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:

1. A fully completed prescribed application form which can be obtained from dut.ac.za (under the

QUICK LINKS tab - @careers)

2. A detailed curriculum vita (explicitly stating experience or knowledge in the above mentioned fields)
3. Covering
4. Certified copies of all academic records and certificates
5. Current contact information of referees
6. Please email applications to [email protected] and quote the post reference and post description inthe subject line.
7. No manual applications will be accepted and incomplete applications will be
8. Only applications made on our application for employment form would be
9. 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”