Bram Fischer Visiting Professorship in Human Rights

The Bram Fischer Visiting Professorship represents a major new endowment in the School of Law, University of Witwatersrand. Named for a leading human rights advocate, the Visiting Professorship is intended to advance a tradition of advocacy and scholarship in human rights that will ensure South Africa's vibrant constitutional democracy and influence students to regard human rights as an integral part of their practice of law. Internationally distinguished academics and practitioners will be appointed as Visiting Professors for a limited period of time. The Associate Professor / Senior Lecturer will be a full time postion on the same endowment. Apart from teaching, research and other duties the incumbent will help organize programmes for the Visiting Professor. He / she will, in addition, have the duties set out below.
Qualifications: A legal academic of stature and experience iwth a solid record of teaching, research and / or practice in the field of human rights; the ability to have an impact on the future development of human rights law; demonstrated commitment to advancing the cause of human rights, whether generally or in a specific field.
Duties: administration and development of new courses and curricula in Human Rights Law; an interest and involvement in the broader concerns of the Law School and the University.
Attractive package and salary negotiatable; annual bonus, generous leave, retirement fund, medical aid, car scheme, relocation allowance, 100% financial assistance towards dependents studies at Wits.
Enquiries: Professor Skeen, Head School of Law, Tel (011) 717-8411