The University was first established as a college for advanced technical education in 1966 and then transitioned into a Technikon in 1979. With the restructuring of the higher education landscape, the institution became a University of Technology in 2004 and has seen significant growth in its activities and reach since that time.
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Introduction:
- The Faculty of Engineering and Technology at the Vaal University of Technology is seeking to appoint a highly qualified and experienced academic in the field of renewable and alternative energy. We are looking for a committed scholar and innovative thinker who will bring academic excellence, industry relevance, and research leadership to this critical area.
- The ideal candidate will possess a strong track record in teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, coupled with an active research portfolio in areas such as solar, wind, bioenergy, hydrogen, or energy systems integration.
- This position presents an opportunity to contribute meaningfully to the development of sustainable energy solutions while preparing the next generation of engineers to tackle global energy challenges. The position will focus on linking our research contribution and engineering solutions to tackle community challenges and environmental issues.
Key performance areas include but are not limited to:
- Research and Innovation: Provide research leadership with proven expertise in a specialised area aligned with the research centre’s focus on Alternative Energy; develop research capacity to enhance research outputs within the Electrical Engineering Department and within the Faculty; develop and promote postgraduate study and supervise postgraduate research projects; supervise Master's/Doctoral students.
- Post Graduate Students Assistance: Provide academic leadership in post graduate students in proposal writing; Manage and monitor student learning activities to ensure successful completion of qualifications; Manage, monitor and assess practical/workshop research activities; Initiate collaboration with national and international academics for joint teaching and research projects;
- Contribute to the department’s postgraduate research programmes; Guide to post graduate staff and students in obtaining vertical qualifications.
- Teaching and Learning: Be responsible for teaching and learning in courses across all programs within the Faculty. Participate in the continuous development of electrical engineering curricula at all NQF levels
- Industry Relationship Building: Liaise with industry, professional bodies, and education institutions nationally and internationally regarding postgraduate issues.
- Research Workshops: In collaboration with the Research Directorate, coordinate research workshops for staff and students. Organise and arrange Faculty research colloquiums and supervisor training.
- Community Engagement / Niche Research Focus Area: Build and strengthen community engagement initiatives in the department by creating research focus areas linked with community engagement; Provide leadership in the development of the Faculty’s research niche areas (especially in renewable energy and green technologies);
- Enhance the participation of the different centres in the Faculty towards community-based projects. Coordinating the involvement of students and researchers in realising engineering projects and engineering solutions towards community development, the Institute's community engagement initiatives in collaboration with F’SASEC aim to enhance participants’ employability and address community needs.
- Administration and Leadership: Provide leadership for the Centre of Alternative Energy (CAE),
- Attend SENATE and related academic and research committee meetings; Participate in the development of R&D and T&L strategies for the Faculty and CAE including operational plans and monitor implementation thereof; Manage administrative tasks including but not limited to post graduate student registration, enrolment and research monitoring; Service on institutional research committees; Maintain the Faculty knowledge management system to support research and development.
- Research Funding and Third-Stream Income: Target and source research funding opportunities institutionally, regionally and internationally- includes core funding, agency funding and competitive funding including contract funding and third-stream income (for example short learning programmes, promote consultation, etc.); Plan and manage the research budget of CAE; Facilitate the commercialisation of research outputs, in line with the VUT and national imperatives
- Professional Development: Maintain a solid record of research output and scholarship. Produce relevant, accredited research outputs annually. Present papers at targeted national and internal conferences.
APPLICATION CRITERIA :
Minimum requirements ;
Qualifications and Experience:
- First degree, Master's and Doctoral in Electrical Engineering Power, Electronics Engineering,
- Mechatronics with highly demonstrated expertise in renewable energy and green technology.
- Registration in the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) at Professional Engineering Level.
- NRF rating is an advantage
- Minimum 3 years of experience in managing a research entity.
- Minimum 10 years of academic experience;
- Satisfying VUT’s requirements for either associate professorship or full professorship levels;
- Evidence of a high level of discipline expertise (renewable energy and green technology);
- Proven record of attracting external funding in renewable energy and green technology;
- Proven record of student supervision (Master's and PhD levels) in renewable energy;
- Proven record of high-impact research outputs in renewable energy and green technology;
- Proven record of peer mentorship and staff development;
- Proven research output and publication in peer-reviewed journals;
- Experience in curriculum design and development; and
- Proven record of research culture improvement.
Skills and Competencies:
- Excellent communication and presentation skills; Excellent teaching and research skills; Excellent managerial, organising and administrative skills; Competence in project management and resource management; Conceptual skills; Analytical ability / Statistical literacy;
- Interpersonal skills, conflict management, negotiating and networking; Problem solving skills; Knowledge of national, international and institutional research bodies and policies; Knowledge of Higher Education quality assurance and assessment systems; Specialised knowledge of relevant faculty disciplines; general academic policies and procedures, specifically as it relates to research
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 07 August 2026
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Key performance areas include but are not limited to:
- Strategic Leadership for Digital Teaching and Learning
- Development and Management of Digital Learning Infrastructure
- Academic Staff Development and Capacity Building
- Digital Course Design and Development
- Student Digital Learning Support
- Quality Assurance and Compliance
- Research, Innovation and Scholarship in Digital Education
- Resource and Project Management
Qualifications and Experience:
- A Doctoral Degree in Education, Educational Technology, Instructional Design, or a related field.
- A postgraduate qualification in Higher Education Teaching and Learning is advantageous.
- A Teaching with Technology certification will be advantageous.
- At least 8–10 years’ experience in higher education teaching and learning.
- A minimum 5 years’ experience in leadership or management of e-learning or digital education initiatives.
Demonstrated experience in:
- Learning management systems
- Digital course development
- Instructional design
- Academic staff development
- Experience in managing multi-disciplinary teams and digital learning projects.
Skills:
Leadership and Strategic Competencies
- Strategic leadership and vision
- Change management
- Digital transformation leadership
- Project and programme management
- Stakeholder engagement
- Academic and Pedagogical Competencies
- Expertise in instructional design and digital pedagogy
- Knowledge of blended learning models
- Understanding of student learning theories
- Experience with academic development programmes
Technical Competencies
- Learning Management Systems (e.g., Moodle or Blackboard)
- Digital learning tools and platforms
- Learning analytics systems
- Multimedia production tools
- Educational technology integration
- Interpersonal Competencies
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong facilitation and training skills
- Collaboration and partnership building
- Problem-solving and innovation
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 10 August 2026
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JOB DESCRIPTION
Key performance areas include but are not limited to:
- Develop the strategic and operational plans of the Department within the vision of the VUT and facilitate its implementation.
- Planning and managing the budget, infrastructure, resources and daily operations of the
- Department to improve financial viability and to ensure achievement of VUT mission
- Implement a fair and equitable staff workload
- Engagement with internal stakeholders to improve student success and staff development
- Managing and monitoring student learning activities to ensure successful completion of qualifications
- Attend Senate and related academic committee meetings, and coordinate advisory meetings
- Provide academic leadership in teaching and learning especially technology enabled learning
- Liaise with industry, professional bodies, and education institutions nationally and internationally
- Develop research capacity and research programmes to improve research outputs within the Department
- Increase research funding through grants and patents
- Manage administrative tasks including student registration and enrolment
- Strengthen and engage new community initiatives in the Department
- Implement staff development through personal development plans and team development
- Provide leadership in the development of new curricular and programmes in line with curriculum transformation imperatives
- Implement the performance management system in the Department
- Implement employment equity and transformation measures
- Increase third stream income through SLP that respond to industry needs
- Implement quality assurance; and
- Improve the quality of teaching and learning through participation in relevant programmes like tutoring, extended programmes, lecturer evaluation and academic training; and promote the use of emerging technology in T&L including blended learning strategies.
APPLICATION CRITERIA :
SENIOR LECTURER :
Criteria A (Qualification):
- PhD/Doctorate in Civil Engineering
- Master’s Degrees (MEng/ MTech/ MScEng, NQF9) in Civil Engineering
- Bachelor (BEng/ BTech/ BSc Eng, NQF8) in Civil Engineering
- Eligibility for registration with ECSA under professional engineering or technologist category
- (ECSA registration is compulsory for applicants with foreign qualifications)
Criteria B (Academic Experience):
- Evidence of academic leadership (one year minimum).
- A minimum of two years of relevant teaching experience at senior lecturer level
- DHET accredited research outputs (based on past six years)
- Two full research output units generated from publications
- One full research output unit generated from supervision of postgraduate students (Masters and doctoral)
- NRF-rating is an advantage
- Evidence of successful curriculum development and academic management
- Evidence of active participation in professional, industry and/or community activities
- Knowledge and experience of implementing quality assurance requirements
- Evidence of research leadership, attracting external funding is and advantage\
- Evidence of international collaboration is an advantage
- Experience in the initiation and implementation of post-graduate research programmes/ projects is an advantage
- Liaison with Industry including consultation work
- Evidence of development and management of SLPs is an advantage
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Criteria A (Qualifications):
- PhD/Doctorate in Civil Engineering
- Master’s Degrees (MEng/ MTech/ MScEng, NQF9) in Civil Engineering
- Bachelor (BEng/ BTech/ BSc Eng, NQF8) in Civil Engineering
- Registration with ECSA under professional engineering or technologist category
Criteria B (Academic Experience):
- Evidence of academic leadership (two years minimum) at engineering programme headship or programme coordination level.
- A minimum of two years of relevant teaching experience at associate professorship level
- DHET accredited research outputs (based on past six years)
- Five research output units generated form publication
- Three full research output unit generated from supervision of postgraduate students (Masters and doctoral)
- NRF-rating is an advantage
- Evidence of successful curriculum development and academic management
- Evidence of active participation in professional, industry and/or community activities
- Knowledge and experience of implementing quality assurance requirements
- Evidence of research leadership, attracting external funding
- Evidence of international collaboration
- Experience in the initiation and implementation of post-graduate research programmes/ projects
- Liaison with Industry including consultation work
- Evidence of development and management of SLPs (one at least)
FULL PROFESSOR
Criteria A (Qualifications):
- PhD/Doctorate in Civil Engineering
- Master’s Degrees (MEng/ MTech/ MScEng, NQF9) in Civil Engineering
- Bachelor (BEng/ BTech/ BSc Eng, NQF8) in Civil Engineering
- Registration with ECSA under professional engineering or technologist category
Criteria B (Academic Experience):
- Evidence of academic leadership (three years minimum) at engineering programme headship or programme coordination level.
- A minimum of two years of relevant teaching experience at professorship level
- DHET accredited research outputs (based on past six years)
- Seven research output units generated form publication
- Five full research output unit generated from supervision of postgraduate students (Masters and doctoral)
- NRF-rating (C category at least)
- Evidence of successful curriculum development and academic management
- Evidence of active participation in professional, industry and/or community activities
- Knowledge and experience of implementing quality assurance requirements
- Evidence of research leadership, attracting external funding
- Evidence of international collaboration
- Evidence of community-based projects
- Experience in the initiation and implementation of post-graduate research programmes/ projects
- Liaison with Industry including consultation work
- Evidence of development and management of SLPs (one at least)
Skills and Competencies:
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, excellent teaching skills, planning and organising skills, conceptual skills, analytical ability, interpersonal skills and problem-solving skills.
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 12 August 2026
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JOB DESCRIPTION
Key performance areas include but are not limited to:
- Develop the strategic and operational plans of the Department within the vision of the VUT and facilitate its implementation.
- Planning and managing the budget, infrastructure, resources and daily operations of the
- Department to improve financial viability and to ensure achievement of VUT mission
- Implement a fair and equitable staff workload
- Engagement with internal stakeholders to improve student success and staff development
- Managing and monitoring student learning activities to ensure successful completion of qualifications
- Attend Senate and related academic committee meetings, and coordinate advisory meetings
- Provide academic leadership in teaching and learning especially technology enabled learning
- Liaise with industry, professional bodies, and education institutions nationally and internationally
- Develop research capacity and research programmes to improve research outputs within the Department
- Increase research funding through grants and patents
- Manage administrative tasks including student registration and enrolment
- Strengthen and engage new community initiatives in the Department
- Implement staff development through personal development plans and team development
- Provide leadership in the development of new curricular and programmes in line with curriculum transformation imperatives
- Implement the performance management system in the Department
- Implement employment equity and transformation measures
- Increase third stream income through SLP that respond to industry needs
- Implement quality assurance; and
- Improve the quality of teaching and learning through participation in relevant programmes like tutoring, extended programmes, lecturer evaluation and academic training; and promote the use of emerging technology in T&L including blended learning strategies.
APPLICATION CRITERIA :
SENIOR LECTURER :
Criteria A (Qualification):
- PhD/Doctorate in Electrical (Power) / Electronics Engineering/ Computer Engineering or Systems
- Master’s Degrees (MEng/ MTech/ MScEng, NQF9) in Electrical (Power) / Electronics
- Engineering/ Computer Engineering or Systems
- Bachelor (BEng/ BTech/ BSc Eng, NQF8) in Electrical (Power) / Electronics Engineering/
- Computer Engineering or Systems
- Eligibility for registration with ECSA under professional engineering or technologist category
- (ECSA registration is compulsory for applicants with foreign qualifications)
Criteria B (Academic Experience):
- Evidence of academic leadership (one year minimum).
- A minimum of two years of relevant teaching experience at senior lecturer level
- DHET accredited research outputs (based on past six years)
- Two full research output units generated from publications
- One full research output unit generated from supervision of postgraduate students (Masters and doctoral)
- NRF-rating is an advantage
- Evidence of successful curriculum development and academic management
- Evidence of active participation in professional, industry and/or community activities
- Knowledge and experience of implementing quality assurance requirements
- Evidence of research leadership, attracting external funding is and advantage\
- Evidence of international collaboration is an advantage
- Experience in the initiation and implementation of post-graduate research programmes/ projects is an advantage
- Liaison with Industry including consultation work
- Evidence of development and management of SLPs is an advantage
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Criteria A (Qualifications):
- PhD/Doctorate in Electrical (Power) / Electronics Engineering/ Computer Engineering or Systems
- Master’s Degrees (MEng/ MTech/ MScEng, NQF9) in Electrical (Power) / Electronics
- Engineering/ Computer Engineering or Systems
- Bachelor (BEng/ BTech/ BSc Eng, NQF8) in Electrical (Power) / Electronics Engineering/
- Computer Engineering or Systems
- Registration with ECSA under professional engineering or technologist categor
Criteria B (Academic Experience):
- Evidence of academic leadership (two years minimum) at engineering programme headship or programme coordination level.
- A minimum of two years of relevant teaching experience at associate professorship level
- DHET accredited research outputs (based on past six years)
- Five research output units generated form publication
- Three full research output unit generated from supervision of postgraduate students (Masters and doctoral)
- NRF-rating is an advantage
- Evidence of successful curriculum development and academic management
- Evidence of active participation in professional, industry and/or community activities
- Knowledge and experience of implementing quality assurance requirements
- Evidence of research leadership, attracting external funding
- Evidence of international collaboration
- Experience in the initiation and implementation of post-graduate research programmes/ projects
- Liaison with Industry including consultation work
- Evidence of development and management of SLPs (one at least)
FULL PROFESSOR
Criteria A (Qualifications):
- PhD/Doctorate in Electrical (Power) / Electronics Engineering/ Computer Engineering or Systems
- Master’s Degrees (MEng/ MTech/ MScEng, NQF9) in Electrical (Power) / Electronics
- Engineering/ Computer Engineering or Systems
- Bachelor (BEng/ BTech/ BSc Eng, NQF8) in Electrical (Power) / Electronics Engineering/
- Computer Engineering or Systems
- Registration with ECSA under professional engineering or technologist category
Criteria B (Academic Experience):
- Evidence of academic leadership (three years minimum) at engineering programme headship or programme coordination level.
- A minimum of two years of relevant teaching experience at professorship level
- DHET accredited research outputs (based on past six years)
- Seven research output units generated form publication
- Five full research output unit generated from supervision of postgraduate students (Masters and doctoral)
- NRF-rating (C category at least)
- Evidence of successful curriculum development and academic management
- Evidence of active participation in professional, industry and/or community activities
- Knowledge and experience of implementing quality assurance requirements
- Evidence of research leadership, attracting external funding
- Evidence of international collaboration
- Evidence of community-based projects
- Experience in the initiation and implementation of post-graduate research programmes/ projects
- Liaison with Industry including consultation work
- Evidence of development and management of SLPs (one at least)
Skills and Competencies:
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, excellent teaching skills, planning and organising skills, conceptual skills, analytical ability, interpersonal skills and problem-solving skills.
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 12 August 2026
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JOB DESCRIPTION
- The Business Analyst will be responsible for understanding the needs of business and assist in identifying solutions to business problems using Business Analysis tools and Techniques.
- This includes process improvement, root cause analysis and producing specification documents. The Business Analyst will also manage projects and produce data analytic reports.
Key performance areas include but are not limited to:
- Act as mediator between IT and the clients.
- Gathering end user requirements.
- Generation of reports for clients from (ITS system, Service desk plus).
- Gather requirements as per information request.
- Gathering user requirements as per request.
- Develop technical requirements for the development team.
- Design system requirements.
- Improve Turnaround time (e.g. incident, projects).
- Improving current processes in place.
- Collect feedback from Clients using survey.
- Handle change management process.
- Compile documentation for technical requirements for the team.
- Design Specification documents for projects.
- Compile project proposal documentation.
- Compile detailed project plan (Resources, time frames (start and end), Activities of all teams (WBS), Deliverables, Quality of a project, Scope of the project, Stakeholders, Risks).
Application Criteria:
Qualifications and Experience:
- 3-year IT Degree/Diploma.
- Project Management certificate.
- 3 years business analysis or related experience.
Skills And Competencies:
- MS Excel and Visio
- Software Design
- Project Management
- Presentation Skills
- Problem Solving Skills
- Leadership Skills
- Research
- Requirements Gathering
- Data Analysis
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 19 August 2026
Method of Application
Application requirements:
- A fully completed prescribed application form, obtainable from www.vut.ac.za.
- A detailed curriculum vitae (explicitly stating relevant experience or knowledge in the fields mentioned above).
- Certified copies of all academic records and certificates or degrees.
- A certified copy of your South African identity document.
- Current contact details of referees.
- Applications must be emailed to [email protected].
- Please quote the post reference and post description in the subject line.
- No manual applications will be accepted. Incomplete applications, or applications submitted without the application form and required supporting documents, will be disregarded.
- Only applications submitted using the official VUT application for employment form will be considered.
- Correspondence will only be entered into with shortlisted candidates.
- If you do not hear from VUT within three months of the closing date, please regard your application as unsuccessful.
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