Professor (P001024/ P001011/ P001006/ P000019) (x4 Positions) at North West University

Job description

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

• Involved in teaching and learning (undergraduate and post-graduate programmes); research that fits into the faculty’s focus areas; providing leadership and fostering excellence in research; post-graduate supervision (where applicable); community service and tasks related to all above activities. Expected to exercise responsibility for professional activities in the academic disciplines within the faculty.
• **Candidates who have previously applied for any of the above positions do not have to reapply.**

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Teaching undergraduate modules

• Teaching and learning at the undergraduate level, including supervision of LLB dissertations. Involvement at the PG level, including supervision, critical reading, examination, moderation and any other responsibility as required.

Research & Innovation

• Conducting own research that fits into the faculty's focus areas. Creative research output by the level of appointment. This includes publication, conference attendance and presentation, workshops and colloquia.

Academic leadership, management and administration/ university service

• Involvement in Administration and Management responsibilities. Participate in leadership roles within the faculty, membership in faculty committees as and when required, and administration and service to the university by serving on institutional structures.

Community and scientific Engagement/ Social responsiveness

• Sharing of expertise and service to the scientific community. Involvement in community engagement and social cohesion, including media commentary, serving on review structure inside and outside the faculty/university and promoting the university image and internationalisation.

Occupational Health and Safety

• Adherence to the OHS standards and policies

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• An LLD (NQF 10) in any field of Law or a PhD/DPhil (NQF 10) in Law.
• A minimum of (10) ten years’ experience in South African higher education context.
• Teaching experience at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
• Proven record of effective post-graduate supervision, including the completed promotion of an LLD/PHD student.
• Social responsiveness and involvement in community engagement.
• Research expertise that demonstrates substantial research quality and relevant impact, as reflected in the publication of articles in accredited journals and/or books published by pre-eminent academic publishers, are required.

ADDED ADVANTAGES & PREFERENCES:

• Academic leadership and management.
• NRF rated researcher.

KEY FUNCTIONAL/TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:

• Preference will be given to candidates with expertise in teaching-learning and research in public/private/mercantile law.
• However, candidates with expertise in any other legal field will be considered.
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written) and legal language skills.
• Computer literacy in MS Office (Word, Excel, MS Teams and PowerPoint), email, Internet and the electronic retrieval of legal sources. Knowledge of modern platforms (e.g. whiteboard technology, eFundi, etc.) enhance ongoing changes of the learning and collaboration environment.
• Curriculum design, development and review skills.
• Adaptability and agility.
• Strong research skills, funding applications, and research UG and PG student supervision.
• Demonstration of language proficiency to function optimally at various levels in the multilingual environments of the NWU.

KEY BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:

• Good interpersonal relations.
• The ability to work with large groups of people.
• The ability to accommodate multiculturalism and function in a diverse environment.
• Strong analytical abilities, problem-solving skills and innovative thinking as well as good report writing skills.
• Highly motivated, self-driven and independent.
• Good planning, organisational skills, time management.
• A high level of professional and ethical conduct.

Apply by: 12 October 2025