Professor/Associate Professor/ Senior Lecturer/ Lecturer: Department of Private Law

Faculty of Law
Department of Private Law

Professor/Associate Professor/ Senior Lecturer/ Lecturer: Department of Private Law

(Stellenbosch Campus)
Ref. RG02/148/0626 

The Faculty of Law at Stellenbosch University (SU) is looking to fill a vacancy in the Department of Private Law. The Department of Private Law is responsible for teaching several of the core modules in the LLB curriculum. This includes the Law of Persons, Family Law, African Customary Law, Law of Succession, Property Law, Law of Civil Procedure, Law of Contract, Law of Delict and Specific Contracts. The Department also offers various electives at final year level and a selection of modules at postgraduate level, including modules which focus on Family Law and Children’s Rights. The Department also has a strong focus on research within these fields as well as other private law areas.

The main responsibility of the incumbent will be to contribute to excellence in the Faculty of Law. The incumbent will lecture primarily in the field of Children’s Rights and Family Law, but will also assume further teaching responsibilities within the Department and Faculty, taking into account relevant factors. The incumbent will furthermore conduct research that focuses on Children’s Rights and/or Family Law and provide postgraduate supervision that focuses on one or both of these areas. The incumbent must also contribute to the administrative functioning of the Faculty, and perform other duties as assigned by the Faculty. 

Duties:

• Lecturing in Children’s Rights and Family Law, and other law modules.
• Actively researching, writing and publishing in the assigned field(s) of law.
• Postgraduate supervision.
• Contributing to the administrative functioning of the Faculty.
• Performing such other duties as assigned by the Faculty. 

Requirements: 

• LLD or an appropriate PhD in Private law (for appointment as Professor, Associate Professor, or Senior Lecturer).
• An established record of publication in accredited law journals (for appointment as Professor or Associate Professor); at least some publications in accredited law journals (for appointment as Senior Lecturer); or a demonstrated aptitude for research (for appointment as Lecturer).
• Experience in postgraduate mentorship and supervision (for appointment as Professor, Associate Professor or Senior Lecturer).
• Experience in undergraduate teaching (for appointment as Professor, Associate Professor or Senior Lecturer) or exposure to the teaching of undergraduate students (for appointment as Lecturer).

Recommendations:

• A strong interest in research.
  • Good interpersonal relationships.
  • Experience teaching Family Law and/or Children’s Rights at undergraduate or postgraduate level.
  • Postgraduate qualification(s) focusing on Family Law and/or Children’s Rights.
  • Legal practical experience.
  • Multilingualism.
  • NRF rating.
  • Strong academic record. 

Commencement of duties:

01 January 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter 

Closing date:

06 July 2026 

Enquiries about this post: Dr Franziska Myburgh on 021 808 3185, or at [email protected]

Enquiries about remuneration/benefits, as well as technical assistance with the electronic application process: Human Resources Client Services Centre on 021 808 2753 (Stellenbosch) / 021 938 9636 (Tygerberg), or at [email protected]

The University is committed to employment equity (EE), and appointments will be made in line with the institutional EE Plan. Only South African citizens from the designated groups will be considered for appointment.

Stellenbosch University reserves the right not to make an appointment.

Your application, comprising a comprehensive curriculum vitae (including the names and email addresses of at least three references), must reach the University before or on the closing date in the advertisement. 

Apply online at https://www.su.ac.za/en/careers-su by clicking “Apply now” at the top to the right of the page for the specific vacancy.

The University reserves the right to investigate qualifications and conduct background checks on all candidates.

If you have received no feedback from the University after four to six weeks of the closing date, kindly accept that your application was unsuccessful.