The Faculty of the Arts and Design in the Department of Visual Communication: Commercial Photography has a vacant position for a Lecturer at Arts Campus.
Core Functions:
• Teach: Deliver both theoretical and practical photography modules to students, focusing
on core concepts while integrating social media strategies.
• Mentor: Guide students as they develop technical photography skills, social media
portfolios, and an understanding of digital content creation.
• Create: Develop engaging course material that emphasises both the art and business of
photography, including lessons on leveraging social media for professional success.
• Collaborate: Work closely with a team of passionate academics and industry
professionals, contributing to departmental projects, committees, events and community
engagements.
• Innovate: Stay up to date with industry trends in commercial photography and social
media, continually refreshing your curriculum to reflect these changes.
• Research & Publish: Conduct research in photography and digital media and contribute
to scholarly publications.
• Administrative Responsibilities: Manage teaching and learning administration, including
study guides, module content, exams, and first-year coordination. Engage in industry
liaison, community service, curriculum development, and integration of new
technologies, while contributing to departmental and faculty activities.
Minimum requirements:
1. Academic qualifications:
• A minimum NQF Level 9 qualification (Masters) in Photography or a related field (the
undergraduate must be in photography).
• Completed courses in social media marketing or digital media strategy are an added
advantage.
2. Experience:
• Three years of teaching experience at the tertiary level, with the ability to teach both
theoretical and practical photography modules and/or three years of industry experience
in commercial photography, with a portfolio of work.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Must be skilled and knowledgeable in commercial photography.
• Candidates should be able to show a professional photographic portfolio of recent work.
• Advanced computer literacy in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, Microsoft Office,
Google Drive and related applications and relevant learning management software
(LMS) is essential.
• Strong social media content creation skills, with experience managing professional
photography-related accounts on platforms like Instagram, Facebook, or TikTok.
Other requirements:
• Candidates should be able to show a professional photographic portfolio of recent work.
• Advanced computer literacy in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, Microsoft Office,
Google Drive and related applications and relevant learning management software (LMS)
is essential.

Please send your resume/CV