LECTURER (3 posts)
Departments of Dance and Drama
Faculty of Humanities
The University of Cape Town’s Drama Department and School of Dance are merging to become a dynamic centre
for contemporary performance practice in Africa.
Built on a proud tradition of excellence, the new centre will be committed to nurturing creative and academic
achievement within the context of a vibrant local and international performing arts community. We are seeking
dynamic individuals to continue this tradition of excellence and who will also contribute to the ongoing project of
transformation of the curriculum to reflect the challenges of contemporary realities globally and specifically of
South Africa. This would include embracing principles of diversity and inclusion in performance practices,
pedagogies and research.
We seek to fill the following positions:
2 Full-time Lecturers
1 Part-time Lecturer (Teaching only)
Requirements include:
• An appropriate postgraduate qualification or commensurate experience in the field.
• A commitment to and experience of research (inclusive of creative works) and postgraduate
supervision in contemporary performance practice.
• Demonstrated ability to teach both academic and practical aspects of performance at undergraduate
and postgraduate levels.
• Experience in teaching at least 2 of the following: Acting; Voice; Movement for actors; Performance-
making (Choreography and Theatre-making) Dance Teaching Methodologies; Musicology; Dance
History and/or Dance Techniques (Contemporary Dance and African Dance or Classical Ballet,).
Responsibilities include:
• Planning, implementing, coordinating and teaching both theory and practice across all 4 undergraduate
years.
• Coordinating, planning and teaching on academic development programmes.
• Supervising postgraduate studies.
• Presenting sustained research and/or creative works.
The respective annual remuneration packages, including benefits, for 2016 are as follows:
Lecturer: R 558 915 (Full-time)
Lecturer: R 349 322 (Part-time 25hours a week)
To apply, please e-mail the below documents in a single pdf file to Ms Lily Nombombo at
recruitment02@uct.ac.za:
– UCT Application Form (download at http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/sapweb/forms/hr201.doc)
– Cover letter, and
– Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Please indicate the post and level at which you are applying.
Please ensure the title and reference number are indicated in the subject line.
An application which does not comply with the above requirements will be regarded as incomplete.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Telephone: 021 650 5689 Website: www.uct.ac.za
Reference number: E16148 Closing date: 17 October 2016
UCT is committed to the pursuit of excellence, diversity and redress in achieving its equity targets. Our
Employment Equity Policy is available at http://www.uct.ac.za/downloads/uct.ac.za/about/policies/eepolicy.pdf
UCT reserves the right not to appoint.