Lecturer:Public Law

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The core purpose of this academic post is to contribute to the academic project in the Faculty of Law through the facilitation of learning and teaching (primarily in the Department of Public Law), to do research, contribute to the academic and community engagement and to be involved in the core functions of the Faculty.

• Facilitate effective teaching and learning at undergraduate level, specifically in Public Law modules, including Legal Interpretation, Constitutional Law, Human Rights Law, Local Government Law and African Regional Law;
• Assume responsibility for course materials, lectures, tutorials and assessment of modules in Public Law;
• Supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate students;
• Be able to perform independent research and publish in peer reviewed journals;
• Perform administrative duties and other functions as assigned by the Department or Faculty.

• A sound knowledge in the theory and application of Public Law, specifically Legal Interpretation, Constitutional Law, Human Rights Law, Local Government Law and/or African Regional Law;
• Experience in facilitating teaching and learning at undergraduate level;
• Ability to contribute to the creation of knowledge through research and publications;
• Strong communication, administrative and interpersonal skills;
• Ability to supervise undergraduate and masters candidates;
• Involvement in relevant engagement activities or other scholarly outputs.

• An LLM in a sub-discipline in Public Law;
• At least 2 years' experience in a teaching, learning, supervision and research environment;
• Demonstrated ability to produce research outputs, including accepted outputs in accredited journals (ideally at least two accredited publications for lecturer position);
• Supervision experience is an advantage.