Lecturer, Academic Associate Coordinator & Planning Committee member, Department of Private Law - University of Pretoria, Faculty of Law - Pretoria
(2025-01)
- Prepared and conducted lectures and tutorials for property law and Intellectual property law
- Developed course materials, updated the study guide, and managed learning platforms
- Offered one-on-one or group consultations to assist students with coursework and academic concerns
- Conducted research and contributed to academic publications
- Student mentorship and Supervision i.e., guide students in research projects, dissertations, and academic writing
- Setting, marking, and moderating assessments and memos
- Participated in departmental meetings, curriculum planning, and academic conferences
- Line managed Academic Associates, facilitating professional communication between junior and senior staff
- Resolved disputes and grievances involving junior staff
- Allocated Academic Associates to modules and ensured fair workload distribution (marking, lecturing, research assistance)
- Monitored and ensured that high-quality work was delivered by Academic Associates
- Prepared annual reports on Academic Associates' performance
- Involved in the recruitment of Academic Associates
- Organised training and development opportunities for Academic Associates
- Responsible for organizing and coordinating the department's professional and social events for staff such as research discussions, departmental meetings, workshops, welcome functions, end-of-year functions and staff farewell events
- Liaise with HOD, departmental administrator, and other stakeholders to ensure events align with the departmental objectives and budget
- Contribute to fostering departmental cohesion, staff engagement, and research culture within Private Law
Law Researcher - Data Science Law Lab
(2024-01)
- Conduct legal research and analysis on data science regulations and ethical considerations
- Draft reports, policy briefs and research papers providing actionable insights
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, e.g., mechanical and computer engineers, to develop evidence-based policy recommendations
- Monitor legal trends and impacts of data science policies in Africa
- Attend and contribute to workshops, seminars, and conferences on data science law
- Attended the Deep Learning in Indaba in Senegal 2024
- Presented a research paper at the UP International Consumer Protection Conference 2025
External Marker - University of Johannesburg
(2026-01 - 2026-12)
- Fairly marked Business Enterprises Law 41A0 exam
External Marker - University of South Africa
(2025-01 - 2025-12)
- Fairly marked Private Law 3704 assessments
Independent Contractor - Lyceum College
(2025-01 - 2025-12)
- Fairly marked Introduction to South African law assessments
Academic Associate, Department of Private Law - University of Pretoria, Faculty of Law - Pretoria
(2022-01 - 2024-12)
Provided lecturing assistance in the law of contract, law of delicts, Private law, Property law and Intellectual Property law (module administration, tutoring, research assistance and marking). In 2022, I was appointed as Research Assistant to Prof. C. Maimela (Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Law) and Prof. S. Cornelius (Head of the Department, Private Law). Providing administrative assistance, e.g., document filing, typing exams and tests, calculating, and entering marks using Excel, etc.
- Pioneer for the ClickUp Ultra. Attended and participated in the ClickUp Ultra workshop, and the following skills were obtained: Familiarised with the key features, layout, and navigation of Ultra; Ability to create a meaningful course structure for students where they can effectively engage; Setting up groups, different assessment features, grade books, grading assessments, monitoring student activities, posting announcements, etc.
- Participated in the smart marking course: Developed marking skills, specifically how to mark effectively and ethically
- Engaged in the UP-Tutoring training, which enabled me to facilitate great tutorials face-to-face and online
Consult Coordinator - UP, Student Disciplinary Advisory Panel - Pretoria
(2020-01 - 2021-12)
- Giving disciplinary procedural advice to students charged with misconduct
- Referred these students to other University's social services, such as counselling
- Consultation scheduling
- Filing consultations and following up on consultations
Mentor and Tutor - Australian Indigenous Mentorship Experience (AIME) - Mamelodi, Pretoria
(2021-01 - 2021-12)
- Mentoring and tutoring students at Tsako Thabo Secondary in Mamelodi, Pretoria
Mentor - UP, Stars Mentorship Program - Pretoria
(2019-01 - 2019-12)
- Mentor to 1st year UP students
Senior Buddy - UP, Moshal Scholarship Program, Buddy System Program - Pretoria
(2020-01 - 2020-12)
- Senior Buddy to 1st and 2nd year UP students (mentor)
Volunteer - Reliable House: Drug harm reduction center
(2020-01 - 2020-12)
COVID-19, Moshal Scholarship Pay-It-Forward Project
- Donated food packages to Reliable House: Drug harm reduction center
Caregiver and mentor - All About Love Zimbabwe (Gweru branch) - Gweru, Zimbabwe
(2016-01 - 2016-12)
- Caregiver and mentor to children living with HIV/AIDS
- Organised campaigns for food, clothing, and stationery donations
