Professor/Associate Professor (Permanent) & Dean (5-Year Term, Part-Time)

Readvertising: Professor/Associate Professor (Permanent) & Dean (5-Year Term, Part-Time)

The Faculty of Law

The Faculty of Law invites suitably qualified candidates to join their team.

The Faculty - Description of the Faculty

Rhodes University invites applications of eligible candidates at the level of Professor or Associate Professor on a permanent basis who are prepared and eligible to serve concurrently as the Dean of the Faculty of Law on a part-time basis. The term of the Dean is normally 5 years. The successful candidate will be appointed as a permanent academic staff member at the level of Professor or Associate Professor and as Dean on a part-time basis. Once their term as Dean has been concluded (and if not re-elected as Dean) the successful candidate will be employed as an academic on a full-time basis.

The Protocol for the Election of an external Dean involves an election process by the members of the Faculty Board of the Faculty of Law based on the vision and motivation prepared by candidates, and a selection process conducted in accordance with the Recruitment and Selection Policy of the institution.

The Requirements:

ProfessorA PhD in Law with an LLB from a South African University. Where the LLB is not from a South African University, a demonstrable equivalence, coupled with 10 years of relevant experience, where such experience includes: -

• Extensive teaching at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, in a university context.
• Excellent professional track record.
• Excellent track record of training and mentoring of junior staff.
• Excellent record of supervision of junior staff.
• Track record of research productivity, including supervision of Master’s and PhD students to completion.
• National and established international profile in the discipline.
• Track record of research productivity.

Associate Professor

A PhD in Law with an LLB from a South African University. Where the LLB is not from a South African University, a demonstrable equivalence, or, in exceptional circumstances, at least an LLM, preferably with progress being made toward a PhD, coupled with 10 years of relevant experience, where such experience includes: -

• Considerable teaching at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, in a university context.
• Excellent track record of training and mentoring of junior staff.
• Strong record of supervision of junior staff.
• Track record of research productivity, including supervision of Master's.
• National and emerging international profile in the discipline.

For additional information on the requirements for the academic post at the academic levels, please refer to the Academic and Dean Role Profiles.