Senior Lecturer at Mangosuthu University of Technology

Key Performance Areas:

• Teaching & conducting laboratory practicals. Developing Lab manuals, course notes and assessing academic students’ work at Diploma and higher levels.
• Development of curriculum to align with 4IR international trends.
• Academic student support through progress monitoring and identifying “at risk” students timeously and developing intervention strategies.
• Enforcing the Occupational Health and Safety Act regulations.
• Continuous professional development through keeping abreast of latest developments in Process Automation and Control Engineering.
• Conduct appropriate research, publish results, and initiate new research areas in the Department. Supervise, foster team spirit, and mentor junior staff and collaborate with other
• universities.
• Perform other duties delegated by the HOD.

Minimum Requirements:

• PhD/DEng/DTech degree (Electrical/Electronic Engineering) or master’s degree (Electrical/Electronic Engineering) with evidence of on-going research work at a Doctoral level after registration.
• The basic qualification should be BTech/BEng/BSc Eng degree specializing in Process Instrumentation & Control, Control Engineering, or closed qualifications such as Mechatronics Engineering, Electromechanical Engineering, or Electronic/Electrical Engineering (With at least two of the following subjects: Control Systems, automation, embedded systems).
• At least five years teaching experience at post-school level OR five years of industrial experience OR a combination of 5 years of teaching and industrial experience.
• Evidence of at least two years relevant administrative experience.
• Professional/candidate registration where applicable (e.g. ECSA).

Recommendations:

• At least one peer-reviewed article in a scholarly journal
• A clearly defined area of research specialization
• Evidence of success in obtaining funding for research

Competencies:

• Technical/ professional knowledge and skill
• Resource management.
• People management including performance management.
• Building strategic alliances and partnerships.
• Personal impact, stature and credibility.
• Emotional intelligence and political sensitivity.
• Management of complexity and ambiguity.
• Action orientated.
• Facilitating change.
• Team player.