Job Openings at Mangosuthu University of Technology

Responsibilities

• Assist new students during registration
• Provide admin support to returning students during registration

 Key performance areas

• Customer care
• Good communication skills
• Telephone etiquette
• Knowledge of MUT student portal
   

Minimum requirements

• Must be registered at MUT in the year of application, at 2nd year Diploma/Degree level or any postgraduate / Diploma program
• No active contract with any MUT department
• MUT alumni who graduated within 3 years
• Willingness to work after hours

How to apply:

Send hard copy documents to HR Front Desk, alternatively [email protected] as follows (communication will be limited shortlisted to candidates):

• Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• Full academic record
• ID / equivalent
• National Senior Certificate / Equivalent &
• Reference letter (HOD or any other authority)
• Selection will be based on academic performance

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Key Performance Areas: 

• Interact with collaborators to design experiments and develop process designs. 
• Draft grant applications in this broad research area. 
• Publish manuscripts in reputable journals and peer-reviewed conference proceedings in this field. 
• Ability to develop ground-breaking process for patent applications. 
• Manage database from laboratory and sites. 
• Ability to co-supervise relevant postgraduate research and/or collaborating with other postdoctoral fellows. 
• Involvement in initiating and managing research projects. 
• Assisting in overall management and contribute to the various activities of the Research projects. 
• Initiating, developing and/or being involved in research networks, collaborations (i.e. formulating spin-offs, and joint ventures), institutional partnerships, and the organization of research events. 

Minimum Requirements: 

• A PhD in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering or Chemical engineering or any other related field (specializing in wastewater or environmental engineering, sludge management and processing, biological treatment of wastes), obtained within the past 5 years 
• South African citizens and permanent residents will have priority. 
• International Postdoctoral Research Fellows must have a long term visitor’s visa endorsed for academic activities affiliated with MUT (Section 11(1)(b) Visitors Visa) 
• At least 3 published journal papers in the last 24 months. 
• Has not held full-time permanent academic or professional employment. 
• Established track record of publications and conference contributions related to the outlined research areas.  

Recommendations:

• Experience in postgraduate student mentorship will be an advantage. 
• A solid knowledge in some of the following: sludge management, wastewater treatment processes, domestic sewage treatment, industrial wastewater, medical wastes, biological treatment of wastes, waste to energy , biomass to energy and circular economy concept