Associate Professor /Senior Lecturer
Durban University of Technology
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
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Posted 10 June 2024 - Closing Date 23 January 2026

Job Details

Job Description


Associate Professor:
  • PhD or equivalent NQF level 10 qualification in Civil engineering, with an undergraduate qualification in Civil engineering.
  • At least 7 years of academic and/or professional experience in urban or transportation engineering design.
  • Evidence of sustained peer-review 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 Masters students to completion.
Senior Lecturer:
  • PhD or equivalent NQF level 10 qualification in Civil Engineering, with an undergraduate qualification in Civil Engineering.
  • At least 5 years of academic and/or professional experience in urban or transportation engineering design.
  • Evidence of sustained peer -review publications, with at least 3 DHET accredited publications in the past 3 years.
  • Evidence of research and postgraduate supervision of at least 1 masters student to completion. 
Additional Recommendations

  • Good communication and lecturing skills.
  • A strong passion for teaching and research.
  • Knowledge of engineering application software.
  • Good research track record or relevant research experience and an ability and desire to advance research development in the department.
  • Professional registration with the Engineering Council of South Africa.
Summary of Duties:
  • Teaching, assessing, and supervision at all levels.
  • Development of learning material for civil engineering courses.
  • The successful candidate is expected to supervise or be actively involved in research in the department
  • teaching, assessing and supervision at all relevant levels.
  • Responsible for modules per year in accordance with a fair workload distribution.
  • Development of learning materials for different courses.
  • Actively involved in research and/or post-graduate supervision in the department.
  • Assist with administrative and other duties as prescribed by the Head of Department or representative as delegated.
  • Contribute or lead curriculum design.
  • Assist the department in the delivery of quality teaching and learning.
Instructions to candidates
Please send the full CV, certified copies of ID, certificates and transcript as one PDF file. 
Note: Applications with incomplete documents will not be considered.
                               Closing date: 23 January 2026