UCT is one of the leading higher education institutions on the African continent and has a tradition of academic excellence that is respected worldwide.
Situated on spectacular Devil’s Peak, it is Africa’s oldest and foremost university. Three worldwide rankings have placed UCT among the world’s top 200 institutions, the only African university to have...
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PhD or a PhD currently under examination in a Humanities-based discipline, with strong demonstrable expertise in African feminist histories and debates in queer politics and/or sexuality studies
Subject matter expertise in politics of African queer studies and sexuality studies
At least 3 years of experience as a researcher committed to engaging questions of African feminisms, queer politics, sexuality studies and related continental intellectual trajectories
Experience of at least 2 years in academic teaching, where African queer politics and/or sexualities have been a core part of the work
Experience of academic administration
An emerging record of relevant publications
An emerging profile of continental academic, networking and research work
A record of community-engaged activist work
A commitment to strengthen and build the Department of African Feminist Studies and the AGI within UCT and beyond
ADVANTAGEOUS:
A record of academic work which bears witness to transdisciplinary interests
Experience in digitally based engagement with intellectual work
An interest in deepening discourse and practice on the decolonial within South African higher education
Some experience of fund-raising, to support research interests which include those of postgraduates
Fluency in more than one South African language as a language of research/teaching
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Research within the candidate’s own field, and concomitant publications at the level of Lecturer
Teaching, convenorship and supervision within the Department
Strong participation in team building and programming within the Department and AGI
Contribution to community activism and participation in social responsiveness
Participation in the Department, AGI and Faculty to contribute to UCT’s transformation and growth
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