Lecturer: Sociology

CORE PURPOSE OF JOB

The core purpose of this post is to teach across Sociology and Anthropology disciplines at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels within the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Nelson Mandela University.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

• To provide inter-disciplinary teaching capacity across undergraduate and postgraduate levels
• Facilitate creative transformation of curriculum content at undergraduate and postgraduate level
• Supervise postgraduate research with particular focus on Race, Gender, and Labour Histories.  
• Undertake innovative research that expands sociological knowledge foundations in Africa.
• Participate in engagement within the university and wider community
• Undertake administrative duties within the sociology programme and the department at large
• Facilitation of workshops, seminars, public lectures and conferences

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Knowledge of foundational areas of Sociological Theoretical Approaches
• Knowledge of major approaches in Social Science/Humanities research methods
• Ability to incorporate Interdisciplinary approaches into Sociology teaching and research
• Ability to teach, manage and conduct assessments for large undergraduate classes
• Ability to facilitate teaching and learning via different online platforms 
• Teaching and research capability towards a transformed Sociology and Humanities curriculum 

REQUIREMENTS

• MA in Sociology OR qualification in a cognate Humanities/Social Science discipline where candidate has had teaching experience in university-level Sociology
• Experience of at least 2 years in facilitating learning at higher education both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels
• Demonstrable potential to conduct research for publication in accredited scholarly journals.
• Shortlisted candidates may be requested to submit a writing sample