Senior Lecturer - Faculty of Engineering & The Built Environment at Durban University of Technology

SENIOR LECTURER

Minimum Requirements

• Doctoral Degree or equivalent NQF level 10 qualification in Engineering, with an undergraduate qualification in Electrical Engineering or a closely related field.
• At least 5 years of teaching/professional experience.
• Evidence of research and postgraduate supervision, with at least 3 DHET accredited publications in the past 3 years.
• Experience in General Power Systems, High Voltage Engineering, Electrical Machines, andEngineering Design.

Additional requirements

• Good communication and lecturing skills.
• A strong passion for teaching and research.
• Professional registration with ECSA.
• Good research track record or relevant research experience and an ability and desire to advance research development in the department.
• Eligible to start applying for NRF rating.
• Evidence of some external funding.
• Able to lecture subjects of Power Electronics, Electromagnetic Field Theory, Electrical Machines,Power Systems, and/ or High Voltage Engineering

Summary of Duties

• Teaching, assessing, and supervising at all relevant levels.
• Responsible for at least two modules per semester in accordance with fair workload distribution. This may include one B Eng Tech Honours level module a semester after hours (part-time) once a week.
• Development of learning materials and subject files for different courses.
• Supervise B Eng Tech and B Eng Tech Honours 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 lead, or contribute to, curriculum design.
• To assist the department in the delivery of quality teaching and learning.