Lecturer .2.01 at University of the Witwatersrand

Brief Description        
Requirements: 

• Experience in teaching African-language literature, African-language media and African-language film studies;
• Evidence of research ability, with 1-2 peer-reviewed publications;
• Ability to teach isiZulu or Sesotho second language (L2) acquisition courses;
• A PhD in any area of African-language literature and cultural studies; 
• Ability to develop teaching materials on literature and cultural studies for delivery on an e-learning platform; 
• Home language proficiency in an indigenous South African language, with fluency in any two of the following: Nguni, Sotho, XiTsonga, and TshiVenda.

Responsibilities:

• The successful candidate will be required to:
• Teach at undergraduate and postgraduate level;
• Supervise postgraduate student research in one or more indigenous languages (preferably in isiZulu and/or Sesotho);
• Carry out administrative duties in the department/school and take part in the intellectual and public life of the university;
• Participate in curriculum development activities.