Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer/ Associate Professor at University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The successful candidate will be required to: 

• teach academic literacy in different university faculties; 
• contribute to curriculum design in the UAL; 
• coordinate academic literacy courses offered in different faculties; 
• conceptualize and conduct scholarly research in fields related to academic literacy;
• write and publish articles in accredited (and preferably high-impact) journals;
• present research at local and international conferences;  
• perform academic administration and management;
• participate in other departmental activities (e.g., seminars, colloquia, and symposia)
• supervise/co-supervise Honours and Master’s students; 
• collaborate with academic staff in the new School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures; 
• perform other duties as delegated by the Director of UAL. 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• A doctoral degree (PhD) in Applied Language Studies, Applied Linguistics, or English for Academic Purposes
• Appropriate teaching experience in academic literacy in English or English for academic purposes at a recognised higher education institution
• Experience of hybrid (computer-aided) teaching methodologies
• Evidence of publications appropriate to the post level in accredited journals or equivalent recognised outputs 
• Evidence of successful postgraduate supervision or co-supervision appropriate to the post level
• Experience in curriculum design
• Experience in coordinating large modules

ADDED ADVANTAGES OR PREFERENCES

• Ability to communicate fluently in Sepedi or isiZulu

SENIOR LECTURER/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The successful candidate will be required to: 

• teach academic literacy at undergraduate level in different faculties; 
• teach at postgraduate level (Honours and Master’s), possibly across disciplines and allied departments in the School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures; 
• Design curricula, study materials and assessments for undergraduate and postgraduate modules in the UAL; 
• coordinate academic literacy courses offered in different faculties; 
• coordinate UAL’s tutorial programmes;
• write and publish consistently in accredited (and preferably high-impact) journals;
• facilitate academic writing workshops to postgraduate students across different faculties; 
• present research at local and international conferences; 
• generate third-stream income for the UAL and faculty;
• independently conceptualize and lead research projects;
• perform academic administration and management;
• organize and participate in other departmental activities such as seminars, colloquia, and symposia;
• participate in curriculum transformation/decolonization in the UAL;
• mentor junior academic staff and postdoctoral fellows;
• participate in promoting multilingualism in the UAL;  
• participate in committee work in the faculty/institution;
• establish research/teaching collaborations with other universities in South Africa, Africa, and beyond;
• supervise/co-supervise Honours, Master’s, and Doctoral students; 
• participate in community projects;
• perform other duties as delegated by the Director of UAL. 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• A doctoral degree (PhD) in Applied Language Studies, Applied Linguistics, Linguistics, or English for Academic Purposes from a recognised tertiary institution
• Appropriate teaching experience in academic literacy in English, English for academic purposes, or academic communication at a higher education institution
• Experience of hybrid (computer-aided) teaching methodologies
• Experience in curriculum design
• Experience in coordinating large modules
• Evidence of successful supervision of Master’s and Doctoral students appropriate to the post level

ADDED ADVANTAGES OR PREFERENCES

• Established international networks
• Evidence of successful grant applications 
• Experience in writing grant proposals
• Experience in qualitative and/or quantitative data analysis using different software applications 
• An NRF rating