KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Teaching and learning:

• Teach English Literature modules at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. These include early modern literature and contemporary literature.
• Team teaching, student evaluations, assignments, tests and examinations, supervision of postgraduates.
• Be able to teach different genres of literature (poetry, drama, fiction and film) at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
• Complete related administrative tasks, such as submitting marks and monitoring student progress.
• Set tests and examinations, as well as mark assessments.
• Hold office hours for consultations with students.
• Attend meetings (with the subject group, teaching team, and/or module tutors).
• Act as module convenor across the three NWU sites.
• Supervise postgraduate students.
• Moderate assessments internally.
• Manage records by maintaining module files for Internal and/or External Programme Evaluation.
• Have a good knowledge of African, world and contemporary literatures of the Global South.

Research and innovation outputs:

• Contribute towards the research output of the School of Languages.
• Present at national and international conferences.

Social responsiveness:

• Be involved in relevant community engagement projects.

 Occupational health and safety (OHS):

• Cooperate with management, OHS officials and colleagues to help everyone meet the legal requirements, whilst upholding and maintaining general occupational health and safety standards and practices..

Management and university service:

• Fulfil management tasks and duties in service of the university as they arise (for example, serving on a Faculty Board or committee).
• Demonstrate good organisational and administrative skills.

Minimum requirements

• A PhD degree (NQF level 10) in English Literature and/or Literary Studies.
• A minimum of two (2) years’ work experience and proven track record of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching at university.
• A minimum of two (2) years’ teaching experience in the different genres of Literature (Poetry, Drama, Fiction and Film).
• Active involvement in research, as evidenced by a minimum of two (2) publications in accredited journals.
• Proven experience in the presentation of papers/ posters at national and/ or international scholarly conferences.
• Applicant should be active in community engagement projects.
• Experience with postgraduate supervision.
• Have good knowledge of variety of literatures from early modern to contemporary literature i.e African, world and contemporary literatures of the Global South.

ADDED ADVANTAGES

• Membership of relevant subject-specific societies and organisations.
• Experience with curriculum design and/or module design.