Graduate Internship at UFS

The purpose of the internship programme is to offer graduates (diploma/degree) with no relevant work experience the opportunity to obtain practical workplace exposure and experience.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Develop online workshop material for the Write Site.
• Provide assistance in the collection and analysis of data for the purpose of report writing.
• Provide assistance in the development of online assessment activities for the literacy courses in the Unit for Language Development.
• Work on university systems such as Blackboard and PeopleSoft.

Inherent requirements:

• B-degree.

Required competencies:

• Basic computer skills including, but not limited to, Programming, MS Word, Excel and Power Point.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to function with ease in the University’s richly diverse working environment.
• Ability to work meticulously.
• Ability to prioritise.
• Effective organisation skills.
• Ability to function under pressure.
• Ability to work independently, as well as effectively with others.

Recommendations:

• Experience in the Higher Education environment.
• Knowledge of Blackboard.
• Experience in the field of academic literacy.
• Display of good written language skills in English and Afrikaans.
• Postgraduate qualification.
• The following criteria apply to the selection of candidates:
• Not currently participating in an existing learnership/internship programme.
• Willing to sign a learnership/internship agreement with the UFS.
• Candidate must be available for a period of one (1) year.
• Postgraduate qualification will serve as a recommendation.

Assumption of duties: 01 February 2018

Closing date:16 October 2017

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