Lecturer/Senior Lecturer - Department of Procedural Law - Faculty of Law at University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria

Responsibilities
The incumbent will be responsible for:

• Primarily teaching in the Law of Evidence, but also the ability to present any of the modules offered by the Department of Procedural Law, in order to meet the needs of the Department as required, at both undergraduate and postgraduate level;
• Conducting academic and scholarly research;
• Having an in-depth understanding of specialisation to enable the development of new knowledge, innovation and understanding within the field;
• The development of new knowledge, innovation and understanding within the field;
• Supervising masters and doctoral students;
• Mentoring students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels;
• Performing academic administration and management;
• Performing other duties as delegated by the Head of the Department.

Lecturer
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• An appropriate LLM degree;
• Relevant tertiary teaching experience will be a strong motivation;
• Two accredited publications in the last three years will be a strong recommendation;
• Evidence of community engagement being embedded in the research and/or teaching;
• Relevant academic administration experience will be a recommendation.

Senior Lecturer

• An appropriate LLD degree;
• At lease 8 accredited publications, of which three should have been published in the three years' preceding year of application;
• Postgraduate supervision: Evidence of two research masters' degree or 4 coursework masters' mini-dissertations to completion
• At least five years’ teaching experience including curriculum development at a tertiary educational institution;
• Proven research record;
• An admitted Attorney or Advocate of the High Court of South Africa.

Required Competencies (skills, Knowledge And Behavioural Attributes)
Lecturer

• Ability to plan and initiate discipline-related research;
• Ability to work independently and as part of a dynamic team;
• Appropriate communication skills;
• Excellent presentation skills.

Senior Lecturer

• Applicable practical professional experience;
• Postgraduate supervision/teaching experience;
• Participation in academic conferences, seminars and workshops;
• Ability to plan and initiate discipline-related research;
• Ability to work independently and as part of a dynamic team;
• Appropriate communication skills.

Added Advantages And Preferences
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer

• Relevant teaching experience including curriculum development at a tertiary or educational institution;
• Admitted attorney or advocate of the High Court of SA;
• Possess an in-depth understanding of the Law of Evidence.’