About the position
Background:
- Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Limited ("WHC") is a wholly-owned Company of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (South Africa) under its Faculty of Health Sciences
- WHC provides Faculty with a legal framework within which to operate the research and other activities necessary to support its academic objectives
- In addition, WHC offers a range of products and services to Academics
Division: Wits Pharmacy Regulatory Sciences Hub (Wits PRSH)
Main purpose of the job:
- To support the academic, research, and outreach activities of the Pharmacy Regulatory Sciences Hub (PRSH), while pursuing a PhD in regulatory sciences
- The Associate Lecturer will be responsible for contributing to teaching and administrative support for the PRSH team
Location:
- University of the Witwatersrand
Key performance areas:
- Deliver and support teaching and administrative activities in pharmacy practice at undergraduate levels
- Participate in curriculum design and academic coordination
- Contribute to the development and delivery of PRSH-led training programmes, and stakeholder engagements
- Supervise undergraduate and Honours student research projects
- Participate in institutional service, committee work, and administrative duties within the School and the Hub
- Engage in academic writing and project reporting
Required minimum education and training:
- Master’s Degree in Pharmacy Practice or Pharmaceutical Sciences.
- Must be registered with the South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC) as a Pharmacist
Required minimum work experience:
- Minimum of 2 years' experience teaching or tutoring in pharmacy practice
Desirable additional education, work experience and personal abilities:
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Academic writing and presentation skills
- Proficiency with digital teaching and learning platforms (e.g., Moodle, MS Teams)
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently
- Exposure to or prior involvement in regulatory affairs, pharmaceutical policy, or public health
- Passion for teaching innovation, regulatory capacity building and policy relevant research
- Ability to travel for training, workshops or project activities
- Willing to work after hours and on weekends for events and/or to meet academic deadlines
TO APPLY:
- Only if you meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV
- Please Apply Online and complete your registration via our website to enable and protect you as a candidate, and to accept the new POPIA terms and conditions
- This will then create your permanent profile with which you can apply for all jobs as advertised by AJ PERSONNEL
- However, you may remove your profile from AJ PERSONNEL when you are no longer in the job market
- Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position
- Wits Health Consortium will only respond to shortlisted candidates
- Candidates who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date can consider their applications to be unsuccessful
- Closing date: 25 August 2025
- Note: No CV will be accepted after the closing date
Please note:
- WHC, in accordance with its Employment Equity goals and plan, will give preference to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto
- AJ Personnel is only responsible for advertising and the response handling on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium
- AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position
Desired Skills:
- Associate Lecturer
- FTC
- University of the Witwatersrand
- Pharmaceutical Sciences
- SAPC
- Pharmacy
- Johannesburg
