Lecturer (1 Post) Senior Lecturer/ Associate

**UP Posting - Academic**:
**FACULTY OF HUMANITIES**

**UNIT FOR ACADEMIC LITERACY (UAL)**

**LECTURER (1 post)**

**SENIOR LECTURER/ ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR (1 post)**
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**LECTURER**

**RESPONSIBILITIES**

The incumbent will be expected to:

- Teach academic literacy in different university faculties;
- Contribute to curriculum design in the UAL;
- Coordinate academic literacy courses offered in different faculties;
- Conceptualize and conduct scholarly research in fields related to academic literacy;
- Write and publish articles in accredited (and preferably high-impact) journals;
- Present research at local and international conferences;
- Participate in generating third-stream income for the UAL;
- Perform academic administration and management;
- Participate in other departmental activities (e.g., seminars, colloquia, and symposia;
- Supervise/co-supervise Honours and Master’s students;
- Collaborate with academic staff in the new School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures;
- Perform other duties as delegated by the Director of UAL.

**MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS**
- A Master’s degree in Applied Language Studies, Applied Linguistics, or English for Academic Purposes;
- At least three (3) years of teaching experience in academic literacy in English or English for academic purposes at a recognised higher education institution;
- Experience of hybrid (computer-aided) teaching methodologies;
- Evidence of at least two publications in accredited journals or equivalent recognised outputs and local/international conference presentations.

**REQUIRED COMPETENCIES (SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND BEHAVIOURAL ATTRIBUTES)**:

- Excellent academic writing and reading skills;
- Excellent oral communication skills;
- Mentoring skills;
- Knowledge of key theoretical principles that underpin the teaching of academic literacy in the South African higher education (HE) context;
- Knowledge of new research and research shifts in the field of academic literacy in the South Africa HE context;
- Ability to manage and lecture large classes;
- Ability to assess students using different assessment modes and to provide constructive feedback;
- Ability to work effectively in teams;
- Ability to use Learning Management Systems (LMS) such Blackboard/ClickUp to teach and assess student projects.

**ADDED ADVANTAGES OR PREFERENCES**
- A doctoral degree (PhD), or significant progress toward such, in an area of work related to the teaching and assessment of academic literacy;
- Ability to communicate fluently in Sepedi or isiZulu.

**SENIOR LECTURER/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR**

**RESPONSIBILITIES**

The incumbent will be expected to:

- Teach academic literacy at undergraduate level in different faculties;
- Teach at postgraduate level (Honours and Master’s), possibly across disciplines and allied departments in the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures;
- Design curricula, study materials and assessments for undergraduate and postgraduate modules in the UAL;
- Coordinate academic literacy courses offered in different faculties;
- Coordinate UAL’s tutorial programmes;
- Write and publish consistently in accredited (and preferably high-impact) journals;
- Facilitate academic writing workshops to postgraduate students across different faculties;
- Present research at local and international conferences;
- Generate third-stream income for the UAL and faculty;
- Independently conceptualize and lead research projects;
- Perform academic administration and management;
- Organize and participate in other departmental activities such as seminars, colloquia, and symposia;
- Participate in curriculum transformation/decolonization in the UAL;
- Mentor junior academic staff and postdoctoral fellows;
- Participate in promoting multilingualism in the UAL;
- Participate in committee work in the faculty/institution;
- Establish research/teaching collaborations with other universities in South Africa, Africa, and beyond;
- Supervise/co-supervise Honours, Master’s, and doctoral students;
- Participate in community projects;
- Perform other duties as delegated by the Director of UAL.

**MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS**
- A doctoral degree (PhD) in Applied Language Studies, Applied Linguistics, Linguistics, or English for Academic Purposes from a recognised tertiary institution;
- At least 5-8 years of teaching experience in academic literacy in English, English for academic purposes, or academic communication at a higher education institution;
- Evidence of successful supervision of Master’s and doctoral students (senior lecturer at least 4 postgraduate students and associate professor at least 8 postgraduate students);
- Applicants for the associate professorship must have at least a C3 NRF rating;
- Evidence of publications in high-impact accredited journals or equ