Lecturer Mercantile 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 Mercantile Law), to do research, contribute to the academic and community engagement and to be involved in the core functions of the Faculty.

• Facilitate effective learning and teaching at undergraduate level, specifically in Mercantile Law modules, including IT Law (Cyber Law), and service modules which include topics in Law of Contract, Specific Contracts, Company Law and Hospitality Law;
• Assume responsibility for course materials, lectures, tutorials and assessment of modules in Mercantile Law;
• Supervision of under‑graduate 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 Mercantile Law, preferably with specific knowledge and experience in: IT Law (Cyber Law) and/or Law of Contract and some knowledge in Hospitality and/or Company Law would be advantageous.
• 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 postgraduate candidates;
• Involvement in relevant engagement activities or other scholarly outputs.

• An LLM in a sub‑discipline in 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 the lecturer position);
• Supervision experience is an advantage.