Lecturer/Senior Lecturer - Master's in Creative Writing
School of Languages and Literatures
- The School of Languages and Literature invite suitably qualified candidates to join their team.
- A Master's in Creative Writing.
Candidates will be expected to either complete or make reasonable progress towards a PhD in line with the targets and timeframes agreed with the HoD during their probation period, should they be appointed.
- Some teaching experience and/or teaching facilitation is required. The incumbent should be acquainted with online/blended teaching, testing, and marking, or be willing to acquire these skills immediately upon starting the job through workshop attendance or other developmental opportunities.
- An ability to teach Creative Writing in either Kaaps or isi-Xhosa, and English is required.
- An ability to supervise postgraduate students in Creative Writing in either Kaaps or isi-Xhosa, and in English is required.
- Some evidence and experience in conducting research.
- Some record of administration, management and/or leadership roles (leadership roles may be informal).
- A PhD in Creative Writing.
- Considerable teaching experience at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels is required. The incumbent should be acquainted with online/blended teaching, testing, and marking, or be willing to acquire these skills immediately upon starting the job through workshop attendance or other developmental opportunities.
- Experience in teaching Creative Writing in either Kaaps or isi-Xhosa, and in English is required.
- Research supervision experience at Master's degree level in Creative Writing in either Kaaps or isi-Xhosa, and in English is required.
- Emerging national profile in the discipline and a credible record of accredited, peer-reviewed publications or a record of creative research outputs (for example, poetry and fiction).
- Track record of administration, management and/or leadership roles.
Closing Date 19 November 2026