Senior Lecturer - Early Childhood Education and Care

About the role

The University of Namibia (Southern Campus) is recruiting a full-time Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Education and Care. The post involves lecturing ECEC modules, championing ECEC activities such as play-based pedagogy, developing teacher education programmes and engaging in research and community engagement.

Key responsibilities

• Lecture Early Childhood Education and Care modules for Early Childhood Education and Junior Primary student teachers
• Drive and champion ECEC mandates and activities (e.g., play-based pedagogy) in the Department and School of Education
• Develop ECEC teacher education programmes for the Department
• Liaise with stakeholders in Early Childhood Education at national and international levels
• Develop learning and teaching materials for early childhood education and care
• Supervise undergraduate and postgraduate research projects and project-based learning
• Engage in cross-disciplinary research and publication, and provide service to the academic and wider ECEC community
• Participate in community engagement activities
• Lecture a module on Environmental Education for Sustainability
• Perform any other duties required by the Department and University

Required profile

• PhD in Early Childhood Education and Care or a related field
• Five years of working or teaching experience in an ECEC setting at national or global level
• Three years of lecturing experience at tertiary level
• Strong background in Early Childhood practice and research
• Demonstrated research and publication record is an added advantage