Company:
University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika
Industry: Education / Teaching
Deadline: Oct 10, 2025
Job Type: Full Time
Qualification: Ph.D
Experience: 3 – 4 years
Province: South Africa
City:
Field: Education / Teaching, Law / Legal
Ref. ASSTPROFSENLEC/LEGPHILLLB/CLAW2025R
- The Department of Jurisprudence would particularly welcome applicants who have experience, knowledge and relevant qualifications in Legal Philosophy/Jurisprudence. Candidates should note that although the position is primarily for modules in Legal Philosophy, the successful candidate will be expected to be involved in the tuition of any other undergraduate and postgraduate modules offered by the department as and when the operational needs of the department require.
- The successful candidate will also be required to supervise postgraduate students in any field of Jurisprudence.
Post specific requirements: Associate Professor:
APPLICANTS FROM ACADEMIA
- Applicants must have a Doctoral degree in Legal Philosophy/Jurisprudence.
- Applicants must have at least four (4) years’ teaching experience in a higher education institution.
- Applicants must be able to discuss their teaching reflection and statement.
- Applicants must provide a research reflection in the form of a portfolio that captures the past, current and future research trajectory (Maximum of ten (10) pages).
- Successful supervision of a postgraduate candidate to completion.
- Applicants must have at least six (6) research output units in five (5) years OR four (4) research output units in three (3) years in a higher education environment. Applicants are required to clearly indicate whether they are applying the criteria over a 3- or 5- year period.
- The articles/book chapters must be peer reviewed and accredited.
- Involvement in community engagement/engaged scholarship, with evidence of how this has been transferred into teaching and learning and/or research.
- Evidence of a leading involvement in Departmental, School, College and University committees including task teams and voluntary associations.
- Evidence of contribution in the national wider academic community and learned societies.
Recommendation:
- Involvement in the international wider academic community and learned societies.
APPLICANTS FROM NON-ACADEMIA
- Applicants must have a Doctoral degree in Legal Philosophy/Jurisprudence.
- Applicants must have at least four (4) years’ experience in the field of Jurisprudence or Legal Practice and Interpretation.
- Applicants must be able to discuss their teaching reflection and statement.
- Applicants must provide a research reflection in the form of a portfolio that captures the past, current and future research trajectory (Maximum of ten (10) pages).
- Applicants must submit evidence of research (research reports, articles, supervision of postgraduate studies or any other research activity).
- Demonstrate potential to participate in community engagement/engaged scholarship.
- Demonstrate an understanding of community engagement/engaged scholarship in terms of teaching and learning and engaged research.
- Evidence of participation in workplace committees or task teams and voluntary associations.
- Evidence of involvement in the wider national academic community and learned societies.
Recommendations:
- Evidence of membership in at least one relevant learned society.
- Successful supervision of a postgraduate candidate to completion.
- Experience in teaching and learning in a higher education environment
- Post specific requirements for Senior Lecturer:
APPLICANTS FROM ACADEMIA
- Applicants must have an LLM in Legal Philosophy/Jurisprudence.
- Applicants must be registered for a Doctoral degree in Legal Philosophy/Jurisprudence.
- Applicants must have at least three (3) years’ teaching experience in a higher education institution.
- Applicants must have at least five (5) research output units in five years OR three (3) research output units in three (3) years. Applicants are required to clearly indicate whether they are applying the criteria over a 3- or 5- year period.
- The articles/book chapters must be peer reviewed and accredited.
- Applicants must submit a research reflection/or portfolio.
- Participation involvement in community engagement/engaged scholarship, with evidence of how such participation will be, or has been, transferred into teaching and learning and/or research.
- Evidence of involvement in Departmental, School, College and University committees or task teams and voluntary associations.
Recommendations:
- A Doctoral degree in Legal Philosophy/Jurisprudence.
- Involvement with national learned societies.
APPLICANTS FROM NON-ACADEMIA
- Applicants must have an LLM in Legal Philosophy/Jurisprudence.
- Applicants must indicate their intention to register for a Doctoral degree in Legal Philosophy/Jurisprudence (draft proposal or application).
- Applicants must have at least three (3) years’ experience in the field of Jurisprudence or Legal Practice and Interpretation.
- Applicants must be able to discuss their teaching reflection and statement.
- Applicants must submit a research reflection and/or portfolio.
- Demonstrate potential to participate in community engagement/engaged scholarship.
- Evidence of participation in workplace committees or task teams and voluntary associations.
Recommendations:
- Experience in teaching at an Institution of Higher Learning.
- Experience in teaching postgraduate courses or postgraduate research project supervision.
Closing date:10 October 2025
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