PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

Academic position at Professor Level in the Department of Literature in the School of Languages. The incumbent will be expected to be involved in the teaching and learning of undergraduate and postgraduate modules, participate in research activities as well as community engagement activities within the Faculty of Humanities.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1.       Teaching and learning:

·        Teach English Literature modules at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. These include early modern literature, 19^th century literature, Literary theories, Africvan literature and contemporary literature.

·        Team teaching, student evaluations, assignments, tests and examinations, supervision of postgraduates

·        Be able to teach different genres of literature (poetry, drama, fiction and film) at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

·        Complete related administrative tasks, such as submitting marks and monitoring student progress.

·        Set tests and examinations, as well as mark assessments.

·        Hold office hours for consultations with students.

·        Attend meetings (with the subject group, teaching team, and/or module tutors).

·        Act as module convenor across the three NWU sites.

·        Supervise postgraduate students.

·        Moderate assessments internally.

·        Manage records by maintaining module files for Internal and/or External Programme Evaluation.

·        Have a good knowledge of African, world and contemporary literatures of the Global South.

2.       Research and innovation outputs:

·        Contribute towards the research output of the School of Languages.

·        Present at national and international conferences.

3.       Social responsiveness:

·        Be involved in relevant community engagement projects.

4.       Occupational health and safety (OHS):

·        Cooperate with management, OHS officials and colleagues to help everyone meet the legal requirements, whilst upholding and maintaining general occupational health and safety standards and practices..

5.       Management and university service:

·        Fulfil management tasks and duties in service of the university as they arise (for example, subject chair responsibilities; serving on a Faculty Board or committee).

·        Demonstrate good organisational and administrative skills.

KEY FUNCTIONAL/ TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:

·        Excellent English language and communication skills.

·        Be able to function effectively as part of a team and relate well with colleagues and peers.

·        Be knowledgeable in the use of technology.

·        Facilitation of blended teaching and learning at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, team teaching, student evaluations.

·        Develop course material, assessments (formative and summative) and Assignments.

·        Perform administrative tasks when required, attend workshops, seminars and conferences.

·        Teach undergraduate classes and aid in the provision of postgraduate supervision.

·        Excellent English language and communication skills.

·        Excellent level of computer literacy and experience with LMS systems, MS Teams, Outlook, MS Office.

·        Competent computer literacy - Knowledge of MS office, knowledge and experience of computational tools in teaching.

·        Competent knowledge of literary theory and the application thereof in English literature Studies.

KEY BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:

·        Good interpersonal skills.

·        Professional work ethic.

·        Ability and willingness to work with a variety of students.

·        Passionate about teaching/learning and research.

·        Adherence to deadlines.

• A PhD (NQF level 10) in English Literature and/or Literary Studies.
• A minimum of seven (7) years’ work experience and proven track record of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching at a university.
• A minimum of seven (7) years’ teaching experience in the different genres of Literature (Poetry, Drama, Fiction and Film) as well as Varieties of Literature i.e 19th Century literature, Literary Theory, Contemporary literature, African literature.
• Active involvement in research, as evidenced by a minimum of ten (10) publications in accredited journals.
• Proven experience in the presentation of papers/ posters at national and/ or international scholarly conferences.
• Applicant should be active in community engagement projects.
• Experience with postgraduate supervision.
• A minimum of 2 years’ leadership/management experience.

ADDED ADVANTAGES

• Membership of relevant subject-specific societies and organisations.
• Experience with curriculum design and/or module design.