Stellenbosch University, Professor / Associate Professor / Senior Lecturer

Faculty of Law

Department of Private Law

Professor / Associate Professor / Senior Lecturer

(Ref. RG02/086/0422)

The Faculty of Law is looking to fill a vacancy in the Department of Private Law. The main responsibility of the incumbent will be to contribute to excellence in the Faculty of Law. The incumbent will lecture primarily in the field of Children’s Rights and Family Law, but will also assume further teaching responsibilities within the Department and Faculty, taking into account relevant factors. The incumbent will furthermore conduct research that focuses on Children’s Rights and/or Family Law and provide postgraduate supervision that focuses on one or both of these areas. The incumbent must also contribute to the administrative functioning of the Faculty, and perform other duties as assigned by the Faculty.

The Department of Private Law is responsible for teaching several of the core modules in the LLB curriculum. This includes the Law of Persons, Family Law, African Customary Law, Law of Succession, Property Law, Law of Civil Procedure, Law of Contract, Law of Delict and Specific Contracts. The Department also offers various electives at final year level and a selection of modules at postgraduate level, including modules which focus on Family Law and Children’s Rights. The Department also has a strong focus on research within these fields as well as other private law areas.

Duties:

• Lecturing in Children’s Rights and Family Law and other law modules
• Actively researching, writing and publishing in the assigned field(s) of law
• Postgraduate supervision
• Contributing to the administrative functioning of the Faculty
• Performing such other duties as assigned by the Faculty.

Requirements:

• LLD or an appropriate PhD in Private Law (for appointment as Professor, Associate Professor or Senior Lecturer)
• An established record of publication in accredited law journals (for appointment as Professor or Associate Professor), or at least some publications in accredited law journals (for appointment as Senior Lecturer)
• Experience in postgraduate mentorship and supervision (for appointment as Professor, Associate Professor or Senior Lecturer)
• Experience in undergraduate teaching.

Recommendations:

• Postgraduate qualification(s) which focuses on Family Law and/or Children’s Rights
• Experience in teaching Family Law and/or Children’s Rights at undergraduate or postgraduate level
• A strong interest in research
• Good interpersonal relationships
• Legal practical experience
• Multilingualism
• NRF rating
• Strong academic record.

Commencement of duties: 1 July 2022 or as soon as possible thereafter

Closing date: 9 May 2022

Enquiries regarding this post: Prof. Bernard Wessels, Head of Department of Private Law, on 021 808 2113, or at az.ca.nus@slessewba

Enquiries regarding remuneration/benefits, as well as technical assistance with the electronic application process: Human Resources Client Services Centre on 021 808 2753, or at az.ca.nus@rh-e-nus

The University is committed to employment equity (EE), and appointments will be made in line with the EE plan for the specific environment as well as the institutional EE Plan of Stellenbosch University.

The University reserves the right not to make an appointment.

Your application, comprising a comprehensive curriculum vitae (including the names and email addresses of at least three referees), must reach the University before or on the closing date of the advertised post.

APPLY ONLINE AT https://www.sun.ac.za/english/careers BY USING THE APPLY NOW LINK AT THE TOP RIGHT-HAND CORNER OF THE SPECIFIC VACANCY PAGE.

The University reserves the right to investigate qualifications and conduct background checks on all candidates.

Should no feedback be received from the University within four to six weeks of the closing date, kindly accept that your application did not succeed.

Posted on 14 Apr 09:48, Closing date 9 May

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