Professor / Associate Professor / Senior Lecturer and Head of Division (Head of Clinical Department) [South Africa]

 

Duties/Pligte

Reporting through the Executive Head

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: Medical Imaging and Clinical Oncology, to the Chief Executive Officer: Tygerberg Hospital and the Dean: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences , the incumbent's duties will include:

• Overall strategic leadership and operational management of the Division on behalf of the Faculty and Tygerberg Hospital, giving expression to its vision of becoming a world-class centre for training, teaching and learning, clinical service, research and innovation in Radiodiagnosis;
• Fostering an inclusive and collegial environment that encourages a high level of performance, communication and teamwork;
• Operational management of human resources and finances of the Division;
• Directing and participating in clinical service delivery of the Division, including commuted overtime at Tygerberg Hospital;
• Overall academic responsibility for teaching and learning, which includes supervision of postgraduate students in Radiodiagnosis across the Faculty's distributed training platform;
• Overall responsibility for research and innovation, which includes leading, mentoring and participating in the design, execution, supervision, publication and translation of research in priority areas, and fostering research collaboration with other divisions and departments;
• Collaborating with the other facilities that constitute the Western Cape tertiary health services platform;
• Actively participating in the internationalisation efforts of the University;
• Contributing to the goals and functioning of the University and the Western Cape Government Health through active involvement in the relevant management structures of the University and the Western Cape Government;
• Expanding and strengthening collaboration with health services, communities and other stakeholders.

Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes

• A postgraduate qualification in Radiodiagnosis, which includes a relevant MMed degree and FC Rad Diag(SA);
• Registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa as a specialist in Radiodiagnosis;
• Teaching, clinical training and examining experience in Radiodiagnosis at undergraduate and postgraduate and postgraduate levels;
• Experience in conducting research and postgraduate research supervision;
• Proven national and international recognition as a specialist in Radiodiagnosis.

Recommendation/Aanbeveling

• PhD;
• Experience of interaction with service, teaching and/or professional bodies at national and international levels;
• Understanding of the South African higher Education environment.

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