Dean – Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment at University of the Witwatersrand

The successful candidate must therefore be an outstanding academic with an established research record that enables him/her to meet the requirements for professorial appointment at the University. He/she must have a proven ability in the following key performance areas:

• Academic leadership and citizenship (professional registration in the relevant discipline will serve as an advantage)
• Understanding of/willingness to understand the diverse disciplines and research entities within the Faculty, including the non-engineering fields
• Strategic planning and administration in addressing the challenges of the University. The Dean should demonstrate a strategic ability to advance the agenda of Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment within the University
• Integrity and scrupulousness, as well as decisive, fair decision-making abilities and strong communication skills
• Commitment to uphold the values of the University, including a commitment to its transformation agenda, diversity and inclusion
• The ability to lead and manage diverse schools, including through high level leadership in relation to teaching and research, as well as to interact and engage with diverse internal and external constituencies
• Sound knowledge and proven experience of financial management, as well as human resources management
• High level leadership in relation to teaching and research in the Faculty
• Fostering of interdisciplinarity, multidisciplinary and transdisciplinarity
• The interest and capacity to work across the Engineering and Built Environment Disciplines to build a cohesive Faculty

While the Dean is a member of the University’s Senior Executive Team, s/he is also the leader of the Faculty. In fulfilling this dual role s/he will reflect the concerns of the Central Administration to the Faculty and present the concerns and interests of the Faculty to the Central Management team. S/he will therefore have, or will develop, a good understanding of:

• South African higher education and its current imperatives
• Education, training and development systems and strategies in a tertiary context
• Market developments relating to graduate demand
• Research promotion and demands
• Professional developments and bodies relevant to the faculty 

Closing date:   15 March 2026