UNISA Invites Unemployed Graduates to Apply for the Online Tutoring Programmes 2021
Closing Date: August 17, 2021
Job Type: Full-Time
Location: South Africa
Job Description
UNISA is a publicly funded institution in South Africa dedicated to open and distance education. The University is inviting applications for services as Online Tutors (E-tutors) on an independent contract basis.
Gross Remuneration: R 8043.75 per month
E-Tutors will have the following duties:
- Provide students with online academic and technical support
- Facilitate online delivery of tutorials
- Manage students’ online learning experiences
- Facilitate students’ online interactions with their peers
Requirements:
- To be considered as an E-tutor, you must meet the following requirements:
- Not be a Unisa Fixed Term or Permanent staff member.
- Ongoing access to Internet connection at your own cost.
- Minimum of an Honours Bachelor’s or equivalent degree (BTech) in the subject that you are applying for.
- Own copies of software packages that may be required for teaching e.g., Internet browsers, word processing etc.
Skills Required:
- Advanced computer and Internet skills i.e., no training will be provided in using software packages, Internet sites or email
- Advanced communication skills and proficiency in English (student communication will mostly be text based via myUnisa and discussion forums).
- Commitment to meeting deadlines and a passion for student-centered learning
- Friendly, patient and sensitive to a diversity of students
As an Independent Contractor you will:
- Not be regarded as an employee of Unisa
- Not be entitled to any benefits such as medical aid, office space, equipment, leave (including sick leave), in terms of the UNISA conditions of service
- Be expected to provide your own infrastructure i.e., your own computer, your own Internet access, workspace and any other office-related equipment
- Work in your own time in completing online teaching tasks to a total of 75hrs per semester (excluding marking)
E-tutoring positions are available in the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences in the following Departments:
Department: Geography
Requirements for the below Geography modules:
Undergraduate Geography & Geography Honours Degree or equivalent. (BTech and Post Graduate Diploma)
- GGH1501 – Know Your World: Introduction to Geography
- GGH1502 – World Issues: A Geographical Perspective
- GGH1503 – Our Living Earth
- GGH2601 – The African Challenge: People and Environment
- GGH2602 – The Geography of Services Provision
- GGH2604 – People and the Environment
- GGH2606 – Geography of Tourism
- GGH3701 – State of the Environment in Southern Africa
Department: Environmental Sciences
Requirements for below Nature Conservation modules:
Honours Degree or equivalent (BTech and Post Graduate Diploma)
- CEC3701 – Conservation Ecology III
- FOC1501 – Fundamentals of Conservation I
Requirements for below Horticulture module:
Undergraduate Ornamental Horticulture/ Landscape Technology and Honours Degree or equivalent (BTech and Post Graduate Diploma)
- PMS2601 – Ornamental Plant Use II
Department: Life and Consumer Sciences
Requirements for Biology, Botany and Zoology modules:
Undergraduate Biology or a combination of Botany and Zoology, with Honours Degree or equivalent (BTech and Post Graduate Diploma) majoring in Biology/Botany/Zoology/Biochemistry, Microbiology/Cell Biology.
- BOT1501 – Plant Structure: Cytology, Morphology and Anatomy
- BOT1502 – Plant Biodiversity and Environmental Botany
- BOT2601 – Plant anatomy, structure & function
- BOT2604 – Botany Practical II
- BLG1501 – Basic Biology
- BLG1502 – Animal and Plant Diversity
- ZOL1501 – Animal Diversity I
- ZOL1502 – Animal Diversity II
Requirements for Physiology modules:
Physiology/Biology Honours Degree or equivalent (BTech and Post Graduate Diploma)
- FIS2603 – Physiological Defense Mechanisms
- FIS3702 – Cardiovascular System
Requirements for Food and Nutrition modules:
Nutrition/Dietetics/Hospitality/Consumer Sciences (within a nutrition stream) Honours Degree or equivalent (BTech and Post Graduate Diploma)
- FOO1501 – Food Preparation I
- FOO2613 – Food Safety and Hygiene Practices
- NUT1501 – Introduction to Nutrition and Energy Yielding Nutrients
- HPM2601 – Food service Organisation Management
- HPM2602 – Meal Management
Requirements for Biochemistry, Biomedical and Microbiology modules:
Microbiology/Biochemistry/Biotechnology/Genetics Honours Degree or equivalent (BTech and Post Graduate Diploma)
- BCH2601 – Introductory Biochemistry
- BCH2602 – Bioenergetics
- BCH2603 – Biopolymers of Heredity
- BMI2601 – Clinical Biochemistry
- BMI2602 – Medical Epidemiology
- BMI2603 – Medical Microbiology
- BMI2604 – Molecular Biology
- BMI2605 – Pharmacology
- BMI2606 – Clinical Pathology
- BMI2607 – Immunology
- BMI3702 – Biomedical
- BMI3704 – Haematology
- BMI3705 – Virology
- BMI3706 – Zoonoses
- BMI3707 – Clinical Pathology
- MIB2602 – Microbial Ecology
- MIB3702 – Advanced Microbial Genetics, Recombinant DNA Technology and Industrial Microbiology
Department: Agriculture and Animal Health
Requirements for the module are below:
Agricultural Extension Honours Degree or equivalent (BTech and Post Graduate Diploma)
- AEX1602 – Community Extension Practice
