Full Professor: Department of Mercantile Law (One Post) – Faculty of Law needed at University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria

RESPONSIBILITIES

The incumbent will be responsible for:

• Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in programmes on offer in the Department of Mercantile Law;
• Developing a research programme in any of the primary fields of recruitment or expanding existing research programmes;
• Publishing research articles in the foremost national/international accredited journals;
• Participating in national and international conferences;
• Supervising postgraduate master’s and or doctoral students within the primary fields of recruitment;
• Performing assigned departmental duties (e.g. of an administrative nature);
• Community engagement in relation to the the primary fields of recruitment;
• Representing the Department on Faculty and other committees as assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• An appropriate Doctoral Qualification or Degree; 

Candidates should also have experience in teaching, postgraduate supervision and research in one or more of the following primary fields of recruitment:

• Insurance Law;
• Company Law;
• Law of Securities.

Candidates with teaching, postgraduate supervision and research experience in one or more of the following secondary fields of recruitment may also be considered:

• Credit Law;
•  Banking Law.   
• The academic record of a candidate applying for the position must show evidence of excellence and their CV must reflect the candidate’s status as an established teacher and researcher of good standing within one or more of the fields of recruitment;
• At least 30 peer-reviewed publications in accredited journals, demonstrating regular research output, including 8 publications published in the last 3 years preceding the year of  application. Peer-reviewed and accredited books or chapters in such books will also be considered;
• A published monograph will be a strong recommendation;
• Evidence of successful postgraduate student supervision (at least 6 LLM research dissertations or 10 LLM coursework mini-dissertations successfully supervised to completion), or at least two doctoral candidates supervised to completion;
• Preferably ten years’ teaching experience at undergraduate and postgraduate level in one or more of the fields of recruitment listed above;
• Extensive experience in curriculum development;
• Evidence of conference papers delivered internationally;
• Preferably a suitable NRF research rating, or otherwise a substantive peer review support and other proof of academic standing as per university requirements indicating international recognition in the field of expertise;
• Evidence of community engagement being embedded in the candidate’s research and/or teaching;
• Relevant academic administration experience.