Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice

Posted 17 August 2025 - Closing Date 31 August 2025

The Faculty of Pharmacy invites suitable candidates to join their Pharmacy Practice team.

The Faculty

Formal courses leading to a degree in Pharmacy at Rhodes University were first offered in 1956 in what was to become the Department of Pharmacy in the Faculty of Science at Rhodes University. The Department grew to become the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences in the Faculty of Science, and in 1980, was established as a Faculty of Pharmacy in its own right when the number of students studying pharmacy exceeded those studying Science. The Faculty of Pharmacy is currently the only Faculty of Pharmacy in South Africa. Interestingly the University has had a much longer association with Pharmacy in South Africa, and it was at a meeting of the then South African Pharmacy Board in January 1929 in Cape Town that Rhodes University College was recognised as an institution where courses of training and study for the Preliminary Scientific Examination for Pharmacy could be attended.

The Faculty moved from the “hill” into its current premises in 1988, where we have some state-of-the-art research and teaching facilities you can visit when you are here.

The Profession of Pharmacy is dynamic and has evolved over the decades to focus on patient-centred care whilst retaining a fundamental scientific base to ensure optimum patient outcomes. Consequently, the Bachelor of Pharmacy degree (BPharm) offered at Rhodes University covers the prescribed minimum curriculum required by the South African Pharmacy Council in addition to other important aspects to grant graduates of the programme access to a preregistration experience that includes an internship and professional competency evaluation.

Internships can be completed in a community, hospital, industrial, or academic pharmacy setting. To complete their internship, Interns must work at an accredited training site for a minimum of 12 months, submit evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD), and successfully complete two pre-registration examination papers. Successful completion of the internship is followed by registration as a Community Service Pharmacist (CSP), and working as a CSP in the public or other designated sector as required by the National Department of Health.

Successful completion of the CSP year allows registration with the South African Pharmacy Council as a fully qualified pharmacist, which permits pharmacists to practice the profession of pharmacy in any setting within the Republic of South Africa. To practice, pharmacists are required to maintain their registration with the South African Pharmacy Council annually. The diverse nature of the profession and generalist undergraduate degree permits practice in a variety of settings, including but not limited to pharmaceutical manufacturing, wholesaling and distribution, independent or corporate community pharmacy, and public or private institutional or hospital pharmacy settings. There are opportunities to work as consultants, research or academic pharmacists with a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree. However, further specialisation through postgraduate studies may be required to advance your career prospects. Opportunities exist for postgraduate studies, leading to rewarding careers as clinical, industrial, and academic pharmacists.

Main Objectives

All academics are responsible for disseminating knowledge (teaching and learning), creating knowledge (research), and engaging in community engagement recognizing differences in executing these responsibilities within academic departments and faculties. Academics are also expected to assume administrative, management, and/or leadership duties at the departmental, Faculty, and/or University level and contribute to their profession.

The Requirements

Associate Professor

• At least a PhD in Pharmacy Practice, Clinical Pharmacy, or related qualification with at least 10 years of teaching experience or 10 years of professional experience in a health or medicines-related field.
• Registration with the South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC) as a pharmacist.
• Considerable experience teaching Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy courses.
• Research supervision of Masters and preferably PhD candidates, to completion.
• Track record of research publications and the ability to attract funding.
• National and emerging international profile in the discipline.
• Track record of administration, management, and/or leadership roles with a willingness to assume a leadership role in the faculty, if required.

Senior Lecturer

• At least a PhD in Pharmacy Practice, Clinical Pharmacy, or related qualification with at least 7-10 years of teaching experience or professional experience in a health or medicines-related field. Teaching experience will be advantageous. Candidates with a Master's Degree in Pharmacy Practice or a related field and significant progress towards a PhD may be considered.
• Registration with the South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC) as a pharmacist.
• Teaching experience in Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy courses will be an advantage.
• Research supervision of at least a Master’s.
• Track record of research publications.
• Emerging national profile in the discipline.
• Track record of administration, management, and/or leadership roles with a willingness to assume a leadership role in the faculty, if required.

Application Process

Prospective candidates must read the job profile and

The following documents are required:

• A comprehensive CV and relevant qualifications, which should include the following: -
  • Reasons for leaving your current and previous jobs.
  • Referees who are and/or were your direct line manager, their title, name, designation, and contact information, which should be at least their contact number and email address.
• A strong and succinct motivation that tells us your interest in the post and suitability relative to the job requirements.

Please note, no hand-written applications will be considered. Failure to submit all documentation will result in an application being disqualified.

Any questions or enquiries regarding the submission of an application can be submitted to [email protected].

Selection Process (provisional date, subject to change):

• Short-listing meeting date to be confirmed.
• The selection process that will be followed for this post will include an assessment and/or presentation and an interview.
• Shortlisted candidates will be informed of the interview date.

Remuneration per annum (Grade AP):

Basic Pensionable Salary per annum: R936 120

Cost to Company per annum (Approximately): R1 203 447

Remuneration per annum (Grade SL):

Basic Pensionable Salary per annum: R783 243

Cost to Company per annum (Approximately): R1 013 469

All applications will be treated in strict confidence. This post is advertised as permanent post, but the University may opt to appoint on a fixed-term contract of not less than three-years. The University reserves the right not to proceed with the filling of the post. An application in itself does not entitle the applicant to an interview. Employment checks will be conducted on recommended candidates.

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