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COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES

SCHOOL OF ARTS

LITERARY ARTS

LECTURER (5 months contract)

HOWARD COLLEGE CAMPUS (3 posts)

 PIETERMARITZBURG CAMPUS (2 posts)

REFERENCE: 21/2026

The discipline of English Studies in the School of Arts offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in a wide spectrum of literature written in English ranging from the ‘canonical’, to African and South African texts, as well as international and classical texts.

We invite applications for a contract lecturer position in our Howard College and Pietermaritzburg campuses to teach in Semester 2, 2026 (July 2026 – November 2026). The successful candidates will be responsible for teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, undertake consultations with students and contribute to the administrative tasks within the discipline. All teaching will be done face to face.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

·       A Master’s degree in literature in English

·       At least 2 years successful teaching experience in English Literature at university level

·       The candidate should be able to prove a knowledge of interpretative skills of literary texts, as well as critical thinking in the theories of literary studies.

This appointment will be made in line with the University guidelines/benchmarks which are available on the University Vacancies website on: http://vacancies.ukzn.ac.za/Academic-Process-Proc-Guides.aspx

All applications must be submitted in the Academic Applications format, found at http://vacancies.ukzn.ac.za/Academic-Process-Proc-Guides.aspx 

Enquiries and details regarding this post, as well as the request for the job profile may be directed to Jacqui Whyte, email address: whytej@ukzn.ac.za

Closing date for applications:  5th June 2026. Applications to be submitted to:

Mr Sbonelo Ndlela - NdlelaS1@ukzn.ac.za