Lecturer - Mathematics

About this role

IIE Rosebank College, a registered private higher education institution, is hiring a Mathematics lecturer for its Bloemfontein campus. The role focuses on teaching modules and helping students pass them.

What you’ll do

• Deliver lectures in line with module pacers and the requirements of each module.
• Manage teaching resources, including academic materials, and work with the Information Centre.
• Keep the learning management system up to date and give feedback to students.
• Prepare students for assessments, and help develop assessments in line with briefings from the Central Academic Team.
• Track student engagement and assessment submissions, and escalate problems where needed.
• Review and analyse module results, and support the monitoring of at-risk students.
• Take part in academic meetings across faculties and complete a set number of academic professional development activities each academic year.

What you need

• Ideal: Bachelor of Science Honours or Masters in Mathematics, Statistics or Data Science.
• Ideally, 2 years or more of lecturing or tutoring modules with an analytics component.
• Preferably 1 year or more of work experience as a data analyst or data scientist.
• Your qualification should be one NQF level higher than the qualification you will teach.
• A copy of your academic transcript.
• Knowledge of the South African higher education system and its rules.
• Knowledge of teaching and learning theory and classroom interventions.
• Comfort with digital academic platforms, and the ability to support students.
• Good time management, and the ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure.
• Flexibility in a changing environment, and a habit of following work rules closely.

Is this job for you?

This job suits someone who enjoys teaching maths, statistics or data science and wants to see students succeed. You should be organised and comfortable with technology. Experience with analytics or data work will help you stand out.

Tips before you apply

• Have your academic transcript and certified copies of your qualifications ready.
• Show your teaching or tutoring experience clearly, including the modules you taught and any analytics content.
• Name the digital learning platforms you have used, and give examples of how you helped students who were struggling.

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