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                                     COLLEGE OF LAW AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES

                                                           SCHOOL OF LAW

                                  CENTRE FOR EXTENDED LEGAL STUDIES (CELS)

                   AD HOC LECTURERS: FICJ PROGRAM - HOWARD COLLEGE CAMPUS

                                                (FIRST and SECOND SEMESTER: 2025)

The Centre for Extended Legal Studies (CELS unit) in the School of Law, UKZN, offers a Postgraduate Diploma in Forensic Investigation and Criminal Justice (PDFICJ). This qualification provides working professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to specialise in the field of forensic investigative auditing – a specialised branch of forensic investigation, which uses intelligence gathering techniques, together with accounting, legal and communication skills, to investigate and provide evidence of crimes of a financial or commercial nature.

The Centre for Extended Legal Studies (CELS) seeks to appoint ad hoc lecturers to teach all or part of the following modules:

      1. Substantive Criminal Law (LAWS6SC) – semester 1;

      2. Criminal Procedure and Evidence (LAWS6PE) – semester 1;

      3. Financial Accounting and Auditing (LAWS6FI) – semester 1;

      4. Forensic Investigative Accounting (LAWS6IA) – semester 2;

      5. Forensic Investigation Techniques (LAWSFT) – semester 2;

      6. Civil Remedies for Economic Crime (LAWS6CR) – semester 2;

      7. Forensic Reporting (LAWS6FR) – full year.

      8. Other ad hoc lecturing positions within the CELS teaching programmes.

Teaching will include the preparation and delivery of lectures for the sections assigned (TBC), the setting and marking of all related assessments, consultation with students and associated administrative tasks. Lectures will be delivered online and lecturers will be required to make use of Zoom, as well as the university’s online learning platform (Moodle/Learn2025). Lectures will take place outside normal working hours (usually on weekday evenings and some Saturday mornings)

The incumbents will report to the Director: CELS on the Howard College Campus, but will be required to work in close consultation with the relevant CELS Programme Manager.

 

 

Minimum Requirements:

• A South African undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline, depending on the module(s) concerned;

• A relevant Master’s degree;

• At least one years’ relevant teaching experience at university level.

Relevant work experience in legal, auditing or investigative practice, as well as some experience with online teaching modalities (LEARN, online assessments, and Zoom consultations) will be advantageous.

All candidates should demonstrate effective communication skills and if invited to an interview, will be required to make a 10-minute MS PowerPoint presentation on a topic TBA.

Incumbents who are permanent UKZN staff members will need to comply with the University’s policy on private remunerative work.

The closing date for receipt of applications is Wednesday, 4 December 2024.

Applicants are required to complete the relevant (academic) application form, which is available on the vacancies page of the University website at www.ukzn.ac.za.

Completed forms must be emailed to Helga Stiglingh at StiglinghH@ukzn.ac.za.

Please state ‘2025 FICJ LECTURING’ in the subject line when submitting your application. Your covering email should also clearly indicate which module(s) you are interested in teaching.

Communication will be limited to short-listed candidates.