Lecturer at University of the Witwatersrand

Brief Description        
Academic qualifications, experience and attributes:

• Candidates holding a relevant PhD will be given preference. 
• A (relevant) master's degree is the minimum requirement for application, but must be in the process of, or with substantial progress towards obtaining a PhD.
• Must have at least 3 years of teaching and/or academic mentoring or supervision experience within relevant fields of art and specifically in terms of studio practice.
• University-level teaching experience, supervision and course development would be an advantage.
• Must have professional expertise in contemporary art and interdisciplinary discourses/ practices/ curating/ media in the context of South Africa, the African continent and related networks. This can be in the form of an exhibition practice,creative research or publication.
• Must be interested in innovation, transformation, experimentation and critical inquiry in questions of cultural production, histories and pedagogies.
• This 100% position is suited to someone with a strong artistic and academic portfolio, willing to commit to a full-time academic teaching practice.
• Academic positions at WITS University must be research active, a track record of publications and / or creative research is a must, and the position will require the successful candidate to continue to develop their creative and scholarly research and outputs, which will be supported through the Universities research frameworks.
• Must be invested in the teaching process, curriculum development, and working with students. 
• Must be a committed team player within the department, but also be invested in cross-disciplinary explorations within the School of Arts.
• Preferably be able to start by February 2025.

Who we want:  experience, attributes and orientation:

• We are looking specifically for applicants with proficiency in; interdisciplinary approaches to studio practice and art theory/discourses/histories. We welcome applications from artists-scholars with studio-based practices, skill sets and professional experience in the expanded field of contemporary art, including digital processes in contemporary art, AI, publishing, transmedial, sonic, curatorial approaches, design and new media.
• One of the key drawcards is an incumbent with the capacity to teach and exchange knowledge of the theory and praxis of and on collective/self-publishing (in print, digital and media and spatial practices), as a basis for deepening and complicating aesthetics of collectives in the arts and in society. 
• In addition, the role will require work across theory and practice, at undergraduate and postgraduate level. 
• We are excited by and are committed to inclusive and expansive understandings, interrogations and deployments of art practices that are alive to the political, emotional, spiritual, conceptual and material conditions of this city, the region, the continent and beyond.  

Responsibilities:
The incumbent will be responsible for:
Conceptualising and teaching practice-based courses at undergraduate level, particularly within expanded drawing and contemporary art practices, in ways that are responsive to digital forms of practice in critical and forward-thinking ways and includes processes of collective self-publishing.
Supervising postgraduate students, in Honours, MA and PhD level. 
Course coordination: administration, managing and developing respective courses and programmes to a professional level.
Contributing to the work of the Department and the School as a whole, actively engaging in academic citizenship, including curriculum development; contributing to postgraduate seminars; community engagement; international partnerships; graduate exhibitions; marketing;  recruitment or seminars/talks.
Contributing to fundraising strategies for the Department. 
Research and the development of new areas in the incumbent's subject field:  contribution to the research outputs of the School and Department, submission of yearly creative and conventional research is a crucial requirement for promotion and probation.
Daily administration, professional time management, and involvement in departmental infrastructures. 
For candidates with a masters, registration and significant progress towards doctoral studies within the first 2 years of appointment. 
The successful candidate will demonstrate commitment to and excellence in teaching and scholarship and/or professional recognition.