Retired Research Professor: Ref: M501 (Two-Year Fixed Term Contract) at Mangosuthu University of Technology

Salary Scale: R500 000 basic salary per annum.

Key Performance Areas:

• To conduct research and engage in projects within the faculty in areas that have been identified and produce a minimum of 4.0 DHET Research units per annum.
• Promote and strengthen national and international collaborations and strategic partnerships in the Faculty’s areas of expertise, aligned with MUT’s Ignite 2026–2030 Strategic Plan.
• To mentor academic staff who are pursuing PhD qualifications in collaboration with their supervisors.
• To assist mentees in the development of co-authored peer-reviewed papers for conference presentations and DHET accredited journals publishing.
• To publish co-authored articles in DHET-accredited journals in the faculty’s designated research areas.
• To contribute to any other recognized research outputs of mentees.
• To assist with the writing and submission of funding proposals.
• To assist departments in developing higher degree qualifications.
• To support departments in developing and expanding higher-level qualifications within the NQF and strengthening the Faculty’s PQM growth pathway.
• Organise conferences, research days, workshops, and seminars.

Minimum Requirements:

• An appropriate doctoral degree in Engineering or a relevant built-environment, technology or related discipline, with demonstrated research expertise, publications and/or applied research experience in one or more of the following areas: Environmental Pollution and Remediation; Sustainable and Renewable Energy; Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT) and related emerging technologies, with clear application to engineering and/or the built environment.
• (Applicants from Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Construction Management & Quantity Surveying (CM&QS) backgrounds are encouraged to apply, provided they meet the competency requirements below and can demonstrate the relevance of their qualifications, research and professional expertise to the Faculty's academic and strategic priorities.)

Full Professor/Associate Professor.

• At least 15 years of experience as an academic involved in research.
• At least 15 accredited journal articles.
• Familiar with the SA higher education environment.

VISION

• Shape and own the future
• To be a transforming, equitable, sustainable, and academically excellent University of Technology anchored in its communities.

MISSION

• To offer technological, career-directed educational programmes focussing on the innovative problem-solving research and engage with government, business, industries and communities as end-users.

Recommendations:

• Demonstrated ongoing research activity.
• Evidence of active research engagement within the past three years, including peerreviewed journal publications, conference papers, research projects, or other recognised scholarly outputs.
• Continued research leadership and mentorship.
• Evidence of ongoing involvement in research supervision, postgraduate mentorship, research collaboration, grant applications, or the development of research proposals and publications.

Competencies:
Technical /professional knowledge and extensive research skills.

• Resource Management
• Building strategic national & international alliances and partnerships.
• Personal impact, stature, and credibility.
• Emotional intelligence and political sensitivity.
• Management of complexity and ambiguity.
• Action-oriented.
• Facilitating change.
• Team Player.