Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer (Permanent) at University of Cape Town

The annual cost of employment, including benefits and scarcity allowance for the respective levels, is as follows:

• At Lecturer level: R1 071 538 
• At Senior Lecturer level: R1 328 093

FACULTY OF LAW

• The Department of Private Law, within the Faculty of Law, invites applications for this permanent academic appointment at the Lecturer/Senior Lecturer level.
• The appointment will strengthen research and teaching across several areas of the Department’s academic offerings at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, especially in Foundations of South African Law, Persons and Family Law, and Contract Law.
• The Department would welcome applications from candidates with the relevant qualifications, experience, and an interest in these fields. Candidates should demonstrate the potential to be academic leaders in a Faculty and Department that value a critical and comparative approach to the study of law.

Candidates suitable for appointment as a LECTURER must have:

• At least a Master’s degree (NQF 9 level qualification) with a strong academic record in one or more of the legal fields relevant to the position;
• Some lecturing experience (which can include small group teaching) in one or more of the legal fields relevant to the position and/or equivalent relevant work experience;
• Some record of socially responsive activities, or public or professional service.

Candidates suitable for appointment as a SENIOR LECTURER must have:

• A Doctoral degree (NQF 10 level qualification) in the field of Private Law, preferably in one or more of the legal fields relevant to the position;
• Lecturing experience in one or more of the legal fields relevant to the position and/or equivalent relevant work experience;
• Some record of postgraduate supervision;
• An established record of research publications in the field of Private Law, preferably in one or more of the legal fields relevant to the position;
• Some evidence of active contribution to Department- and Faculty-level academic administration or equivalent experience;
• Some record of socially responsive activities, or public or professional service.

Advantageous for a LECTURER position:

• Some record of research publications in the field of Private Law, preferably in one or more of the legal fields relevant to the position;
• A Doctoral degree (NQF 10 level qualification) in the field of Private Law, preferably in one or more of the legal fields relevant to the position, or working towards completing such a Doctoral degree; and
• Demonstrable capacity to supervise students.

Responsibilities include:

• Teaching at undergraduate and/or postgraduate levels, or as otherwise required by the Department or Faculty;
• Supervising students, including at the postgraduate level (as appropriate to the level of appointment);
• Maintaining a research profile and publication output commensurate with the level of appointment;
• Contributing to and/or participating in Faculty and Departmental activities and assuming administrative responsibilities appropriate to the level of appointment; and
• Maintaining socially responsive activities and/or public or professional service commensurate with the level of appointment.

Closing date: 7 August 2026