Junior Lecturer: Biometry and Plant Breeding - Stellenbosch, South Africa - Stellenbosch University

Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University
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Stellenbosch, South Africa

6 days ago

Thabo Mthembu

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Duties/Pligte
- Teaching undergraduate courses in Biometry and Plant Breeding;
- Developing the curriculum, implementing and assessing undergraduate modules in Biometry and Plant Breeding in the Department of Genetics;
- Participating in research activities within the context of the Plant Breeding Laboratory, Department of Genetics, and the School for Data Science and Computational Thinking;
- Continuously publishing research results by means of articles and congress papers;
- Supervising Honours and fourth year students;
- Participating in academically relevant departmental, School and Faculty activities, as required.
- Voorgraadse onderrig in Biometrie en Planteteelt;
- Die kurrikulering, implementering, uitvoering en assessering van voorgraadse modules in Biometrie en Planteteelt in die Departement Genetika;
- Deelname aan die navorsingsaktiwiteite binne die konteks van die Planteteeltlaboratorium, Department van Genetika, en die Skool vir Datawetenskap en Rekenaardenke;
- Deurlopende bekendmaking van navorsingsresultate by wyse van publikasies en kongresbydraes;
- Bied studieleiding aan Honneurs en vierdejaarstudente;
- Deelname aan akademies toepaslike departementele, Skool en Fakulteitsaktiwiteite, soos nodig.

Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes
- MSc/MScAgric in Genetics, Biometry, Data Science and/or Plant Breeding (achieved by the time of appointment);
- Proficiency in the use of R and/or Python;
- Good verbal and written communication skills to function in a multilingual university.

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Applicants invited for interviews will be expected to present a lecture on their recent research to demonstrate their knowledge and communication skills._**
- MSc/MScAgric in Genetika, Biometrie, Datawetenskap en/of Planteteelt (behaal ten tyde van aanstelling);
- Vaardigheid in die gebruik van R en/of Python;
- Ervaring in die gebruik en aanwending van masjienleertoepassings in navorsing;
- Goeie mondelinge en skriftelike kommunikasievaardighede om in 'n veeltalige universiteitsomgewing te funksioneer.

**_ Aansoekers wat genooi word vir 'n onderhoud, moet 'n kort lesing aanbied tydens hul onderhoud oor hul onlangse navorsing ten einde hul kennis en kommunikasievaardighede te demonstreer._**

Recommendation/Aanbeveling
- Appropriate academic / industrial research experience;
- Communication skills in Afrikaans and/or isiXhosa.
- Toepaslike navorsingservaring in die akademie / industrie;
- Kommunikasievaardighede in Afrikaans en/of isiXhosa.
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