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Dear All, Please note a quick but important clarification on the job below: It is targeted at Black South African candidates (see ad) but *all applicants will be considered*. We are particularly interested in those with an African continental expertise. Please feel free to email me if you have any questions. *Lectureship/Senior Lectureship in Urban Studies, African Centre for Cities, University of Cape Town* The African Centre for Cities (ACC) was established in 2007 at the > University of Cape Town as an urban research institute. The ACC is based in > the School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics in the Faculty of > Engineering and the Built Environment, but is interdisciplinary in its > scope, drawing expertise on urban issues from across the university. The > mission of the ACC is to “facilitate critical urban research and policy > discourses for the promotion of vibrant, democratic and sustainable urban > development in the global South”. The ACC has been awarded funding by the > Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to develop and run an interdisciplinary > postgraduate programme on Urban Studies. We invite applications for this > five-year position of Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in this programme. The main > purpose of this position is to participate in the design, piloting, > running, and teaching of a new interdisciplinary Masters in Urban Studies > and PhD support programmes, based in the African Centre for Cities and > including a number of departments in various Faculties that will focus on > Southern urbanism from an African perspective. In addition, undertaking > relevant research on issues related to cities of the global south and/or > the teaching of urban studies in the global South will also be required. > See full job advertisement - www.africancentreforcities.net Reference Number: E16082 Closing date: 1 July 2016