RESPONSIBILITIES:
The incumbents will be responsible for:
Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in Customary Law offered in the department;
Developing a research programme in an appropriate area of expertise or expanding existing research programmes;
Publishing research articles in the foremost national/international accredited journals;
Participate in national and international conferences within the research focus areas;
Supervising postgraduate master's students within the research focus areas;
Performing assigned departmental duties (e.g. of an administrative nature);
Community engagement in relation to the research focus areas;
Representing the Department on Faculty and other committees as assigned.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
At least a Master's degree or an equivalent degree of an equally advanced level with specialisation in Customary Law;
At least 1 publication in an accredited Journal.
REQUIRED COMPETENCIES (SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND BEHAVIOURAL ATTRIBUTES):
Ability to work in a team;
Ability to work under pressure;
Good language and communication skills;
Computer and word processing.
ADDED ADVANTAGES AND PREFERENCES:
Registration for, or progress with, Doctoral studies will be a strong recommendation;
Experience in peer review and internal examination;
Academic administration experience will be a recommendation;
Demonstration of how community and public engagement can be integrated into the candidate's teaching and research will be to the candidate's advantage;
Experience in or exposure to postgraduate supervision will be to the candidate's advantage
Relevant tertiary or vocational teaching experience or post-qualification experience in the legal profession or related field will be a strong recommendation;
CLOSING DATE: 24 March 2026