Lecturer (P8): IsiXhosa

About this role

Sol Plaatje University in Kimberley, Northern Cape, is looking for a Lecturer in IsiXhosa for its Faculty of Humanities and Education. The post covers IsiXhosa linguistics or applied linguistics, literature and culture, isiXhosa methodology and conversational isiXhosa.

What you’ll do

• Plan teaching by compiling work schemes with your colleagues.
• Prepare teaching materials, including notes that support or replace prescribed textbooks, and choose suitable reference material.
• Use new teaching methods and technology to make lessons effective.
• Update course content and help develop new courses or modules that match current standards in the discipline.
• Set and review assessments, and act as a study leader.
• Do research, publish your results and keep up with academic literature.
• Take part in curriculum review and community engagement, and build community projects into your teaching.

What you need

• A master’s degree (NQF 9) or equivalent in the relevant discipline.
• An education qualification (this is a requirement).
• At least two years of teaching the subject at university or school level.
• Evidence of active work in professional, industry or community activities.
• Advantageous: a PhD in a relevant discipline.
• Advantageous: at least one peer-reviewed article in a scholarly journal.
• Advantageous: evidence of supervising postgraduate students.

Is this job for you?

This job suits an experienced IsiXhosa lecturer who has taught at a university or school and wants to build a research and community profile. You should enjoy planning courses and helping students learn a language and its culture.

Tips before you apply

• Have your master’s certificate, education qualification and proof of teaching hours ready as certified copies.
• On your CV, list each teaching post with dates, the modules you taught and the levels you taught at.
• Show your research and community work clearly, such as publications, supervision and projects, with dates and details.