"Senior Lecturer (AC07) – Insurance and Risk Management - Full Time"

Job: IRC105590

Description

Job Title Senior Lecturer (AC07) – Insurance and Risk Management - Full Time

Location Johannesburg,ZA

Organization Name School of Business Sciences

Department Description

The School of Business Sciences (SBS) is one of six schools in the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management at the University of the Witwatersrand. The school offers an active research environment and unrivalled access to industry and international bodies, as a result of being located in the country’s industrial heartland. It delivers both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Information Systems, Marketing, Human Resources Management & Management and Insurance & Risk Management. For further information please visit our website at https://www.wits.ac.za/sbs/

SBS invites applications for the position of a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Insurance and Risk Management.

Brief Description

Requirements for Senior Lecturer level appointment:

• A PhD in Insurance and Risk Management is preferred but PhD degrees in finance, law and economics related fields, with an insurance and risk focus, will be considered.

• Demonstrable experience in a research leadership role, including a track record of accredited publications and student research supervision.

• Demonstrable experience in curriculum development and course administration, together with substantial teaching experience, both at postgraduate and undergraduate levels.

• In addition to a PhD, candidates with a Master’s degree with a major in Insurance and Risk Management is an advantage.

Additional requirements:

It should be noted that the Division is looking to hire in the core Insurance and Risk Management areas of insurance regulation, economic theory of insurance, risk management, life insurance, health insurance, retirement funding, reinsurance and property and casualty insurance. Therefore, only candidates who have demonstrable track record of having formal academic qualifications at undergraduate and postgraduate level in insurance and risk management and/or finance, law and economics related fields with an insurance and risk focus, who are capable of teaching in these areas, will be considered. Preference will be given to applicants with depth of knowledge and proven teaching experience in two or more of these areas.

Expectations of successful applicant:

• Actively participate in research and supervision of postgraduate students.

• Design, teach and administer undergraduate and postgraduate courses.

• Engaged participation in the running of the Division through academic citizenship and administrative activities.

As Wits is a research-intensive university, appointed staff members will be required to engage in research and to publish in accredited outlets.

Remuneration: A competitive salary package will be offered.

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How To Apply

To apply: Submit a cover letter, ID, a detailed CV (with names, addresses and contact details of three contactable referees), a one (1) page statement of teaching philosophy and certified copies of degrees/diplomas by registering your profile on the Wits i-Recruitment platform located at https://irec.wits.ac.za

and submitting your application.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

By applying for this post the Applicant acknowledges that their personal information will be processed by the University. The Applicant, by their conduct in proceeding with an application for this position, gives their consent to the processing of their personal information as required by the University’s Recruitment, Selection and Appointment Policy. Such processing includes logging their information on the University’s recruitment systems and disclosing their personal information to University employees identified to take part in the selection and recruitment process. The Applicant consents to any further processing of their personal information as may be required for relevant verification and reference check purposes. The confidentiality of the Applicant's personal information will be maintained.

Closing date: 13 March 2026

The University is committed to employment equity. Preference may be given to appointable applicants from the underrepresented designated groups in terms of the relevant employment equity plans and policies of the University. The University retains the right not to make an appointment and to verify all information provided by candidates.

Please note that correspondence will only be entered into with shortlisted candidates. The University reserves the right not to make an appointment or to re-advertise.