Professor/Associate Professor & HOD

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DEPARTMENT: CIVIL ENGINEERING: DURBAN (1) MIDLANDS (1)

Full Professor

Minimum requirements

• PhD/Doctorate in Civil Engineering or equivalent field of study and a minimum of 10 years teaching experience.
• Sustained research track record of publications in accredited journals
• Track record of supervision of postgraduates and leadership of research groups
• Sustained track record of external funding
• Evidence of collaborative linkages
• Evidence of external engagement
• Registrable with ECSA.

Summary of duties

• Teach Civil Engineering subjects at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
• Supervise postgraduate students.
• Development of learning materials for different courses.
• Actively involved in research and research activities.
• Active participation in industrial projects.
• Participation in community engagement projects.
• Assist with administrative duties as delegated.

Associate Professor

Minimum requirements

• A PhD / Doctorate in any Civil Engineering field
• At least 7 years of teaching experience / professional.
• Evidence of sustained peer-reviewed publications, with at least 7 DHET-accredited research outputs in the past 3 years.
• Evidence of sustained successful postgraduate supervision, with at least 1 Doctoral and 2 Master's students to completion.
• Good communication and lecturing skills.
• A strong passion for teaching and research.
• Registrable with ECSA as a professional engineer or technologist

Summary of duties

• Teach Civil Engineering and Geomatics subjects at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
• Supervision of postgraduate projects and postgraduate students.
• Development of learning material for different courses.
• Actively involved in research and research activities.
• Active participation in industrial projects.
• Knowledge of online learning software, g. Moodle, MS Teams.
• Participation in community engagement projects
• Assist with administrative duties as delegated.

HEAD OF DEPARTMENT

Five (5) years fixed contract, renewable for one additional term based on performance

Minimum requirements

• A PhD in the relevant discipline
• Relevance in this context will depend on the cluster of academic programmes located in the department, Associate Professors, Professors
• Five (5) years’ experience in higher education and academic leadership, Scholarship leadership.

Summary of duties

• Managing and supervising staff, which includes: -

• The allocation of workload.
• Leave management.
• Enhancing staff relations and building the team towards a student-centered department.
• Attending to matters such as study leave, grievances, disputes, training & development.
• Appointment of part-time and replacement staff.
• Programme and project budgeting.
• Enhancing faculty projects, e.g. post graduate recruitment and supervision, Siyaphumelela, FYSE, orientation and graduation.
• To provide leadership to the department in respect of teaching & learning and research.

• Dealing with student queries and complaints regarding the department/programme.

Enquiries: [email protected]

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