Vibrant, multicultural and dynamic, the University of Johannesburg (UJ) shares the pace and energy of cosmopolitan Johannesburg, the city whose name it carries. Proudly South African, the university is alive down to its African roots, and well-prepared for its role in actualising the potential that ... read morehigher education holds for the continent's development. UJ has transformed into a diverse, inclusive, transformational and collegial institution, with a student population of over 50 000, of which more than 3000 are international students from 80 countries. This makes UJ one of the largest contact universities in South Africa (SA) from the 26 public universities that make up the higher education system.
The phenomenal success story of the University is one that has surprised critics and won over sceptics. Since its establishment in 2005, and under the bold and visionary leadership of its first Vice Chancellor and Principal, Professor Ihron Rensburg, the University has had a remarkable journey with major accomplishments in transformation, equity, access, and Pan African and global excellence.
The vision of the UJ is to be "an international University of choice, anchored in Africa, dynamically shaping the future". The mission can be described as follows: "inspiring its community to transform and serve humanity through innovation and the collaborative pursuit of knowledge". These are underpinned by four values, namely: imagination, conversation, regeneration and ethical foundation. The six strategic objectives provide a focused means for realising the Vision, Mission and Values of the University as set out above. They further represent a re-working of the original UJ Strategic Thrusts 2020 in the context of a wider positioning of the University as "The Pan-African" Centre for Critical Intellectual Inquiry, with the primary goal of achieving global excellence and stature.
The six strategic objectives are:
Excellence in Research and Innovation.
Excellence in Teaching and Learning.
An International Profile for Global Excellence and Stature.
Enriching Student-Friendly Learning and Living Experience.
Active National and Global Reputation Management, and
Fitness for Global Excellence and Stature (GES).
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To manage the collection and analysis of library data to provide valuable insights.
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Compile, collate and present Library usage statistics.
Ensure qua
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The Strategic Initiatives and Administration unit is responsible for managing, successfully implementing, monitoring, and evaluating a number of the University’s strategic
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Reporting to the Director: Technology Transfer Office, the Senior Manager is responsible for taking a lead role in the provision of specialist, high-level financial and commerci
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To coordinate, optimise and integrate access to web-based information resources and services of the UJ Library, through the UJ Library’s website, in support of the teach
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Reporting to the Director: TTO, this role will be responsible for: Intellectual Property Management; Project managing a portfolio of technologies with commercialization potentia
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The Postgraduate School (PGS) invites applications for the position of Head of the Postgraduate Fund Management unit within the Postgraduate School. This post requires a detail-
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The Strategic Initiatives and Administration unit is responsible for managing, successfully implementing, monitoring, and evaluating a number of the University’s strategic
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Implementation of Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment process, corrective action and follow up
Co-ordination of Legal training needs as per the OHS Act and Regulations
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To oversee the effective operational support of all activities relating to the Programme, collaborate closely with the management team and the Academic Director to provide a p
The Department of Educational Psychology is one of five departments in the Faculty of Education at UJ. The Department endeavours to fulfil the vision, mission and strategic objectives of UJ with a
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An Associate Professor with Behavioural Science as an academic underpinning, both at undergrade and postgraduate level. The person must be able to carry out duties to promote an
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The Department of Geography, Environmental Management and Energy Studies seek to appoint a Senior lecturer / Associate Professor in Geo-informatics.
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As an Associate Professor within the Academy of Computer Science and Software Engineering, the successful candidate will undertake a range of teaching, research, and administrat
The Department of Chemical Sciences is an academic unit within the Faculty of Science, situated on both the Auckland Park Campus (APK) in Auckland Park, and the Doornfontein campus (DFC) in Johanne
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The department current has a vacant position on a Lecturer level in the field of Zoology/Physiology. Apart from presenting lectures in Zoology and/or Physiology, the appointee will
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The University of Johannesburg invites suitably qualified individuals to apply for the position of Professor in the Department of Applied Information Systems.
The applicants t
The Department of Statistics is in the Faculty of Science of the University of Johannesburg. We teach undergraduate modules to students distributed over four campuses in service to numerous other f
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Plan, organise and manage the end-to-end tender process in a fair, transparent and equitable manner in accordance with the Supply Chain Management Policy.
Ensure quality subm
