Job Description
SCHOOL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE | DISCIPLINE OF: RADIOTHERAPY AND ONCOLOGYThe Department of Health and the University of KwaZulu-Natal College of Health Sciences share a common vision of developing the province as acentre of excellence in equitable and effective health service delivery, undergraduate and postgraduate education and research. We wish to appointtalented Heads of Departments who, on the academic side, will lead their disciplines and strengthen our focus areas in research and implementinnovative and effective methods of teaching and research supervision. On the clinical side, incumbents will manage clinical services in an extendedarea of the province which promotes the provision of clinical services beyond the major metropolitan centres. Incumbents would be expected toapportion their time and energy appropriately between the major centres in the envisaged teaching/service platform (Durban, Pietermaritzburg,Newcastle, Empangeni and Port Shepstone). Incumbents will also develop research initiatives which focus on the enhancement of service deliveryin the context of the burden of disease. Through this we will increase equality of service delivery and enhance the development of our decentralisedtraining platform in line with the needs arising from the National Development Plan.
Responsibilities + Skills
criteria for academic promotions, which is available on the HR vacancies website: http://vacancies.ukzn.ac.za/Home.aspx. Candidates without aPhD, for the relevant level of appointment, will be expected to register for and obtain a Doctoral degree within 5 years of date of assumption of duty.
Education
Successful candidates will be expected to meet within five years of appointment if not met at time of appointment, the University Senate-approved
Experience
