Senior Lecturer: Creative Writing (P001047) at North West University

Job description
PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

• Senior Lecturer position in Subject Group: Creative Writing in the School of Languages (PC). The incumbent will be expected to teach undergraduate and post-graduate modules in Creative Writing Programmes offered at NWU as well as participate in research and community engagement activities as expected of every senior lecturer at the University.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Teaching & Learning

• All undergraduate teaching and learning and post-grad supervision, preferably with specialisation in Afrikaans & English creative writing modules.

Research and Creative Writing

• Individual research and creative writing, preferably with specialisation in Afrikaans and English literature, pre-reviewing of research articles and scholarly book contributions, co-operation in subject group projects in creative writing and research.

Management and University Services

• Fulfilling management tasks and duties in service of the University as a whole, as they arise.

Community Involvement

• Assist in organising subject group and school community engagement projects.

Minimum requirements

• PhD in Literature and/or Creative Writing
• 2 years’ experience in teaching at a tertiary institution (in literary studies and/or creative writing).
• Evidence of at least 1 article or creative writing output
• Post-graduate supervision /co-supervision experience

ADDED ADVANTAGE & PREFERENCES:

• Membership to relevant Afrikaans and/or English literary and/or writers’ societies
• 2 years’ experience in post-graduate study guidance at a tertiary institution (in literary and/or creative writing)

KEY FUNCTIONAL/ TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:

• Excellent communication skills (in both Afrikaans and English)
• Excellent level of computer literacy and experience of online teaching and learning
• Successful creative writing (published by mainstream publishers)
• Effective (proven) teaching and research guidance skills
• Relevant and scholarly valued (published) literary researching

KEY BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:

• Excellent administrative and organising ability
• Ability and willingness to work as part of a team
• Ability to self-motivate and work independently
• Good interpersonal skills