Department: FACULTY OF HUMANITIES – SCHOOL OF LITERATURE AND LANGUAGE STUDIES
Position: Associate Professor / Senior Lecturer - African Languages
Description:
The School of Literature and Language Studies at Wits seeks to make an appointment at Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer-level in African Languages.
Requirements: A PhD in African languages and teaching experience in some or all of the following areas: African-language literature, linguistics, sociolinguistics, translation and popular culture in Africa; a substantial and successful research and/or creative writing record in African languages; a substantial record of peer-reviewed publications; experience in postgraduate supervision; evidence of ability to contribute to the work of the School.
Associate Professor will lead a regeneration of the discipline and should therefore be someone with leadership capacity, a vigorous vocational vision for the teaching of African languages and literature and a keen interest in encouraging research in the field.
Senior Lecturer will support the head of discipline in realising the vision of the discipline and should therefore be someone with leadership potential, a vested interest in African Languages and literature and strong interest in encouraging research in the field.
Closing Date: 2011/03/18
For more information, Contact:
Dr Innocentia Mhlambi
Telephone: 0117174257
Email: Innocentia.Mhlambi@wits.ac.za
To apply:
Submit a letter of application, a full curriculum vitae, certified copies of qualifications and identity document as well as the names and contact details (including e-mail) of three referees to Molly Orr, Humanities Human Resources Offices, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Private Bag 3, WITS, 2050
E-mail: Molly.Orr@wits.ac.za
More information here.
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