Career Vacancies at University of Kwazulu Natal

Job description

• The incumbent will mainly focus on responsibilities relating to financial controls, administration of fee and debtor accounts, making cash disbursements, debt administration and collection, improving service delivery and cost reductions, as well as complying with internal control measures in line with the minimum Fcontrol framework.

Minimum requirements

• Matric with Accounting plus one (1) year commerce Diploma;
• Three (3) years experience in a large computerised organisation of which two (2) years must be in any one of the areas of fees or debtors;
• Basic knowledge of accounting and reconciliations;
• Experience working with spreadsheets, MS Word and on-line data processing;
• Two (2) years working experience in dealing with people at all levels in respect of customer service.
• Working knowledge of the Integrated Tertiary Software (ITS).

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Job description

She/he will:

• Develop critical research tools and manuals to enable the collection, collation and storage of data for corpus and terminology developments
• Provide critical data analysis and development of reports on all ULPDO projects
• Develop research on language policy and planning within the South African context
• Organise fieldwork, workshops, seminars, colloquia on corpus and terminology development, language policy in higher education, and the intellectualisation of African indigenous languages
• Publish articles on language policy and language development in DoHET accredited journals commensurate with his/her grade

Minimum requirements

• MA Degree or Equivalent: African Languages, Language Practice, Language Research and Linguistics
• Knowledge in Research, Language Policy and Planning
• Knowledge in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Powerpoint, Excel, Access, etc
• Minimum of 2 years relevant work experience

Advantages:

• PhD studies in African languages, Language Practice, Language Planning/Sociolinguistics or Linguistics

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Job description

• The Discipline of Civil Engineering in collaboration with the Department of Higher Education’s New Generation of Academics’ Programme, has an exciting opportunity for eligible candidates to pursue a career as an academic and researcher. 
• The successful candidate will be expected to register for a doctoral degree at UKZN and will be closely mentored to become an academic through a programme designed to assist with early career development.
•  The incumbent will report to the Academic Leader Discipline: Civil Engineering.

Minimum requirements

• A BSc Engineering or B. Engineering degree in Civil Engineering (NQF level 8)
• A Masters degree in Civil Engineering focused on Geotechnical  Engineering, with a pass mark of at least 70%
• South African Citizen

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Job description

• The Discipline of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering in collaboration with the Department of Higher Education’s New Generation of Academics’ Programme, has an exciting opportunity for eligible candidates to pursue a career as an academic and researcher. 
• The successful candidate will be expected to register for a doctoral degree at UKZN and will be closely mentored to become an academic through a programme designed to assist with early career development.
•  The incumbent will report to the Academic Leader Discipline: Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering.

Minimum requirements

• A BSc Engineering or B. Engineering degree in Electrical, Electronic or Computer Engineering (NQF level 8)
• A Masters degree in Electrical, Electronic or Computer Engineering, focusing on Artificial Intelligence, with a pass mark of at least 70%
• South African Citizen
• The successful applicant will be expected to complete a PhD within 5 years from the date of assumption of duty.

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Job description

• The Discipline of Chemical Engineering in collaboration with the Department of Higher Education’s New Generation of Academics’ Programme, has an exciting opportunity for eligible candidates to pursue a career as an academic and researcher. 
• The successful candidate will be expected to register for a doctoral degree at UKZN and will be closely mentored to become an academic through a programme designed to assist with early career development.
•  The incumbent will report to the Academic Leader Discipline: Chemical Engineering.

Minimum requirements

• A BSc Engineering or B. Engineering degree in Chemical Engineering
• A Masters degree in Chemical Engineering, with a pass mark of at least 70%
• South African Citizen
• The successful applicant will be expected to complete a PhD within 5 years from the date of assumption of duty.

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Job description

• The Discipline of Chemical Engineering in collaboration with the Department of Higher Education’s New Generation of Academics’ Programme, has an exciting opportunity for eligible candidates to pursue a career as an academic and researcher. 
• The successful candidate will be expected to register for a doctoral degree at UKZN and will be closely mentored to become an academic through a programme designed to assist with early career development.
•  The incumbent will report to the Academic Leader Discipline: Chemical Engineering.

Minimum requirements

• A BSc Engineering or B. Engineering degree in Chemical Engineering
• A Masters degree in Chemical Engineering, with a particular focus in Thermodynamics, with a pass mark of at least 70%
• South African Citizen
• The successful applicant will be expected to complete a PhD within 5 years from the date of assumption of duty.

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Job description

• This position is in the specialist area of Mass Transfer and Separation Processes, covering fundamental concepts, separations by phase, the use of membranes and mechanical separation techniques, amongst others.
• The incumbent will be required to teach undergraduate courses, develop independent research programmes, supervise research and undertake administrative duties.
• The incumbent will report to the Academic Leader Discipline: Chemical Engineering.

Minimum requirements

All applicants must have a BSc (Eng) degree in Chemical Engineering.  In addition the following will apply:

• A PhD degree in an appropriate area OR Master’s degree in an appropriate area, with evidence of submission of PhD for examination.
• Evidence of appropriate teaching experience at tertiary level, related to the area of specialization.
• Evidence of presentations, at national or international conferences.
• Current research activity as evidence by a publication quality scientist journals.Candidates with Professional Registration with ECSA will be considered favourably.

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Job description

• The position is in the area of Analogue Electronics, Microwave Communications or Control Systems.
• The incumbent will be required to teach undergraduate and postgraduate students, develop independent research programmes, supervise research and undertake administration duties.
• The incumbent will report to the Academic Leader: Electrical, Electronic & Computer Engineering.

Minimum requirements

All applicants must have a BSc (Eng) degree in Electronics or any other closely related and appropriate engineering field. In addition, the following will apply:

• A PhD in an appropriate area
• Evidence of excellent teaching experience and leadership in curriculum development in a relevant field at a tertiary level
• Excellent and sustained publication of independent research in quality scientific journals, appropriate for the level
• Excellent and sustained track record of successful supervision of postgraduate students at Masters and PhD level, appropriate for the level
• Excellent and sustained track record of successful attraction of external research grants
• Evidence of strong and sustained academic leadership within the Department/School/College/University, which includes mentorship and coaching
• Evidence of national and international recognition in a research area within the discipline
• Registered as a Professional Engineer with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) or eligible for such registration.

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Job description

• The Discipline of Civil Engineering in collaboration with the Department of Higher Education’s New Generation of Academics’ Programme, has an exciting opportunity for eligible candidates to pursue a career as an academic and researcher. 
• The successful candidate will be expected to register for a doctoral degree at UKZN and will be closely mentored to become an academic through a programme designed to assist with early career development.
•  The incumbent will report to the Academic Leader Discipline: Civil Engineering.

Minimum requirements

• A BSc Engineering or B. Engineering degree in Civil Engineering (NQF level 8)
• A Masters degree in Civil Engineering focused on Structural Engineering, with a pass mark of at least 70%
• South African Citizen
• The successful applicant will be expected to complete a PhD within 5 years from the date of assumption of duty.