22.3890, Jobs: African Langs: Lecturer/Sr Lecturer/Assoc Prof, U of Cape Town

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Subject: 22.3890, Jobs: African Langs: Lecturer/Sr Lecturer/Assoc Prof, U of Cape Town

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Date: 05-Oct-2011
From: Melanie Falken [melanie.falken at uct.ac.za]
Subject: African Languages: Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor, University of Cape Town, South Africa

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Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2011 12:05:37
From: Melanie Falken [melanie.falken at uct.ac.za]
Subject: African Languages: Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor, University of Cape Town, South Africa

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University or Organization: University of Cape Town 
Department: The School of Education
Job Location: Cape Town, South Africa 
Web Address: http://www.humanities.uct.ac.za
Job Rank: Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor  

Specialty Areas: African Languages

Required Language(s): Afroasiatic

Description:

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor
School of Education 
Faculty of Humanities

The School of Education invites applications for up to two posts for 
appointment as soon as possible.

The School of Education, which celebrates its centenary in 2011, is a largely 
postgraduate interdisciplinary department in the Faculty of Humanities with 
research and teaching across a number of fields including curriculum and 
pedagogy, policy and learning.

The School is planning to introduce an Advanced Diploma in Foundation 
Phase teaching (formerly PGCE) programme in 2013. A successful candidate 
will be expected to:
-  Provide leadership (including convenorship, senior posts only) in the design 
and development of this programme
-  Teach on the Foundation Phase Advanced Diploma programme 
-  Contribute to postgraduate teaching and research in primary education
-  Carry out teaching practice supervision in schools
-  Mentor Foundation Phase students during their progress from their 
undergraduate degree to the Advanced Diploma
-  Contribute to Advanced Certificate and short course teaching in Foundation 
Phase

Requirements include:
-  For Lecturer level, a Master's degree; for Senior Lecturer level, a PhD close 
to completion; for Associate Professor level, a PhD
-  Appropriate standing within the field
-  A track record of research-based refereed publications, appropriate to the 
rank applied for
-  Supervision of student research and higher degrees, appropriate to the rank 
applied for
-  A demonstrable strong research interest in numeracy or literacy

Fluency in isiXhosa and school-based experience at the Foundation Phase 
would be a strong recommendation.

Appointment will take place in alignment with the Faculty's expectations for 
performance at each rank.

The respective annual remuneration packages, including benefits, for 2011 is 
as follows:

Lecturer:  R403 124
Senior Lecturer:  R494 716
Associate Professor:  R566 102

Enquiries about this position should be directed to Professor Rudi Laugksch, 
Director: School of Education at Rudiger.Laugksch at uct.ac.za

Application process:
To apply, please e-mail the completed UCT Application form and all other 
relevant documentation as indicated on the form, to Ms M Falken, Staff 
Recruitment and Selection, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7700. 

E-mail: melanie.falken at uct.ac.za; Telephone: +27 21 650 5764; Website: 
http://www.humanities.uct.ac.za 

The application form can also be downloaded at 
http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/sapweb/forms/hr201.doc

An application which does not comply with the above requirements will be 
regarded as incomplete. 

Reference number for this position: SR197/11

UCT is committed to the pursuit of excellence, diversity and redress. Our 
Employment Equity Policy is available at http://hr.uct.ac.za/policies/ee.php

Application Deadline: 28-Oct-2011 

Web Address for Applications: http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/sapweb/forms/hr201.doc 
Contact Information:
	Ms Melanie Falken 
	Email: melanie.falken at uct.ac.za 

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