Creative Writing Lecturer / Senior Lecturer

About this role

The School of Languages and Literatures at Rhodes University in Makhanda is looking for a Creative Writing academic. The post is at lecturer level or senior lecturer level, depending on your qualifications and experience. You will teach, supervise postgraduate students and take part in the running of the School.

What you’ll do

• Teach Creative Writing to undergraduate and postgraduate students in Kaaps or isiXhosa, and in English.
• Supervise postgraduate research students in Creative Writing, in both languages.
• Set, test and mark assessments, including online or blended courses.
• Carry out research and build a record of publications or creative work.
• Take on administration, management or leadership tasks within the School.
• For lecturer posts, work towards a PhD within the targets agreed with the Head of Department during probation.

What you need

Lecturer

• A Master’s degree in Creative Writing.
• Some teaching experience or teaching facilitation.
• Ability to teach Creative Writing in Kaaps or isiXhosa, and in English.
• Ability to supervise postgraduate students in Creative Writing in Kaaps or isiXhosa, and in English.
• Some evidence of research experience.
• Some record of administration, management or leadership roles. Informal leadership roles count.

Senior Lecturer

• A PhD in Creative Writing.
• Considerable teaching experience at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
• Experience teaching Creative Writing in Kaaps or isiXhosa, and in English.
• Research supervision experience at Master’s level in Creative Writing, in Kaaps or isiXhosa, and in English.
• An emerging national profile in the discipline, with accredited, peer-reviewed publications or creative research outputs such as poetry and fiction.
• A track record of administration, management or leadership roles.

Both levels

• Familiarity with online or blended teaching, testing and marking. If you lack this, you must be willing to learn it quickly through workshops or other training.

Is this job for you?

This post suits an experienced writer and teacher who works well in both English and an African language. You should enjoy teaching at university level and guiding research students. You should also be ready to take on administrative or leadership work.

Tips before you apply

• Address each requirement in your motivation letter, one by one, and show where you meet it with examples.
• List all your creative outputs in your CV, and state clearly which languages you teach and supervise in.
• Get your referees ready before you apply. They will be contacted for reports, and they must be your direct line managers or have been.