ACADEMIC HEAD OF DIVISION_CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY

ACADEMIC HEAD OF DIVISION_CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY

Brief Description

Qualifications :

- A medical qualification, registerable with the HPCSA,
- The candidate must be a specialist in Cardiothoracic Surgery and a full-time employee within the Wits Teaching platform (Current employees and Jointstaff).
- Atleast 5 years' experience as a Cardiothoracic Surgeon,
- At least 5 years’ experience at mid-management level,
- Appropriate teaching and research experience are essential requirements for the position, whereasaPhDwouldbeadvantageous.
- The applicant must have demonstrated well-developed proven communication, organizational, problem solving, leadership and project management skills.
- Must have the ability to manage change in the division.
- Management experience,





in particular academic activities of postgraduate and undergraduate students is a requirement,
- Be at least at the level of Adjunct or Associate Professor, or qualify to be awarded the academic title, although other Cardiothoracic Surgeons , meeting all the above criteria may apply as well.

Duties :

- Lead and manage the discipline across all training facilities,
- Formulate an academic vision and designs and execute both undergraduate and post graduate teaching in line with the vision,
- Strengthen research in the division,
- Provide tools and create an academic environment for optimal teaching and training for all categories of staff (academic and professional) and students, both under and postgraduate,
- Set teaching, training and research goals in collaboration with other members of the academic and clinical service staff,
- Formulates assessment tools for all academic programmes,
- Benchmark academic outputs against national performance and identify opportunities to approve,
- Collaborate with clinical heads in improving academic outputs,






- Establish and maintain academic excellence,
- Promote staff development and manage staff performance and assessment within thedivision,
- Mentor academic and professional staff for promotion in the university,
- Provide support to the divisions that are part of thedepartment,
- Work with divisional heads to ensure sound financial and Human Resources management,
- Encourage collaboration between divisions working across the teaching platforms,
- Chairs academic meetings in the division,
- Attend divisional meetings at each of the academic training facilities,
- Attend division / departmental / faculty and University committee meetings,
- Participate in Faculty Board meetings,
- Contribute to the leadership of cluster A by participating in the management structures,







The awarding of the title Professor / Associate Professor / Adjunct Professor will depend on the successful candidate's qualifications, research and other academic criteria as determined by the faculty guidelines.

Enquiry : Prof S Moeng

Closing Date : 31 July 2024

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🖊️ Wits University
📍 Johannesburg