Fresh Openings at University of Western Cape

• The School of Pharmacy at the University of the Western Cape has a strong focus on patient and service orientated education, building on a sound scientific base and active research. The School intends to appoint an experienced Academic Pharmacist or Clinical Pharmacologist to complement and enhance both teaching and research expertise in pharmacology and clinical pharmacy.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key responsibility areas:

• Facilitate learning and teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels on campus and in clinical settings
• Conduct research and publish in appropriate high impact journals
• Supervise undergraduate and postgraduate projects
• Participate in curriculum development, assessment and the continuous improvement of the academic programme
• Community engagement and outreach activities

Manage academic administration
Minimum Requirements

• A BPharm, MBChB or related degree AND a PharmD or PhD (in Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmacology or Clinical Pharmacology), OR a MPharm/MSc (in Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmacology or Clinical Pharmacology) with extensive (> 5 years) clinical practice experience
• Current registration with the appropriate Professional Council (SAPC or HPCSA) to practice in South Africa
• Teaching or practice experience with an innovative approach towards teaching, learning and mentorship
• A record of relevant high quality accredited publications and experience of postgraduate research supervision, OR, a record of innovative professional/clinical practice and mentorship (if practice-based)

Required competencies:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Teaching, training and mentoring skills in an academic and clinical environment
• Engaging and developing undergraduate and postgraduate students
• Planning and organising skills
• Time and project management skills

Added advantage and preferences: 

• A track record of developing research projects and securing funding
• Teaching experience with a student-centred approach
• Collaborative partnerships with academic institutions, government departments, community health and/or research organisations
• Active working experience as a pharmacist in a clinical environment

Deadline:31st January,2026

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• Development and Support (SDS), Residential Services plays a pivotal role in creating a holistic and enabling environment where students can thrive academically, socially, and personally. Residential Services is committed to fostering a value-driven, student-centred culture that enhances the living-learning experience for all residents. The department oversees the strategic and operational management of three key sections, namely, Student Housing, Administration & Placement, and Reslife.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the Deputy Vice Chancellor: Student Development and Support, the Director: Residential Services will provide strategic leadership and operational oversight of all residence-related functions across the University. The successful candidate will be expected to implement the integrated talent management framework, including the performance development processes, and the responsibilities listed below:

Strategic Leadership

• Develop and implement a comprehensive residence management and student accommodation strategy aligned with UWC’s mission and strategic goals.
• Establish and maintain policies, standards, and systems for effective residence management.
• Drive programmes that enhance student satisfaction, retention, and overall success.

Residence and Operational Management

• Oversee the allocation, occupancy, and maintenance of student residences.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, environmental, and regulatory standards.
• Manage residence applications, fee collection, and student accommodation records efficiently.

Student Development and Support

• Promote a supportive and inclusive residential environment that facilitates academic and personal growth.
• Collaborate with student support services to deliver residence life programmes and wellness initiatives.
• Uphold a fair and consistent residence code of conduct and disciplinary framework.

Infrastructure and Facilities Management

• Partner with Infrastructure Development and other stakeholders on renovations, upgrades, and new residence projects.
• Facilitate preventative maintenance programmes and utilities management to ensure operational efficiency and sustainability.

Financial Management

• Develop, implement, and monitor the departmental budget.
• Ensure sound financial management, accountability, and cost-effectiveness in residence operations.
• Identify and pursue revenue-generating opportunities.

Risk Management and Compliance

• Implement risk mitigation strategies, including safety, emergency preparedness, and facility integrity.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant legal, regulatory, and institutional requirements.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Strengthen partnerships with students, parents, internal departments, and external service providers.
• Engage with private accommodation providers to expand student housing opportunities.
• Represent the University and department on relevant committees and forums.

Minimum Requirements

• A Master’s degree or equivalent professional qualification (NQF Level 9).
• A minimum of 10 years’ experience at a managerial level in student residential accommodation, residence administration, or a related environment.
• Experience in higher education or a multi-campus environment.
• Knowledge of South African legislation governing student housing, health, and safety.
• Additional training or certification in property, facilities, or project management.

Competencies:

• Strategic Leadership.
• Digital Acumen
• Financial Acumen
• Student-Centred Approach
• Collaboration
• Risk and Compliance Management
• Communication
• Coaching and Mentoring 
• Change facilitation

Deadline:30th January,2026

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• The UWC TTO is looking for an individual to join our team who has the appropriate knowledge, skills, competencies and passion for commercialisation of UWC’s Intellectual Property and Innovations and is keen to be involved in the various aspects and processes of getting university-based research outputs to social and/or economic markets.
• Reporting to the TTO Manager, the role of the Technology Transfer Specialist: Investment & Commercialisation involves developing strong relationships with UWC’s researchers, as well as with industrial, commercial and other innovation partners, in order to identify, develop, market and transfer UWC’s intellectual property into use in society.

The successful candidate will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following key areas:

• Engaging with UWC researchers to identify innovative technologies/solutions
• Undertaking IP & Innovation Evaluation to assess the potential of these innovations
• Developing and implementing commercialisation and/or innovation development strategies for these innovations and guiding TT Project managers when necessary
• Assisting UWC researchers with innovation funding applications or business plans for innovation development and sourcing investment
• Identifying and managing partnerships with commercialisation partners and relevant stakeholders for specific commercialisation opportunities
• Managing technology transfer projects from proof of concept through to commercialisation.
• Managing of innovation funding programmes (e.g. Seed Funding)
• Promoting and representing the UWC’s technology transfer function to internal and external stakeholders, including training and awareness events
• Providing general support with TTO operations and activities as well as specific TTO-led initiatives. 

Minimum Requirements

Minimum Requirements:(Qualification & Experience) 

• Postgraduate degree or equivalent qualification at NQF8 in a relevant Science, Engineering, Technology or Business discipline 
• 5-7 years of experience in a Research Institution Technology Transfer or Innovation environment, preferably in research commercialization or business development or technology entrepreneurship
• 3 years of the 5 years’ experience should include project management and new product/innovation/business development/technology entrepreneurship
• 2 years of the 5 years should include   postgraduate research or other relevant work experience

Added Advantage:

• Masters degree or equivalent qualification at NQF9 in a relevant Science, Engineering, Technology or Business discipline
• A recognised business/finance qualification(s)
• 5 years of experience in Technology Transfer or Innovation environment, preferably in research commercialization or business development
• 5 years of experience in project management and new product/innovation/business development
• 3 years of experience in business/finance

Required competencies: (skills, knowledge, and behavioural attributes)

• Sound knowledge of research-related agreements managed by universities
• Sound knowledge of university research environment, including relevant legislation and policies
• Knowledge of sponsored research contract administration 
• Managerial and project management skills
• Excellent communication skills in English – written and verbal
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively in a customer-focused service environment

Deadline:25th January,2026

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• The primary purpose of the Co-Ordinator: Database Administration is to ensure that the University’s databases are managed by application of sound database best practices, maintenance and administration tasks.

The key role and responsibilities of the position include but are not limited to:

• Serve as the main point of contact for senior MSSQL and Oracle DBA’s, ensuring smooth delivery of DBA services at UWC.
• Act as the liaison between business stakeholders and DBA’s for database related queries and requests.
• Co-ordinate daily, weekly, and project-related database activities, including patching, upgrades, and incident response.
• Track contractor deliverables, ensuring adherence to timelines, SLAs, and quality standards.
• Maintain a central register of active tasks and projects.
• Perform first-level monitoring of MSSQL and Oracle databases using approved tools.
• Run basic SQL queries to validate health checks, backup status, and performance metrics.
• Log and escalate incidents appropriately to vendors and management.
• Approve and manage database user account management and permissions requests.
• Maintain documentation on database infrastructure, including inventory, licensing, and lifecycle schedules.
• Prepare regular reports on system performance, uptime, vendor activities, and audit compliance.
• Ensure all knowledge transfer from DBA’s is properly documented.
• Facilitate change control processes for database activities.
• Communicate planned maintenance and downtime notifications to end-users and stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of integration with other databases such MYSQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL. Maria etc

Minimum Requirements

• Senior certificate with technical certifications in MS SQL or Oracle Database Management and more than 5 years of demonstrated experience as a DBA or similar role in a large organisation or educational institution.

or

• A relevant NQF 7 qualification with technical certifications in MS SQL or Oracle Database Management and more than 3 years of demonstrated experience as a DBA or similar role in a large organisation or educational institution.

Work Experience

• Must have familiarity and understanding of basic development and scripting computer languages - MS SQL, Oracle DB, the Windows Operating System and Database Design Concepts. Programming experience desirable but not essential.
• Understanding of POPIA, cybersecurity threats, database security baseline.
• Familiarity in use of diagnostic and data manipulation tools.

Competencies Required

• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to plan and co-ordinate the work of vendors
• Flexibility and adaptability and ability to work as part of diverse and cross functional teams.
• Good organisational and planning skills
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Teamwork and the ability to build and maintain strong relationships with colleagues and customers.
• Demonstrated ability to work unsupervised, toward tight deadlines and under pressure;
• Good business awareness and understanding of business requirements of IT

Deadline:30th January,2026

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• The University of the Western Cape's (UWC) Information and Communication Services (ICS) Department play a pivotal role in delivering ICT services that enable and support the University’s strategic goals and objectives. ICS, in line with growing its capability and supporting the Digital Transformation Strategy of UWC,  offers an exciting opportunity for an experienced Analyst Programmer in the ICS Applications Development and Support unit.
• To be part of a team responsible for the creation of robust applications and solutions from business requirements. The incumbent will be responsible for development, maintenance, and support of current and new applications and solutions. They will report to and take instruction from the Team Lead of the Business Systems Unit.

The key role and responsibilities of the position include but are not limited to:

• Participate in Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) phases with a focus on development, testing, deployment, and maintenance of applications and solutions
• Develop, maintain, and support existing and new applications and solutions based on business requirements.
• Ensure that solutions and enhancements comply with guidelines and best practices.
• Estimate the efforts involved for development and implementation and prepare Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) as required
• Provide 1st line incident response and resolution, or escalation

Minimum Requirements

• Senior Certificate (NQF 4)

Relevant certifications
Minimum Experience

• 2 years experience as a Software developer dealing with Microsoft technologies, specifically .Net
• Demonstrable experience within a structured software development environment

Advantageous requirements

• A relevant NQF 6 qualification
• iOS and Android mobile app development (not required)
• Sql Server Integration Services (SSIS)
• Power BI Reporting
• Data modelling and cataloguing
• Angular, .Net Core, .Net 6.0 technology stack
• Cloud technologies

Competencies Required

• Good communication skills – both verbal and written
• Analytical thinker
• Attention to detail
• Stakeholder engagement
• Open to new suggestions and ideas
• Keen to resolve issues and keep a happy campus community
• Team worker
• Understanding of vendor service levels requirements
• Drive towards a speedy outcome for every ticket/issue logged

Deadline:30th January,2026

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• The Information and Communication Services (ICS) Department at UWC plays a pivotal role in delivering ICT services that enable and support the University’s strategic goals and objectives. ICS, in line with growing its capability and supporting the Digital Transformation Strategy of UWC,  offers an exciting opportunity for an experienced HR Support Administrator in the ICS Applications Development and Support unit.
• To be part of a team responsible for the analysis, design, build, test, deployment and customisation of bespoke as well commercial applications. The incumbent will further be responsible for providing maintenance and support in respect of these applications.

The key role and responsibilities of the position include but are not limited to:

• Participate in Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) phases especially solution design, development, testing, deployment and maintenance of applications and solutions
• Design, develop, maintain, and support existing and new applications and solutions based on business requirements.
• Ensure that solutions and enhancements comply with guidelines and best practices.
• Provide technical leadership while responsible for development and implementation of standards to deliver high quality software.
• Training and mentorship of junior developers where applicable
• Authoring of written documentation to support developed solutions
• Work in collaboration with the various ICS units, particularly the ICS Project Management Office, Infrastructure & Operations team and Application Development teams, towards the successful delivery of various projects
• Estimate the efforts involved for development and implementation and prepare Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) as required
• Provide 2nd and 3rd line incident resolution
• Identify, report and manage issues and risks to applications and solutions
• Review and report on performance, stability, and health of applications and solutions
• Identify new and emerging technologies and products based on own area of expertise
• Development of personal skill set in-line with industry trends to meet institution’s objectives

Minimum Requirements

• Degree or 3 Year Diploma in Information Systems

Minimum Working Experience

• 3 - 5 Years’ experience as a Software Developer dealing with Microsoft technologies specifically .Net.
• Demonstrable experience within a structured software development environment.

Minimum Technical Experience

• Proven ability to lead a small development team
• Ability to multitask and be involved in several different concurrent activities
• Understanding of SOLID Object-Oriented Design Principles
• Experience with back-end and front-end development with Microsoft .NET Framework
• Developing ASP.NET MVC web applications using C#, .Net Framework and/or .Net Core, AJAX, Angular, JavaScript, CSS and BootStrap
• Experience with SOAP/REST API and Web Services
• Solid experience with SQL queries, stored procedures, and views on Sql Server and Oracle PL/SQL
• Experience using Azure Devops CI/CD methodologies
• Understanding of unit, integration, regression and system testing
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Familiarity with the software development life cycle (SDLC)
• Understanding of Waterfall, Agile and DevOps CI/CD development methodologies
• Knowledgeable and passionate for all things digital
• Sql Server Integration Services (SSIS)
• Power BI Reporting
• Data modelling and cataloguing
• Cloud technologies

Competencies Required

• Good communication skills – both verbal and written
• Analytical thinker
• Attention to detail
• Stakeholder engagement
• Open to new suggestions and ideas
• Keen to resolve issues and keep a happy campus community
• Team worker
• Understanding of vendor service levels requirements
• Drive towards a speedy outcome for every ticket/issue logged

Deadline:30th January,2026

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• The Department of Mercantile and Labour Law is responsible for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, supervision, research, and community engagement in the fields of Mercantile Law (Corporate Law, Fintech Law and Regulation, Competition Law, International Trade and Investment Law, Tax Law) as well as Labour Law. The successful candidate for the vacant position in the Department of Mercantile and Labour Law will be required to teach Corporate Law and possibly aspects of Fintech Law and Regulation. The successful candidate will also be responsible for the following key performance areas:
• Academic leadership within the Department
• Facilitation of learning at undergraduate and postgraduate levels
• Conducting research and publishing in the field of Mercantile Law
• Supervising undergraduate and postgraduate students at Masters and Doctoral level
• Academic administration
• Curriculum development and assessment  
• Community engagement

Minimum Requirements

Minimum Requirements for the position of Associate Professor:

• LLD or equivalent, in the field of Mercantile  law
• teaching experience in the field of Mercantile law
• a significant record of quality peer reviewed publications in the field of Mercantile law
• a record of successful postgraduate supervision, at least at Master’s level
• evidence of expertise, national standing, and an international presence in the field of Mercantile Law
• the integration of community engagement with learning and teaching and/or research

Minimum Requirements for the position of Senior Lecturer:

• LLD or equivalent, in the field of Mercantile Law
• teaching experience, in the field of Mercantile Law  
• a record of quality peer reviewed publications in the field of Mercantile law 
• a record of successful supervision at LLB final year level
• Demonstrated competence in community engagement.

Advantageous for appointment at Associate Professor:

• Experience in teaching Corporate Law and / or Fintech Law
• proven experience at doctoral level

Advantageous for appointment at Senior Lecturer:

• Experience in teaching Corporate Law and / or Fintech Law
• Publications in Corporate Law and / or Fintech Law
• Supervision at Master’s and Doctoral level would be advantageous

The following will serve as a strong recommendation in being considered for appointment at both levels:

• A doctorate
• teaching experience and research publications and / or
• postgraduate supervision in Corporate Law or Fintech Law and Regulation

Deadline:21st January,2026