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Senior Lecturer, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

Posted June 13, 2018

We invite applications for the above permanent post effective from 1 January 2019 or soon thereafter. Appointment will take place at the Senior Lecturer level in alignment with the Humanities Faculty’s criteria for promotion. The successful applicant will be expected to assume primary responsibilities in postgraduate research supervision as well as in LIS teaching with specialist responsibilities in areas such as teaching and learning for LIS professionals; knowledge classification, ontologies and metadata management; and, ICTs in the information environment. 

Minimum requirements:

  • A PhD in Library and Information Science (LIS) or related discipline
  • A minimum of three years of teaching experience in higher education academic programmes
  • A proven research track record of publications
  • A proven track record of postgraduate supervision in aspects of LIS or related areas
  • Evidence of understanding of the current scholarly communication terrain and the application of digital technologies in this environment

Advantageous:

  • Work experience in a library or information organising agency

Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will be expected to:

  • Supervise postgraduate research (up to PhD level)
  • Teach postgraduate students (PGDipLIS & coursework Masters programmes)
  • Serve as programme convener at the Masters level
  • Contribute to the leadership of the Library and Information Studies Centre
  • Undertake research relevant to LIS and publish in recognised LIS or related journals
  • Contribute to the administration of the Centre

The annual cost of employment, including benefits: R786 717

Application process: To apply, please e-mail the below documents in a single pdf file to [email protected]: – UCT Application Form (download at http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/sapweb/forms/hr201.doc) – Motivational letter, and – Curriculum Vitae (CV) 

Please ensure the title and reference number are indicated in the subject line. An application which does not comply with the above requirements will be regarded as incomplete.

Reference number: E18256

Telephone: 021 650 2163

Closing date: 17 July 2018

Departmental website: www.lisc.uct.ac.za

Faculty website: www.humanities.uct.ac.za

UCT is committed to the pursuit of excellence, diversity and redress in achieving its equity targets. Our Employment Equity Policy is available at http://www.uct.ac.za/downloads/uct.ac.za/about/policies/eepolicy.pdf.

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