PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

Involved in teaching and learning (undergraduate and post-graduate programmes); research that fits into the faculty’s focus areas; post-graduate supervision (where applicable); community service and tasks related to all above activities.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

       Teaching and Learning:

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

Research and Innovation:

• Conducting own research that fits into the faculty's focus areas. Creative research output in accordance with 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. Participation in leadership roles within the faculty, membership in faculty committees as and when required, 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, promotion of the university image and internationalization.

Occupational Health and Safety

• Adherence to the OHS standards and policies of the university. Participation in the OHS committees as and when required.

• A Bachelor of Arts (NQF level 7) in English/Languages/Linguistics or an LLB.
• A Masters’ Degree (NQF level 9) in English/Languages/Linguistics.
• A minimum of three (3) years’ experience teaching at an institution of higher learning (preferably teaching language skills to law students) as a lecturer.

ADDED ADVANTAGES: 

• Admission as an attorney or an advocate.
• Publications in accredited journals.
• Proven record of adequate post-graduate supervision.

KEY FUNCTIONAL/ TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:

• Proven expertise and experience in linguistics or teaching languages at an institution of higher learning will be an advantage.
• Qualification in both law and languages will be an advantage
• Computer literacy in MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint), as well as email, Internet and the electronic retrieval of legal sources. The ability to / experience working with LMS and online teaching will be an advantage.
• Experience or interest in curriculum design and development.
• Ability to supervise undergraduate and postgraduate students and a strong research interest.
• Adaptability and agility. 
• Language skills (as well as legal language skill) to function optimally in the different multilingual environments of the NWU.. 

KEY BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:

• Strong communication skills (verbal and written).
• Language skills to function optimally in the different multilingual environments of the NWU.
• Good interpersonal relations.
• The ability to work with large groups of people.
• The ability to accommodate multiculturalism and work in a diverse environment.