Lecturer (One Post), Department of Private Law, Faculty of Law at University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• The incumbents will be responsible for:
• Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in Customary Law offered in the department;
• Developing a research programme in an appropriate area of expertise or expanding existing research programmes;
• Publishing research articles in the foremost national/international accredited journals;
• Participate in national and international conferences within the research focus areas;
• Supervising postgraduate master’s students within the research focus areas;
• Performing assigned departmental duties (e.g. of an administrative nature);
• Community engagement in relation to the research focus areas;
• Representing the Department on Faculty and other committees as assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• At least a Master’s degree or an equivalent degree of an equally advanced level with specialisation in Customary Law;
• At least 1 publication in an accredited Journal.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES (SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND BEHAVIOURAL ATTRIBUTES):

• Ability to work in a team;
• Ability to work under pressure;
• Good language and communication skills;
• Computer and word processing.

ADDED ADVANTAGES AND PREFERENCES:

• Registration for, or progress with, Doctoral studies will be a strong recommendation;
• Experience in peer review and internal examination;
• Academic administration experience will be a recommendation;
• Demonstration of how community and public engagement can be integrated into the candidate’s teaching and research will be to the candidate’s advantage;
• Experience in or exposure to postgraduate supervision will be to the candidate’s advantage
• Relevant tertiary or vocational teaching experience or post-qualification experience in the legal profession or related field will be a strong recommendation; 

CLOSING DATE: 24 March 2026