Senior Lecturer - Department of Private Law - Faculty of Law at University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The incumbents will be responsible for:

• Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in programmes on offer in the Department;
• Developing a research programme in an appropriate area of expertise or expanding existing research programmes;
• Publishing research articles in the foremost national/international accredited journals;
• Participate in national and international conferences within the research focus areas;
• Supervising postgraduate master’s and doctoral students within the research focus areas; 
• Performing assigned departmental duties (e.g. of an administrative nature);
• Community engagement in relation to the research focus areas;
• Representing the Department on Faculty and other committees as assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Candidates for the post of Senior Lecturer should be in possession of a completed doctorate with specialisation in one or more of the following focus areas:

• Law of Contract;
• Private International Law;
• Unjustified Enrichment;
• Law of Succession;

Candidates for the post of Senior Lecturer who are in possession of a completed doctorate with specialisation in one or more of the following focus areas will also be considered:

• Law of Estoppel;
• Law of Delict;
• Intellectual Property Law;
• Law and Technology;
• Property Law;
• Family Law.
• The academic record of the candidate must be excellent and must reflect the candidate's potential to become established as a teacher and researcher of good standing within one or more of the research focus areas.
• Preferably five years' teaching experience at undergraduate and postgraduate level in one or more of the research focus areas listed above.
• At least eight accredited quality publications within the research focus areas in the last three years.
• Evidence of successful postgraduate supervision within the research focus areas of at least 2 research master’s degrees or 4 coursework master’s mini-dissertations will be a strong recommendation.
• Evidence of community engagement being embedded in the candidate's research and/or teaching will be a strong recommendation.
• Relevant academic administration experience.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES (SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND BEHAVIOURAL ATTRIBUTES):

• Excellent, appropriate language and communication skills;
• Excellent, appropriate teaching and research skills;
• Excellent, appropriate leadership skills;
• Excellent presentation skills;
• Excellent scholarly writing skills;
• Attention to detail and accuracy;
• Ability to facilitate e-learning and e-communication;
• Ability to plan and conduct assessment events;
• Ability to work in teams and to lead teams;
• Ability to take initiative and to explore academic collaborative work opportunities;
• Ability to work under pressure.

ADDED ADVANTAGES AND PREFERENCES:

• An appropriate NRF research rating will be a recommendation.
• Admission and experience as a legal practitioner will be an advantage.