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The UCT Graduate School of Business, as part of its strategic growth plan, is seeking to recruit a full-time
faculty members.
The GSB is a leading academic business school in South Africa. With its triple international accreditation, it
is recognised as a world leader and innovator in its contribution to the understanding of and learning in
relevant and meaningful business and leadership management. Research is a particular priority for the
School. The applicant should, therefore, have a proven research track record and have publications in highly
reputable journals.
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A teaching load that offers real space for research;
A focus on research output;
A fascinating School, that strives for academic excellence and societal relevance;
The potential for a meaningful academic career in a prime location in the world.
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PhD in the relevant area
Experience of supervising postgraduate students at Master and PhD level;
Corporate and/or civil society exposure is appreciated but not essential;
Proven excellence as a learning facilitator and teacher;
Proven publication record of good standing;
Executive Education experience is preferred
A creative team player, involved in and committed to the school;
International exposure or experience is appreciated;
Be committed to developing case studies with an emerging market focus;
Fluency in English essential (mastery of additional languages appreciated).
In addition to the above requirements, please see the relevant positions for further details.
HUMAN RESOURCES
The GSB is currently recruiting for an academic position in HUMAN RESOURCES, at senior faculty level. The
ideal profile is a PhD in the area of Human Resources, Organisational Behaviour, or related discipline
together with a proven publication record in international, peer-reviewed academic journals. Proven
excellence as a facilitator and teacher on postgraduate and executive education programmes within the
Human Resource and Organisational Behaviour arena is essential.
BUSINESS STRATEGY
The GSB is currently recruiting for an academic position in BUSINESS STRATEGY, at senior faculty level. The
motivation for recruiting for this position is to develop the GSB’s Business Strategy course as one of the
flagship courses of the MBA curriculum and ensure that it stands out in terms of its practical relevance to
today’s constantly changing business environment.
Your profile
- PhD in the area of Business Strategy;
- Proven experience in consulting, designing and implementing business strategy at reputable
organisations, also in emerging markets
- Proven publication record of good standing;
- Viewed as an authority and thought leader in business strategy, with experience in speaking at
conferences and events / Tedx or similar
- Excellent learning facilitation and teaching style to ensure effective development of practical core
capabilities
- International exposure and experience required
- Be committed to developing case studies with an emerging market focus;
- Fluency in English (mastery of additional languages appreciated)
- Experience with working with diverse team members
INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
The GSB is currently recruiting for an academic position in INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP, at senior
faculty level. The motivation for recruiting for this position is to strengthen the GSB’s position as the
academic centre for Entrepreneurship in South Africa. Our approach to entrepreneurship is to equip our
students with the practical capabilities required to start and expand new business ventures while and post
completing their academic curriculum.
Your profile
- PhD preferably in the area of Innovation and/or Entrepreneurship
- Experience in starting at least one successful venture (founder)
- Extensive background in working with and/or consulting to entrepreneurs
- Extensive knowledge of funding entrepreneurial ventures, ideally private equity or Venture Capital
background
- Broad network with funders and the South African start-up community
- Authority and thought leader in innovation and entrepreneurship, ideally also on policy level
- Excellent learning facilitation and teaching style to ensure effective development of practical core
capabilities
MARKETING
In addition to the general requirements in the advertisement, the ideal candidate for this opportunity
would be a marketing specialist in the area of digital marketing with an expert grounding in the workings
of the internet, digitization, social networking and their impact on organizations, customers, and other
stakeholders. The successful candidate will be conversant with the key digital marketing tools such as social
media, crowdsourcing, data analytics, mobile, and e-commerce and how these would be employed in an
emerging market context. It is expected that the successful candidate will design and offer appropriate
innovative and current courses (e.g., digital strategy, social media and digital marketing, data-driven
decision making, digital marketing channels, and digital marketing analytics) on both open academic
programmes and executive education programmes.
Your profile
PhD in the area of Marketing
Robust brand design and marketing management experience
Extensive practical knowledge in Digital Marketing
Consulting experience at a reputable agency or corporate
Up to date with the latest marketing trends
Sound understanding of marketing in emerging markets
Authority and thought leader in strategic and digital marketing