University of South Africa

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA

COLLEGE OF HUMAN SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF AFRICAN LANGUAGES

LECTURER / JUNIOR LECTURER (x2 vacancies) (Ref: CHS/Afr Lang/L-JL/Mar2011/sj-2)

JUNIOR LECTURER

Requirements  An Honours Degree in African Languages or Linguistics or Applied Linguistics or Translation Studies (with specialisation in Sesotho OR isiZulu OR siSwati OR isiXhosa)  A good theoretical knowledge of the discipline  Computer literacy  Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written) in the language of specialisation  Sound interpersonal skills

Recommendations  Experience in the development of course material  Experience in teaching beginners’ language courses  Knowledge of e-Learning

Duties Tuition:  Mark undergraduate and honours-level assignments  Assist in the marking of examination scripts  Write feed-back tutorial matter to students on completed assignments  Contribute towards research for the development of study material  Assist in compiling assignments and examination questions  Be involved in consultation with students (face-to-face, e-mail, telephonic, myUnisa, video conferencing)  Take part in Departmental group discussions/tutoring efforts  Engage with opportunities for academic involvement at UNISA (e.g. attend and participate in seminars)  Assist with quality assurance  Participate actively in the Department’s non-formal offerings and activities in the Centre for Pan African Languages & Cultural Development Research:  Pursue own postgraduate studies and/or engage with research that will lead to the production of a research output Other:  Perform general administrative tasks and functions associated with the execution of academic and tuition tasks  Any reasonable Departmental task allocated by the Chair of Department arising from the Department’s execution of the University’s core functions LECTURER

Requirements  A Masters’ Degree in African Languages or Linguistics or Applied Linguistics or Translation Studies (with specialisation in Sesotho OR isiZulu OR siSwati OR isiXhosa)  A good theoretical knowledge of the discipline  Computer literacy  Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written) in the language of specialisation  Sound interpersonal skills

Recommendations  Academic publications  Experience in the development of course material  Teaching experience at tertiary level

Duties Tuition:  Mark undergraduate and honours-level assignments  Assist in the marking of examination scripts  Write feed-back tutorial matter to students on completed assignments  Contribute towards writing of study material  Develop e-Learning material  Assist in compiling assignments and examination questions  Be involved in consultation with students (face-to-face, e-mail, telephonic, myUnisa, video conferencing)  Take part in Departmental group discussions/tutoring efforts  Engage with opportunities for academic involvement at UNISA (e.g. attend and participate in seminars, assessments of research proposals)  Assist with quality assurance  Supervision of postgraduate students  Participate actively in the Department’s non-formal offerings and activities in the Centre for Pan African Languages & Cultural Development Research:  Pursue own postgraduate studies and/or engage with research that will lead to the production of a research output  Read papers at conferences in order to enhance research outputs and improve discipline knowledge

Other:  Perform general administrative tasks and functions associated with the execution of academic and tuition tasks  Any reasonable Departmental task allocated by the Chair of Department arising from the Department’s execution of the University’s core functions Assumption of duty: As soon as possible. Salary: Remuneration is commensurate with the seniority of the position Closing date: 01 April 2011 Enquiries: (012) 429 8889 (HR: Staffing and Client Services) (012) 429 8060 (Chair of Department)

Any change in conditions of service will only become operative after one calendar month's written notice and will be made in full compliance with the relevant provisions of the Labour Laws.

The prescribed application form must be accompanied by a CV and ORIGINAL certified copies of all educational qualifications and your identity document. Submission of such copies entitles Unisa to authenticate the qualifications without any further consent from the applicant. Applications not on the prescribed application form and submitted without ORIGINAL certified copies attached will not be considered. Candidates with foreign qualifications must also submit the South African equivalent of the qualification. These qualifications are evaluated by SAQA. The contact details of three contactable references must be provided.

Appointments will be made in accordance with Unisa’s Employment Equity Plan.

We welcome applications from Persons with Disabilities

Applications on the prescribed forms are invited and should be posted to Unisa HR: Staffing, P O Box 392, Unisa, 0003 on or before the closing date. Hand delivered application forms can be deposited into the application boxes situated at the following locations at the Muckleneuk Campus: Theo van Wijk Building, Main Entrance or at the Main Entrance, OR Tambo Building, 3rd Floor. The prescribed application form is obtainable at the counter on the 3rd Floor, OR Tambo Building UNISA, Preller Street, Muckleneuk, Pretoria or can be downloaded from www.unisa.ac.za on the Internet.

Correspondence will be limited to short -listed candidates only. If you have not been contacted within 2 months after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was not successful.

(Signed) Dr V Singh Executive Director: Human Resources