Professor/ Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer/ Lecturer (M609, M621 & 375) at Durban University of Technology

Minimum requirements

• PhD or equivalent NQF level 10 qualification in engineering, with an undergraduate qualification in Mechanical or mechatronic engineering.
• At least 10 years of teaching/professional experience.
• Evidence of a sustained scholarly track record in the form of international peer-reviewed publications, with at least 10 DHET-accredited research outputs in the past 3 years.
• Evidence of sustained successful postgraduate supervision at Masters and Doctorate level, with at least 3 Doctoral and 5 Masters students supervised to completion.
• Involvement in industry-based research, community engagement, and the ability to attract external funding.
• Evidence of sustained external funding.

Additional Recommendations

• Good Publications Record
• Good communication and lecturing skills
• A strong passion for teaching and research
• Professionally registered with ECSA or a plan to register in the short to medium-term
• NRF Rating
• A proven track record of successful mentoring of Postdoctoral Fellows.

Field of Expertise

• The candidate must have expertise in at least one of the following research areas:
• Smart Manufacturing Systems, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Design, Finite Element Analysis, Computational Modelling and Fluids Mechanics.  

OR

Associate Professor

Minimum requirements

• PhD or equivalent NQF level 10 qualification in engineering, with an undergraduate qualification in Mechanical or mechatronic engineering.
• At least 7 years of teaching/professional experience.
• Evidence of a sustained scholarly track record in the form of international peer-reviewed publications, with at least 7 DHET-accredited research outputs in the past 3 years.
• Evidence of sustained successful postgraduate supervision at Masters and Doctorate level, with at least 1 Doctoral and 2 Masters students supervised to completion.
• Involvement in industry-based research, community engagement, and the ability to attract external funding.
• Evidence of sustained external funding.

Additional Recommendations

• Good Publications Record
• Good communication and lecturing skills
• A strong passion for teaching and research
• Professionally registered with ECSA or a plan to register in the short to medium term.
• NRF Rating
• A proven track record of successful mentoring of Postdoctoral Fellows.

Field of Expertise:

• The candidate must have expertise in at least one of the following research areas:
• Smart Manufacturing, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Design, Finite Element Analysis, Computational Modelling and Fluids Mechanics. 

OR

Senior Lecturer

Minimum requirements

• PhD or equivalent NQF level 10 qualification in engineering, with an undergraduate qualification in Mechanical or mechatronic engineering.
• At least 5 years of teaching/professional experience.
• Evidence of a sustained scholarly track record in the form of international peer-reviewed publications, with at least 5 DHET-accredited research outputs in the past 3 years.
• Evidence of sustained successful postgraduate supervision at Masters and Doctorate level, with at least 1 Masters student supervised to completion.
• Involvement in industry-based research, community engagement, and the ability to attract external funding.

Additional Recommendations

• Good Publications Record
• Good communication and lecturing skills
• A strong passion for teaching and research
• Professionally registered with ECSA or a plan to register in the short to medium term.
• NRF Rating
• A proven track record of successful mentoring of Postdoctoral Fellows.

Field of Expertise

• The candidate must have expertise in at least one of the following areas:
• Mechatronics, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, Thermodynamics, Manufacturing Processes, Mechanical Engineering Design, Finite Element Analysis, Computational Modelling and Fluids Mechanics. 

Lecturer (Ref. 375)

• MEng or equivalent NQF level 9 qualification in engineering, with an undergraduate qualification in Mechanical or mechatronic engineering.
• At least 3 years of teaching/professional experience.
• Evidence of emerging research and publication record.

Additional Recommendations

• Good communication and lecturing skills
• A strong passion for teaching and research
• Professionally registered with ECSA or a plan to register in the short to medium term.
• Good research track record or relevant research experience and an ability and desire to advance research development in the department.
• Required to currently be pursuing or immediately pursue a doctoral qualification in Engineering.

Field of Expertise:

• The candidate must have expertise in at least one of the following areas:
• Mechatronics, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, Thermodynamics, Manufacturing Processes, Mechanical Engineering Design, Finite Element Analysis, Computational Modelling and Fluids Mechanics.

 Summary of Duties:

• Teaching, assessing, and supervising at all relevant levels.
• Responsible for at least three modules per year in accordance with fair workload distribution.
• Development of learning materials for different courses.
• Supervise BEng Tech design projects and be 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.
• To serve as chair of a specialty area on a rotational basis.
• To contribute/lead curriculum design.
• To assist the department in the delivery of quality teaching and learning.