Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor : Mercantile Law at University of the Free State

Duties and responsibilities: 

• Teach and assess undergraduate and postgraduate students.
• Supervising LLM/LLD/PHD.
• Provide quality research outputs.
• Participate in community engagement duties.

Inherent requirements:

Senior Lecturer

• LLD or PhD on NQF Level 10 in Mercantile Law or related discipline.
• Proven experience in the presentation of papers/posters at national scholarly conferences.
• Proven national recognition for specialist expertise and research in a specific area of scholarship.
• An NRF rating or demonstrated potential for obtaining an NRF rating.
• Proven experience in supervision of graduated master’s degree students.
• A proven research record of relevant publication/s in peer reviewed national and international accredited scientific journals. 
• Proven experience of service as an active member of a national or international scholarly society or committee or agency concerned with research at higher-education levels.

Associate Professor

• LLD or PhD on NQF Level 10 in Mercantile Law or related discipline.
• Experience as external examiner for postgraduate students.
• Proven experience in the presentation of research papers at national conferences, where there is evidence of peer review of papers.
• Acted as an editorial board member of high-quality national scholarly journals.
• Proven national recognition for specialist expertise and research leadership in a specific scientific area of scholarship.
• An NRF rating of C3 or equivalent status.
• A proven research record of relevant publications in national and international accredited journals
• Proven experience in the supervision of graduated master’s degree and PhD students.

Recommendations:

• An NRF rating.
• Knowledge of Corporate Law or Labour Law.