Associate Professor: Department of Mercantile Law

2 weeks ago

Pretoria, South Africa University of Pretoria Full time

RESPONSIBILITIES:
The incumbents will be responsible for:

- Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in programmes on offer 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;
- Participating in national and international conferences within the research focus areas;
- Supervising postgraduate master’s and doctoral students within the research focus areas;
- Performing assigned departmental duties (e.g. of an administrative nature);
- Community engagement in relation to the research and teaching focus areas;
- Representing the Department on Faculty and other committees as assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
**Associate Professor**:

- Banking Law;
- Insurance Law;
- Credit Law;
- Law of Securities;
- Consumer Law.
- Preferably eight years' teaching experience at undergraduate and postgraduate level in one or more of the focus areas listed above;
- Evidence of curriculum development at undergraduate and postgraduate level will be a strong recommendation;
- Evidence of conference papers delivered internationally;
- At least sixteen accredited quality publications within the research focus areas, of which at least six must have been published in the last three years;
- Evidence of successful postgraduate supervision within the research focus areas of at least four research master’s or six coursework masters’s mini-dissertations will be a strong recommendation;
- Relevant academic administration experience;
- An appropriate NRF rating or identification by peers as an independent established researcher, at least at a national level.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES (SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND BEHAVIOURAL ATTRIBUTES)
- Excellent, appropriate language and communication skills;
- Excellent, appropriate teaching and research skills;
- Excellent, appropriate leadership skills;
- Excellent presentation skills;
- Excellent scholarly writing skills;
- Attention to detail and accuracy;
- Ability to facilitate e-learning and e-communication;
- Ability to plan and conduct assessment events;
- Ability to work in teams and to lead teams;
- Ability to take initiative and to explore academic collaborative work opportunities;
- Ability to work under pressure.

ADDED ADVANTAGES AND PREFERENCES:

- Admission and experience as a legal practitioner will be an advantage.

The annual remuneration package will be commensurate with the incumbent’s level of appointment, as determined by UP policy guidelines. UP subscribes to the BESTMED and UMVUZO medical aid schemes and contributes 50% of the applicable monthly premium.
- A comprehensive CV;
- Certified copies of qualifications;
- Names and contact details of peer reviewers (academic and research);
- Self-evaluation;
- Teaching portfolio;
- Your vision for the Department.

CLOSING DATE: 19 September 2023
- The University of Pretoria is committed to equality, employment equity and diversity._
- The University of Pretoria reserves the right to not fill any of the advertised positions or to conduct further searches and/or advertisements of the vacancies._

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