Lecturer at University of the Witwatersrand

Criteria:
Qualifications:

For appointment at the Lecturer level, a PhD or substantial progress and evidence of teaching and research are required.
Applicants would be expected to submit their PhDs for examination within three years of appointment.

Experience:

• Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and curriculum development, in one or more of the following areas of art historical and/or curating and/or heritage studies:
• Historical and contemporary artistic practice of South Africa, African and its diaspora contexts and networks;
• Knowledge of the disciplines of art history, curatorial practice or  heritage studies

Multidisciplinary and multimodal approaches

• Postgraduate supervision
• Excellent track record of conventional and/or creative research outcomes in the areas of art historical and/or curating and/or heritage studies

 
Skills and Attributes:
A commitment to  transformative pedagogies, curriculum development, and transformation within the humanities.

Responsibilities:

• Developing, teaching and coordinating courses in the undergraduate and postgraduate programme
• Supervising postgraduate students at Honours, Masters and PhD level
• Contributing to the development and management of the research fieldwork programme
• Contributing to the work of the Department and the School as a whole, such as actively engaging in committee workContributing to fundraising strategies for the Department

 
The position is available immediately. Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience and based on published WITS pay scales.
        
How To Apply        

• Submit a letter motivating your appointment, a portfolio of creative and scholarly work, a detailed CV with names and contact details (including email addresses) of 3 academic referees and certified copies of identity documents and qualifications.
• Internal employees are invited to apply directly on Oracle by following the path: iWits /Self Service application/”Apply for a job”
• External applicants are invited to apply, by registering a profile on the Wits irecruitment platform located at https://irec.wits.ac.za and submitting your application.
• The University is committed to employment equity. Preference may be given to appointable applicants from the underrepresented designated groups in terms of the relevant employment equity plans and policies of the University. Designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, as amended, means black people, women and people with disabilities.

WITS Employment Equity Policy: https://www.wits.ac.za/media/witsuniversity/footer/aboutwits/transformationoffice/documents/Policy%20%20Employment%20Equity.pdf

Closing Date: 17th January 2020

Please note that only applications via the website will be considered for shortlisting. 
The University reserves the right to verify all information provided by candidates and to verify credit standing. Please note that correspondence will only be entered into with shortlisted candidates.

The University reserves the right not to make an appointment or to readvertise.