Job Description

Stellenbosch University

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Departement of Sociology and Social Anthropology

Lecturer: Sociology

Ref. LSW17/313/1123

The Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology is an interdisciplinary department with a rich scholarly programme at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. It is a collegial, collaborative space that values collective intellectual work. It hosts a SARCHI in Land, Environment and Sustainable Development and a Mellon funded scholarship and seminar programme. Our teaching load is three term-length courses per year for all staff members.

Duties:

n Lecturing three term-length courses per year (generally two undergraduate and one postgraduate);

n Research and publication;

n Supervision of postgraduate students;

n Administration, including management of courses taught;

n Department citizenship, including in a range of departmental activities, including meetings, seminars and workshops;

n Working collegially and collectively in an interdisciplinary environment.

Job Requirements:

n PhD in Sociology (allied disciplines will be considered if sociologically relevant);

n An emerging research profile: at least two peer-reviewed journal articles (one in an international journal);

n One year of undergraduate teaching experience in large classes (with more than 150 enrolled students);

n Experience with supervision at Honours level;

n Expertise in two of the following five fields: Sociology of Race and Inequality, Public Sociology, Sociology of Education, Historical Sociology, and / or Sociology of Development;

n Excellent communication skills;

n A cover letter situating your research in relation to the Departments expertise and vision.

Recommendations:

n Experience with curriculum design;

n Experience with supervision at Masters level.

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