Lecturer- School of Mining Engineering at University of the Witwatersrand

• The School seeks to appoint three permanent and suitably qualified and experienced applicants as lecturers. Applicants must have a strong background in one of the following areas: mine planning (e.g. mine design, mine optimisation, or mine scheduling), surface and/or underground coal mining, and rock engineering in surface and/or underground mining. Applicants must explicitly indicate which position they are applying for.

Brief Description        
Requirements for Lecturer in Rock Engineering:

Minimum requirements:

• Applicants must be qualified mining engineers or graduates from cognate disciplines with experience in rock engineering or rock mechanics. They must also hold at least a Master’s degree in mining engineering, with at least 50% of the credits in research, and be eligible to enrol in the School’s doctoral programme. 

Advantages include:

• A doctoral degree in mining engineering; Chamber of Mines Strata Control Certificate (COMSCC); registration as a candidate or professional engineer, or eligibility for professional registration; teaching experience at university level; research experience evidenced by an NRF rating, supervision and/or co-supervision of postgraduate research students, peer-reviewed publications, and local and/or international research collaborations; and evidence of academic citizenship and service.

Duties:

• Conducting personal research and innovation (including doctoral studies if not yet a doctoral graduate); lecturing at undergraduate and postgraduate levels; supervising and/or co-supervising postgraduate students; and participating in the school's administrative activities.