FACULTY OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES
LECTURER
Islamic Studies: Department of Religion and Theology
The Department of Religion and Theology, housed within the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, offers teaching specialisations in four subject areas, namely Theological Studies, Ethics, Religious Studies, and Islamic Studies. Collaborative research activities take place within six research frameworks, namely Religion, Theological Praxis and Development; Islamic Law, Theology and Spirituality; Religion, Gender and Sexualities; Ecumenical Theology, Muslim-Christian Dialogue, and Indigenous Spiritualities in Africa; Biblical and Quranic Hermeneutics and Rhetoric; and Christian and Islamic Eco-theologies. Its work is marked by an ecumenical, interdisciplinary, decolonial, and contextually grounded approach, with particular attention to South African, African, and broader Global South scholarly conversations.
The Department seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced applicant who will strengthen teaching, research, and postgraduate supervision in Islamic Studies, and contribute to the Department’s wider interdisciplinary and contextually grounded intellectual life.
Key performance areas
- Teaching at undergraduate, Honours and Master’s level.
- Supervising Honours and Master’s students and contributing to the development of postgraduate study in Islamic Studies.
- Conducting research and producing peer-reviewed research outputs.
- Participating in departmental and faculty committees.
- Coordinating research seminars and public lectures.
- Conducting academic duties at departmental level, including module/course co-ordination.
- Advancing public and community-engaged scholarship.
