partnerships, as well as an award-winning Case Writing Centre that supports faculty in writing teaching cases that are used in business schools around the world.

The School is entirely postgraduate, with eight academic programmes (MBA, EMBA, Master of Management, MCom in Development Finance, MPhil in Inclusive Innovation, PGDip in Management Practice, PGDip in Development Finance and PhDs in Business Administration and Development Finance) as well as a large and global executive education practice. All of its programmes and activities have an overarching focus on sustainable development, understanding complex environments and seeking positive social impact. The School also has four world-class specialised research centres, including the Bertha Centre for Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship, the Power Futures Lab, the Allan Gray Centre for Values-Based Leadership and the Development Finance Centre, which bring together faculty, researchers and practitioners with a focus on social innovation, electricity markets, values-based leadership, development and innovative finance, among other topics.

We are looking for academics who will:

• Develop and publish research as well as attract research funding
• Teach graduate-level core and elective courses to students with a variety of professional backgrounds
• Supervise Master’s and PhD students
• Participate in executive education courses offered by the UCT GSB
• Be team players, involved in and committed to the School, University and the wider community

Successful candidates will have:

• A completed doctoral degree
• Demonstrated excellence (or clear potential for excellence) as a teacher, particularly in highly interactive classroom settings
• A track record of publications and success in obtaining research funding (especially for more senior positions)
• Fluency in oral and written English

We prefer candidates with:

• International exposure (academic or professional)
• Industry experience and/or degrees from or previous experience at a business school
• An established network of academics and practitioners
• Research agendas that are relevant to scholars and practitioners
• Experience teaching and facilitating discussions among executives

We offer:

• A research-intensive culture focused on innovation, application and social relevance
• A school embedded in international networks of academics, policy-makers and business leaders
• Competitive salaries with opportunities to earn additional income in executive education courses
• An excellent and diverse mix of students from across the African continent and around the world

     To apply, please visit, UCT JOBS website, click the "apply" button to create a candidate profile and submit your application.

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

registration process at the bottom of the section and submit the documents below.

Important—please create and upload pdfs containing the following and titled as indicated:

                Document 1: Four documents (below) compiled into a single pdf (Titled: YourName_[reference          number]_Covering):

• Cover letter clearly indicating your field of expertise, motivation for applying, and preferred level of appointment (Snr Lecturer/Assoc. Prof/Prof)
• A current Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• A statement describing your research agenda and approach
• A statement of your teaching philosophy and experience

                Document 2 (Titled: YourName_[reference number]_Sample)

• One academic writing sample (journal article, working paper or book/dissertation chapter)

An application which does not comply with the above requirements will be regarded as incomplete. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.  References may be requested by UCT at any stage of the selection process.

Website                      :           www.gsb.uct.ac.za

Closing date               :           15 February 2025

Please contact Lucille van Eeden (lucille.vaneeden@uct.ac.za), the UCT GSB’s HR Business Partner with questions about the application process. Regrettably, Mrs van Eeden is unable to provide feedback on timing or unsuccessful applications.

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.