Professor/Associate Professor (Faculty of Law: Various Departments) (X6 POSTS)
Position Summary
Introduction
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) is a vibrant and cosmopolitan institution, guided by its bold UJ Strategy 2035, which emphasises Societal Impact and Sustainability, Global Footprint and Partnerships, and Technology for the Future. Committed to transformative change, UJ’s mission is “To transform and serve humanity through innovation and the collective and collaborative pursuit of knowledge.” The University is guided by the vision of building “An international university of choice, anchored in Africa and the global south, dynamically shaping a sustainable future".
Job description
- Teaching and coordinating one or more modules offered by the Faculty of Law.
- Teach courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
- Maintain a portfolio of teaching activities of high-quality reputation and impact (as evidenced by student evaluations, peer assessment, etc.) across a range of modules or within a subject area to relevant levels.
- Lead benchmarking and continual improvement activities to e-learning to ensure best practices in teaching and learning support are adopted in the department/faculty.
- Will be responsible for teaching, developing, managing, and writing study material for modules in English at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
- Will be required to be actively involved in research and publications.
- Supervising masters and doctoral students.
- Academic administration, management and development.
- Faculty and departmental administrative and other activities and community service.
- Performing other duties as delegated by the Head of the Department.
Minimum requirements
- Relevant doctoral degree.
- At least five years’ experience in the academic environment.
- Experience in curriculum development.
- Proven significant research output.
- Recognised academic leadership.
- Evidence of community engagement.
- Good communication skills.
- Ability to prepare proposals and submissions to external bodies for funding and accreditation purposes
- Excellent communication and writing skills.
- Ability to work as a member of a department and faculty.
- NRF rating or eligibility to apply
- Ability to teach in one of the following areas: law of evidence; criminal procedure; legal skills; property law; legal technology; commercial law; criminal law
Your application, comprising of a detailed Curriculum Vitae as well as the names and full contact details (including telephone numbers and e-mail addresses) of at least three traceable and credible referees must be uploaded before or on the closing date of the advertised post. Please also attach the following: a copy of your highest academic qualification, proof of registration with professional bodies you might belong to and if applying for an academic position, a list of accredited research output and/ or a portfolio of your creative output.
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Candidates may be subjected to appropriate psychometric testing and other selection instruments.
In conjunction to merit on the basis of qualifications, experience and proven achievements the University of Johannesburg is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities and those individuals from the historically disadvantaged groups. As necessitated by operational requirements the University reserves the right not to make an appointment to positions advertised. If you have not received a response from the University within 8 weeks of the closing date, you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful.
