Professor/ Associate Professor at Rhodes University

Main Objectives: 

• All academics are responsible for the dissemination of knowledge (teaching and learning), the creation of knowledge (research), and community engagement, recognising that these responsibilities are executed differently across the various departments and Faculties.  Academics are also expected to assume some administrative, management and/or leadership duties at the departmental, faculty, and/or University level.
• In addition, Professors and Associate Professors are to provide academic leadership in the following areas: teaching and learning; research and community engagement; and institutional governance. This leadership contribution at these levels should be evidenced at the departmental, faculty, and institutional levels.

The Requirements

Professor:

A PhD in Law with an LLB from a South African University, coupled with 10 years of relevant experience, where such experience includes:

• Extensive teaching at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including Master’s and PhD in a university context, preferably in Public Law
• Excellent professional track record
• Excellent track record of training and mentoring of junior staff
• Excellent record of supervision of junior staff, including candidate attorneys
• Research supervision of Master’s and PhD Degrees
• National and emerging international profile in the discipline

Associate Professor:

A PhD in Law with an LLB from A South African University, coupled with 7-10 years of relevant experience, where such experience includes:

• Considerable teaching at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including Master’s and PhD, preferably in a university context, preferably in Procedural Law
• Being an admitted Attorney is advantageous
• Excellent track record of training and mentoring junior staff
• Strong record of supervision of junior staff, including candidate attorneys
• Research supervision of Master’s and PhD Degrees
• National and emerging international profile in the discipline

Closing Date 06 July 2026