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WALTER SISULU UNIVERSITY (WSU)
 


RECRUITING TUTORS FOR 2025 ACADEMIC YEAR
 
APPLICATIONS ARE FOR THE FOLLOWING FACULTIES:
  • Economic and Financial Sciences
  • Law, Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Education
  • Management and Public Administration Sciences 
  • Natural Sciences
  • Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
 
To apply, you need to meet the following inherent requirements: 
 
Requirements:
  • Be a postgraduate student or in the final year of your studies during the 2025 academic year. 
  • Applicant must have achieved a minimum of 65% in the module you wish to tutor. 
  • Be enrolled as a WSU student or an unemployed WSU graduate. 
  • Be proficient in English and computer literate. 
  • One or more years of tutoring, facilitation, or teaching will be an added advantage. 
 
Skills and Competencies Required:
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. 
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint). 
  • Competence in using online platforms such as Moodle, Microsoft Teams, and other digital tools for tutorial sessions. 
  • Strong time management and organizational skills. 
  • Exceptional writing skills in English. 
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a team and independently, demonstrating respect for diverse cultures, backgrounds, and perspectives in both online and face-to-face settings. 
 
Your duties/responsibilities: 
  • Facilitating online and face-to-face tutorial sessions. 
  • Assist students with understanding course content and improving academic performance in the assigned module. 
  • Marking tutorial assessments. 
  • Promote active participation and encourage collaborative learning among students during tutorial sessions. 
  • Contribute to the scholarship of tutorship. 
  • Maintain accurate attendance records and submit required reports to the tutorial coordinator. 
  • Contribute to monitoring and evaluation of the programme. 
  • Act as a mentor; offering advice on study skills, time management, and academic strategies. 
  • Uphold the institution’s standards by maintaining professionalism, punctuality, and confidentiality.




If your application is successful, you will be required to dedicate 10 hours per week (2 hours daily) to this position. This is an on-campus role and you will be expected to utilize online facilitation technologies for work-related engagements as per tutorship programme guidelines.
 
 
FACULTY NAME - APPLICATION LINK
Faculty of Economic and Financial Sciences - https://forms.office.com/r/RRV0Jb2CVh
Faculty of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences - https://forms.office.com/r/nWyiPrpzwt
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology: - https://forms.office.com/r/94wy7iYT9z
Faculty of Natural Sciences - https://shorturl.at/Lxxt3
Faculty of Education - https://forms.office.com/r/MmLycpDJ7z
Faculty of Management and Public Administration Sciences - https://forms.office.com/r/2uhE8dHADe
 
For enquiries:
Faculty of Economic and Financial Sciences - fefstutors@wsu.ac.za
Law, Humanities and Social Sciences - Flhsstutors2024@wsu.ac.za
Faculty of Education - fedtutorenq@wsu.ac.za
Faculty of Management and Public Administration Sciences - fmpastut@wsu.ac.za
Faculty of Natural Sciences - pngcobo@wsu.ac.za
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology - febeittutors@wsu.ac.za
 
Your application will be reviewed, and you will be contacted if you are shortlisted for an interview. If you do not receive any communication within three months of the application closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.
 
Closing date: 20 December 2024