Wyclef Jean accepts teaching post at Brown

Wyclef Jean has accepted a position as a visiting fellow at Rhode Island's Brown University.

The AP reports that Jean will instruct students in the African Studies department during the 2010-2011 school year.

The rapper is expected to address students and faculty during lectures, conferences and classes on his work with the Haiti Initiative charity organisation.

Jean said that the position will give him a chance to have "a period of learning and reflection".

The former Haitian presidential candidate attended lectures at the university's Providence campus for the first time on Monday.