[DEBATE] : (Fwd) Sociology jobs (2) at UKZN (please pass around)

[Patrick Bond]

SENIOR LECTURER: GLOBAL STUDIES
SCHOOL OF SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL STUDIES
HOWARD COLLEGE CAMPUS
REFERENCE NO.: HDSS37/2008
The Global Studies Masters is an international masters degree offered 
jointly between the University
of KwaZulu-Natal and the Albert-Ludwigs University of Freiburg. It is 
also co-taught by Jawaharlal
Nehru University in New Delhi. The successful candidate will coordinate 
the Global Studies
Programme. They will be also be expected to teach in the programme and 
to offer other modules, at
either undergraduate or postgraduate level, to other disciplines within 
the school. S/he will supervise
postgraduate students, engage actively in research and publication and 
play a leading role in the
academic life of the School.
The programme currently accepts thirty students per annum from 
approximately fourteen countries
(from all continents). The students are taught in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal 
during the second semester
of each year.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
• A completed doctorate in an appropriate field;
• A recent publication record in your discipline;
• Lecturing experience at tertiary level;
• A record of successful supervision of postgraduate research;
• Evidence of ability to teach appropriate module in the Global Studies 
Programme;
• Good interpersonal and communication skills;
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programmes.
ADVANTAGES
• Evidence of successful postgraduate supervision, preferably at the 
doctoral level;
• Evidence of experience in academic administration;
• Specialisation in the disciplines of sociology, industrial sociology 
or social policy.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 27 October 2008. The 
University however,
reserves the right in special circumstances to accept late applications 
or to extend the above
date in order to facilitate further searches.
Applicants are required to submit a covering letter highlighting their 
experience in, and
providing evidence for, each of the minimum requirements and advantages 
as listed above,
together with a detailed CV including the names, full addresses, fax 
numbers and e-mail
addresses of three referees, to The Recruitment Centre, Human Resources 
Shared Services,
University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville Campus, Private Bag X54001, 
Durban, 4000. Fax +27 (0)
86 516 8368 or e-mail: recruitment-hdss at ukzn.ac.za quoting the relevant 
reference number.

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LECTURER: SOCIOLOGY
SCHOOL OF SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL STUDIES
HOWARD COLLEGE CAMPUS
REFERENCE NO.: HDSS36/2008
The Sociology Programme at Howard College is a dynamic place to work. We 
have a diverse group
of academic staff, most of whom are actively engaged in both theorising 
the world around them, and
in contributing actively to changing it. This programme has a long 
history of producing what are best
termed ‘public sociologists’. At present, the Sociology programme 
specialises in issues of research
methods, race studies, identity studies, the sociology of policing and 
security, gender and sexuality
and environmental studies.
We are currently one of the largest programmes at UKZN and we offer a 
range of courses that give
students who do Sociology the edge in understanding the world in which 
we live. It introduces
students to the many fascinating, hopeful and sometimes tragic 
interactions which we engage in our
everyday lives. Like most Sociology Programmes throughout the world, 
what we aim to do is make
the unexceptional exceptional. Our goals are to challenge 
common-sensical thinking through a
serious engagement with theory and research methods. We also provide our 
students with a range of
social issues to study, both empirically and theoretically. As a 
programme, we are interested in
training students to think about how we as a society, and as 
intellectuals, respond to the rapidly
changing world that we inhabit.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
• A completed masters degree in an appropriate field;
• Evidence of active research in the discipline;
• Teaching experience at the tertiary level;
• Competence in Microsoft Office Suite programmes.
ADVANTAGES
• A doctorate in an appropriate field or substantial progress towards 
completion;
• Evidence of successful postgraduate supervision;
• Evidence of ability to teach sociological theory and research methods;
• Specialisation in the areas of the Sociology of Health, Social 
Movements or Sociology of
Education or other areas that would fit in with the Programme’s current 
focus;
• An interest in curriculum development within an African-centered 
Sociology Programme.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 27 October 2008. The 
University however,
reserves the right in special circumstances to accept late applications 
or to extend the above
date in order to facilitate further searches.
Applicants are required to submit a covering letter highlighting their 
experience in, and
providing evidence for, each of the minimum requirements and advantages 
as listed above,
together with a detailed CV including the names, full addresses, fax 
numbers and e-mail
addresses of three referees, to The Recruitment Centre, Human Resources 
Shared Services,
University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville Campus, Private Bag X54001, 
Durban, 4000. Fax +27
(0)86 516 8368 or e-mail: recruitment-hdss at ukzn.ac.za quoting the 
relevant reference number

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All appointments will be in terms of the prevailing University 
Employment Equity Policy and
the Employment Equity Plan of the faculty/division (available at 
http://www.ukzn.ac.za/ESU ).
The University reserves the right not to make an appointment or to stop 
the process at any
stage to headhunt or re-advertise the post to meet its equity goals. 
Candidates who do not
meet the minimum criteria will not be considered.