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LECTURER
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN
We invite applications for appointment on 1 January 2012 or as soon as
possible thereafter.
The Department has a strong record of teaching and research in
Social-Cultural Anthropology with a political-economic emphasis,
focusing largely on Southern Africa, with growing links across the
Global South. Current discussions in the Humanities Faculty offer
exciting possibilities for new interdisciplinary relationships. Our
present expertise is in:
Anthropology of Development,
Anthropology of Gender and Sexuality
Anthropology of Knowledge (including environment, science and
technology)
Anthropology of Archives, memory and narrative
Anthropological Debates about Belonging (including ethnicity, identity
and diaspora)
Anthropology of Youth and Children
Medical Anthropology,
Visual and Media Anthropology
Postgraduate programmes include the Honours in Social Anthropology;
coursework based Masters programmes in Social and in Practical
Anthropology; a dissertation-based Masters and a thesis-based PhD
programme.
Applicants for the post should have proven ability to teach at
undergraduate and junior postgraduate levels and preferably experience
in supervising graduate students. Expertise in contemporary fields of
Social and/or Cultural Anthropology is required and we will give
preference to candidates with demonstrated research competence and
proven teaching ability. The Department is also interested in expanding
its range of teaching and research into new areas of contemporary
anthropology
Applicants should have a PhD in Social and/or cultural Anthropology and
a growing publication record. The appointee should be willing, if
needed, to take courses at UCT in tertiary level teaching methods so as
to develop their teaching skills.
The annual remuneration package, including all benefits (for 2011) is:
R403 124
Application process:
To apply, please e-mail the completed UCT Application form (
http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/sapweb/forms/hr201.doc ) and all other
relevant documentation as indicated on the form, to Mrs C Snyders, Staff
Recruitment and Selection, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, 7700,
South Africa.
E-mail: [log in to unmask]; Telephone: +27 21 650 2192;
Faculty website: www.humanities.uct.ac.za
The application form can also be downloaded at
http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/sapweb/forms/hr201.doc.
An application which does not comply with the above requirements will
be regarded as incomplete.
Reference number for this position: SR182/11
Closing date for applications: 03 October 2011
UCT is committed to the pursuit of excellence, diversity and redress.
Our Employment Equity Policy is available at
http://hr.uct.ac.za/policies/ee.php.
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