Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer

Department Mercantile Law

Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer

Job ID: 1597

Duties and responsibilities:

• Teach undergraduate and postgraduate classes in Mercantile Law.
• Provide study leadership at postgraduate level.
• Initiate, conduct and sustain high-level research and produce research outputs of high quality.
• Participate in community engagement initiatives where possible.
• Recruit postgraduate students.
• Attract external funding where possible.
• Perform general administration duties as applicable at university level.

Inherent requirements:

Lecturer:

• Master’s degree in Mercantile Law.
• Proven experience in the delivery of poster or oral presentations at conferences or equivalent activities.
• Provide evidence of manuscripts produced that have the potential to be converted or submitted for publication, ideally in an accredited journal.
• A good academic record.

Senior Lecturer:

• Relevant PhD/LLD
• Proven experience in the presentation of papers/posters at national scholarly conferences.
• Proven national recognition for specialist expertise and research in a specific area of scholarship.
• An NRF rating or demonstrate potential for obtaining an NRF rating.
• Proven experience in supervision of graduated master’s students.
• A proven research record of relevant publications in national and international accredited journals.
• Proven experience of service as an active member of a national or international scholarly society or committee or agency concerned with research at higher education levels.

Assumption of duties:

As soon as possible.

Closing date:

17 June 2016.

Salary:

The salary scale is available on request. For any further enquiries, please feel free to contact 051 401 2849/9329/3864.

Fringe benefits:

(Subject to specific conditions): pension scheme, medical aid scheme, group life insurance, housing allowance, leave and sick leave, service bonus and study benefits.

General:

The University reserves the right not to fill the post. The University subscribes to and applies the principles prescribed by the Employment Equity Act. Preference will be given to candidates from the designated groups, in accordance with the principles of the aforementioned act and the employee profile of the specific department/division.

Applications may only be submitted online. All applications must be accompanied by the following:

• a detailed curriculum vitae;
• copies of all academic records;
• copies of qualifications (please provide the SAQA accreditation in the case of foreign qualifications);
• a copy of your identity document (ID).

Applications that are incomplete or sent by fax or e-mail, will not be considered. Should you not be contacted within six weeks of the closing date for applications, you may assume that your application was unsuccessful.