SKA AFRICA – Science Educator Vacancy 2018
SKA AFRICA Science Educator – 3-Years Contract SARAO, Northern Cape
Temporary position
Closing Date: 19 December 2018
Market Related salary
About the Position
SARAO has an exciting opportunity for a Science Educator to join our Carnarvon based team on a three (3) year contract basis. The successful incumbent will be responsible for Physical Science to Grade 8 to 12 learners at Carnarvon High School.
Minimum education requirement:
- BSc degree plus PGCE qualification or appropriate Teaching qualification
Minimum work experience required:
- 4 years’ experience teaching Physical Science at high school level
Duties include (but not limited to):
- Planning and teaching Physical Science lessons to Grade 8 to Grade 12 learners
- Managing the science laboratory at the school and ensuring it is adequately resourced at all times
- Ensuring learner participation in extracurricular STEM activities, including Science Expos, Olympiads and Competitions
- Organising the annual Carnarvon High School STEM careers expo
The ideal candidate will have the following competencies:
Ability to:
- incorporate ICT in teaching
- develop lesson plans
- motivate learners in the classroom
- assess learner performance
- assist learners with science related projects
- conduct exam preparations especially for Grade 12 learners
- conduct Physics and Chemistry experiments
- display good record keeping and reporting skills
- conduct lessons in fluent Afrikaans
Experience in:
- supervising learners with science related projects
- learner participation in expos and competitions
Knowledge of:
- STEM careers path
- CAPS curriculum
About The Employer
The South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) spearheads South Africa’s activities in the Square Kilometre Array Radio Telescope, commonly known as the SKA, in engineering, science and construction. SARAO is a National Facility managed by the National Research Foundation and incorporates radio astronomy instruments and programmes such as the MeerKAT and KAT-7 telescopes in the Karoo, the Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory (HartRAO) in Gauteng, the African Very Long Baseline Interferometry (AVN) programme in nine African countries as well as the associated human capital development and commercialisation endeavours.
As a business unit of the NRF, SARAO is committed to employment equity and redress.
Type of employment: Contract
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