CORE PURPOSE OF JOB

To contribute to the academic project of the Faculty of Law through facilitating and administering the learning and teaching processes for students in modules presented by the Department of Criminal & Procedural Law at Nelson Mandela University at undergraduate and post graduate level, to do research, contribute to community engagement and to be involved in the core functions of the Faculty and University.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

• Facilitate effective learning and teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
• Specifically in criminal and procedural law modules, including Criminal Law, Law of Evidence, Criminal Procedure and Law Enforcement.
• Assume responsibility for course materials, lectures, tutorials and assessment of law modules, both at undergraduate and postgraduate level (both LLM and LLD).
• Contribute to programme management and curriculum development.
• Successful research supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate students in criminal and procedural law.
• Assist with the development and implementation of the research and engagement strategies for the

Department of Criminal & Procedural Law.

• Be able to perform independent research and publish peer-reviewed research outputs (both national and international).
• Perform administrative duties and contribute to the achievement of the Faculty of Law's strategic plan.
• Contribute to the successful implementation of the Faculty of Law's strategic plan.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Expert knowledge in the theory and application of criminal and procedural law, specifically in Criminal Law, Law of Evidence, Criminal Procedure and Law Enforcement.
• Experience in facilitating learning and teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
• Ability to design curricula and course material.
• Contribute to the creation of knowledge through research and publications.
• Experience in research supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate students.
• Involvement in relevant engagement activities or other scholarly outputs.
• Strong communication, administrative and interpersonal skills.
• Strong problem solving, planning and organising skills and conceptual thinking.
• Demonstrated ability to interact successfully with internal and external stakeholders.

REQUIREMENTS

For Senior Lecturer:

• A South African LLB, LLM and LLD/PHD in a sub-discipline of criminal and procedural law.
• A minimum of 3 - 5 years' experience in a learning, teaching and research environment.
• Participation in local and international conferences through the presentation of research papers.
• Proven record of accepted peer-reviewed publications (at least 5 publications).
• Have a good understanding of academic policies and procedures.

• Possess experience at facilitating learning and teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
• A record of both undergraduate and postgraduate supervision.

• Have potential to contribute to the creation of knowledge by involvement in relevant engagement activities and the publication of textbooks etc.

For Associate Professor:

• A South African LLB, LLM and LLD/PHD in a sub-discipline of criminal and procedural law.
• A minimum of 5 - 7 years' experience in a teaching, learning and research environment.
• Participation in local and international conferences through the presentation of research papers.
• Participation in local and international conferences through the presentation of research papers.
• Proven record of accepted peer-reviewed publications (at least 10 publications).
• Have a good understanding of academic policies and procedures.
• Demonstrated experience in Faculty and/or university leadership and/or management.

• Possess significant experience at facilitating learning and teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
• A strong record of both undergraduate and postgraduate supervision.

• Have potential to contribute to the creation of knowledge by involvement in relevant engagement activities and the publication of textbooks etc.

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