Professor/Associate Professor/ Senior Lecturer - (1214) at University of Venda

FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT, COMMERCE AND LAW

PROFESSOR/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR/SENIOR LECTURER (REF: A401)

Requirements:

Professor

• Doctoral degree in Mercantile or Private Law.
• Relevant undergraduate degree in either of the fields mentioned above.
• At least 10 years teaching experience in a tertiary institution or 7 years professional experience in the relevant field.
• At least 15 articles published in accredited journals, chapters in a book or book publication.
• Evidence of supervision of at least four Masters/ Doctoral students to completion.
• Evidence of current grant funding or other third-stream income from external sources and NRF rating will be an added advantage.

Associate Professor

• Doctoral degree in Mercantile or Private Law.
• At least 10 years teaching experience in a tertiary institution or 7 years professional experience in the relevant field.
• At least 10 articles published in accredited journals, chapters in a book or a book publication.
• Evidence of supervision of at least four Masters/ Doctoral students to completion.
• NRF rating will be an added advantage.

Senior Lecturer: 

Academic route:

• Doctoral degree in Law.
• Candidate should be in possession of a Doctor of Laws degree or PHD in Law coupled with five years teaching experience in a higher education institution or seven years relevant professional experience. Candidate should further have three publications in accredited journals or book chapters or a book.

Professional route:

• Candidate should be in possession of a Master of Laws degree coupled with an admission as an attorney or advocate.
• Candidates admitted as an attorney must attach proof of admission as an attorney and candidates who are admitted as advocates must attach proof of admission into the pupillage.
•  Candidate should also have ten (10) years post-admission practice experience. 
• Candidates appointed through the professional route will be appointed on a five-year contract basis with the provision that the appointment will be converted to permanent upon attainment of a Doctoral degree within the five-year period of appointment.

Duties

• Teach undergraduate modules in any of two of the following: Business and Corporate Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Administration of Estates, International Trade Law, Intellectual Property Law, Information and Communications Technology Law, Competition Law.
• Teach and supervise postgraduate students in the Department of Mercantile Law and Private Law.
• Demonstrate exemplary leadership in the Department of Mercantile and Private Law.
• Conduct individual and collaborative research and attract grant funding and other third-stream income on behalf of the department and the School of Law.
• Coordinate programmes, develop the curriculum and establish linkages with other academic institutions, community structures and be actively involved in community engagement initiatives.