Professor: Legal Research & Academic Writing (X1) at University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika

Ref. PROF/LEGRESACA/CLAW2025R

• The Department of Criminal and Procedural Law would particularly welcome applicants who have experience, knowledge and relevant qualifications in Legal Research and Academic Writing.
• 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. Furthermore, the successful candidate will be required to supervise postgraduate students in any field of Criminal and Procedural Law.

Post specific requirements: Professor
APPLICANTS FROM ACADEMIA

• Applicants must have a Doctoral degree in Law.
• Applicants must have at least five (5) years’ teaching experience in Legal Research and Academic Writing.
• At least two postgraduate candidates successfully supervised to completion, one of which must be a Doctoral candidate.
• 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 have at least seven (7) research output units in five (5) years OR five (5) research output units in three (3) years in Criminal and Procedural Law. 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.
• Active involvement in community engagement/engaged scholarship, with evidence of how this has been transferred into teaching and learning/curriculum transformation/research outputs.
• Evidence (academic and other than academic) of the impact of the engagement on the community.
• Evidence of contribution and leadership 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:

• Evidence of contribution in the international wider academic community and learned society.

APPLICANTS FROM NON-ACADEMIA

• Applicants must have a Doctoral degree in Law.
• Applicants must have at least five (5) years’ experience in Legal Research and Academic Writing.
• Applicants must have successfully supervised at least one (1) Doctoral candidate to completion.
• 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 have produced at least 5.5 research output units in five (5) years OR 3.5 research output units in three (3) years in Criminal and Procedural Law. 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.
• 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 membership in at least one relevant professional body or learned society.

Recommendations:

• Evidence of involvement in the wider national academic community and learned societies.
• Experience in teaching and learning or training development.

Closing date:10 October 2025

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