Job Opportunities at Durban University of Technology

Overall Purpose of the Job

• To design, implement, manage, and optimise DUT’s Microsoft Cloud-based storage infrastructure (e.g., OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams, and Azure storage). The role ensures efficient, secure, and scalable data storage and retrieval, aligning with institutional digital transformation objectives.
• The incumbent supports staff and students by ensuring data availability, compliance with security and privacy standards, and seamless integration of cloud storage into academic and administrative operations.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in information Technology, Computer Science, or related field. (NQF Level 7).
• 3–5 years experience in managing cloud infrastructure and enterprise storage systems and 3 years minimum time spent on the job
• 5+ years’ experience in Microsoft 365 cloud environments, Azure storage, and higher education ICT environments
• Knowledge of the Microsoft 365 suite
• Cloud storage configuration
• ICT infrastructure management
• Troubleshooting and support

Ideal

• Postgraduate qualification or professional certifications in Microsoft Cloud technologies (e.g., Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate, Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert)
• Expertise in Azure administration
• Data lifecycle management
• Hybrid cloud integration
• Scripting and automation (PowerShell)
• Security and compliance frameworks

Summary of Duties:

Cloud Storage Management and Administration

• Perform regular monitoring of storage performance, availability, and scalability
• Implement best practices for storage optimisation and capacity planning.
• Troubleshoot technical issues and provide timely solutions to maintain service availability.

Data Security, Backup, and Compliance

• Implement security controls to protect institutional data stored in the Microsoft cloud environment.
• Ensure compliance with data privacy legislation such as POPIA and GDPR.
• Configure and monitor encryption, retention, and data loss prevention policies.
• Liaise with ICT security teams to integrate storage management with enterprise security frameworks.

 User Support and Training

• Provide technical support to staff and students on the use of Microsoft cloud storage solutions.
• Resolve user queries related to storage capacity, access, and synchronisation.
• Develop and deliver training workshops on effective use of OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams for storage and collaboration.

Systems Integration and Optimisation

• Integrate Microsoft cloud storage with other institutional systems such as LMS, ERP, and email.
• Configure APIs and connectors to enhance interoperability across platforms.
• Collaborate with software vendors and ICT developers to enable seamless integration.

Monitoring, Reporting, and Continuous Improvement

• Monitor system performance, usage trends, and storage analytics using Microsoft tools.
• Generate reports for management on storage utilisation, compliance, and user activity.
• Conduct regular review sessions to align storage management with DUT’s digital strategy.

Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity

• Ensure Microsoft cloud storage solutions are aligned with DUT’s disaster recovery plan.
• Regularly test backup and recovery processes to ensure reliability during crises.
• Support institutional business continuity by ensuring uninterrupted access to critical data.

Stakeholder Engagement and Collaboration

• Collaborate with academic departments to support research and teaching storage needs.
• Engage administrative units to align storage solutions with operational requirements.
• Serve as a liaison between DUT and Microsoft vendors for technical support and updates.

Closing Date 13 May 2026

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Overall Purpose of the Job

• To design, implement, monitor, and maintain DUT’s network infrastructure, ensuring high availability, security, and performance of wired and wireless networks. The role provides technical expertise in troubleshooting complex network issues, managing upgrades, supporting disaster recovery initiatives, and implementing best practices that support academic, administrative, and research operations.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in information Technology, Computer Science or related field. (NQF Level 7).
• 3–5 years of experience in networking, infrastructure support, or IT operations and minimum 3years spent of on the job
• 5+ years’ experience in enterprise-level network administration, with proven expertise in LAN/WAN, firewalls, and wireless systems
• Strong understanding of LAN/WAN technologies
• Knowledge of firewalls, routing, and switching
• Ability to troubleshoot complex network problems
• Knowledge of wireless networks

Ideal

• Postgraduate qualification in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Network Engineering; Cisco/Juniper/VMware certifications (e.g., CCNP, JNCIP, VCP)
• Expertise in network monitoring tools and security management
• Advanced skills in VoIP and unified communications
• Experience with virtualization and cloud-based networking solutions

Summary of Duties:

Network Infrastructure Design and Implementation

• Design and implement scalable network solutions that align with DUT’s academic and operational requirements.
• Develop and maintain network topology diagrams and documentation.
• Participate in network upgrade projects and new campus developments.

Network Administration and Maintenance

• Monitor day-to-day performance of LAN/WAN, wireless, and firewall systems.
• Conduct preventative maintenance to minimize downtime and improve system resilience.
• Perform routine system health checks and report issues proactively.

Network Security and Compliance

• Implement firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, and VPN solutions.
• Monitor security logs and alerts to detect suspicious activity and take corrective action.

Troubleshooting and User Support

• Respond to escalated network-related incidents and service requests.
• Collaborate with ICT support teams to resolve cross-functional issues.
• Deliver second-line support for VoIP, wireless, and connectivity issues.

Closing Date 13 May 2026

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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• PhD/Doctoral Degree in Entrepreneurship/Finance/ Economics
• A minimum of 7 years of teaching experience in higher education
• Sustained research track record of publications in academic books, book chapters and accredited journals;
• Track record of supervision of postgraduate students (M&Ds) and leadership of research groups
• A track record of external funding
• Evidence of collaborative linkages
• Evidence of external engagement
• Development of learning material for different courses

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Specialisation in Entrepreneurship, Finance, and Economics
• An MBA Degree
• Teaching experience / professional experience in a Business School.
• Experience with case writing.
• NRF Rating

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Strategic planning
• People management
• Conflict handling
• Organisational
• Business management
• Understanding of higher education
• Well-developed network within industry and sphere of
• Ability to provide leadership and to operate

SUMMARY OF DUTIES

• Teach Maritime subjects at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels
• Supervise postgraduate students
• Co-ordination of the academic and research programmes
• Participation in community engagement projects
• The successful candidate will be required to participate in activities that advances the strategy of the business school and report to the director of the business school.

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Minimum Requirements:

• A Doctoral degree (PhD) in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent,
• Appointment at Full Professor level (or demonstrable eligibility for appointment at Full Professor level in line with DUT academic criteria)
• At least 10 years’ post-PhD academic/research experience, including a sustained record of peer-reviewed outputs
• Demonstrated research leadership at senior academic level, with evidence of leading projects/teams and supervising postgraduate research

Ideal:

• NRF rating and/or equivalent recognised research standing
• Evidence of international research leadership (e.g., invited keynotes, editorial boards, international grants/consortia)
• Experience in institute or centre leadership, including governance, operational oversight, budget/resource management, and stakeholder engagement
• Experience leading multi-partner funded programmes

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic and operational leadership to the Institute of System Science;
• Set and maintain the institute strategy and thematic research agenda aligned to DUT priorities;
• oversee a coherent and high-quality research portfolio in system science, including quality assurance, delivery discipline, and risk control;
• Build and manage a sustainable funding pipeline and partnership strategy to support institute growth;
• Lead and develop institute staff and researchers, including performance management, mentorship, and postgraduate supervision support;
• Oversee institute operations, budgets, infrastructure planning, procurement, and administrative systems;
• Drive publications, postgraduate completions, innovation outputs, knowledge translation, and measurable societal, economic, and policy impact; and
• Ensure ethical and compliant research practice, structured reporting, sound data governance, and audit readiness.
• Establish and monitor a performance framework (annual priorities, outputs, funding targets and review cadence)
• Institutionalise portfolio governance and stage gates (intake, prioritisation, approvals, and stop or continue decisions) to ensure disciplined selection and sequencing of research programmes across the institute
• Maintain formal role separation between institute accountability and programme intellectual leadership to prevent duplication, ensuring programme leadership sits with Research Associates and programme leads while the Director retains institute performance accountability
• Establish institute-wide quality assurance architecture (minimum standards, internal peer review checkpoints, and documentation norms) and require programme leaders to evidence compliance without the Director assuming methodological leadership
• Oversee portfolio-level risk, dependency, and capacity management, ensuring that resourcing, ethics readiness, and delivery constraints are resolved through governance interventions
• Commission periodic independent or peer portfolio reviews (quality, relevance, delivery assurance) and ensure corrective actions are implemented and tracked
• Negotiate and manage partner and funder obligations across the project lifecycle, including deliverables and reporting
• Own the institute-level partnership architecture and reputational risk posture (partner selection criteria, escalation rules, and contract governance), ensuring programme collaborations remain aligned to institute strategy
• Ensure all partnership and funding agreements include fit-for-purpose governance, IP, data, ethics, reporting and exit provisions aligned to DUT policy, with exceptions formally approved
• Drive diversification of income streams (grants, contracts, commissioned research, philanthropy) with annual targets and pipeline accountability across programme leads
• Build an enabling research culture that supports collaboration, accountability and high performance.
• Promote and support IP protection, commercialisation and technology transfer where relevant.
• Oversee ethics approvals, amendments, data management and recordkeeping to ensure audit readiness
• Provide structured performance reporting to the DVC: RIE, governance structures and funders and implement corrective actions from reviews
• Establish institute compliance controls (ethics workflow, data governance standards, recordkeeping protocols, and corrective action tracking) and ensure consistent application across programmes
• Lead responses to audits, investigations and non-compliance issues, ensuring remediation actions are implemented, monitored and embedded into institute controls

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Overall purpose of the job:

• To provide strategic leadership, governance and portfolio oversight for the planning, development, refurbishment, renewal and delivery of DUT infrastructure projects across all campuses and estates, ensuring that infrastructure investments support the University strategy, academic operations, student experience, safety, accessibility, sustainability and long-term asset performance.
• The role is accountable for translating institutional infrastructure needs into an approved capital and maintenance project pipeline; directing feasibility, design, procurement, construction, commissioning and close-out processes; ensuring compliance with statutory, procurement, health and safety, environmental and built-environment standards; and managing internal teams, professional service providers, contractors and stakeholder relationships to deliver fit-for-purpose infrastructure within approved scope, time, cost and quality parameters.

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required:

• NQF Level 8 qualification in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Architecture, Built Environment, Project Management or a closely related discipline.
• At least 8 to 10 years progressive built-environment experience, including major infrastructure planning, design/construction delivery, refurbishment, capital projects and contract management. At least 5 years must be in a management or portfolio leadership role.
• Registration as a Professional Engineer, Professional Construction Project Manager, or related built environment professional with a recognised statutory body (e.g. ECSA, SACPCMP).
• Formal project/programme management qualification or certification, preferably PMP, PRINCE2, PMBOK-aligned, SACPCMP construction project management registration, or equivalent.

Role Duties:

• Develop and continuously update a university-wide Infrastructure Strategy and Master Plan aligned to institutional growth, teaching, research, and student experience needs.
• Lead the planning, design, and optimisation of campus infrastructure portfolios across multiple sites to ensure long-term sustainability and utilisation efficiency.
• Establish and enforce infrastructure governance frameworks, policies, standards, and SOPs aligned to legislative and regulatory requirements.
• Drive asset lifecycle management practices, including refurbishment, renewal, maintenance planning, and condition assessments.
• Oversee the implementation of capital infrastructure programmes, ensuring alignment with budget, scope, and institutional priorities.
• Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with consultants, contractors, and service providers to enhance delivery capability and innovation.
• Provide strategic oversight of the full project lifecycle (initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and close-out) for all infrastructure projects.
• Lead the conceptualisation and feasibility assessment of infrastructure projects, including business case development and risk analysis.
• Establish and maintain a project governance framework, including reporting structures, stage gates, and approval processes.
• Monitor and manage project risks, issues, and dependencies, ensuring timely mitigation and escalation.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive infrastructure reporting framework aligned to institutional governance and executive requirements.
• Maintain accurate project records, dashboards, portfolio reports, budget reports, risk reports and decision papers for management committees and governance structures.
• Use data to track progress, identify bottlenecks and support evidence-based decision-making.
• Produce accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and annual infrastructure performance reports.
• Track and report on project progress, risks, financial status, and delivery milestones across all infrastructure initiatives.
• Develop and implement a stakeholder engagement strategy to ensure alignment between internal users, executive management, and external partners.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with consultants, contractors, regulatory bodies, and service providers to support successful infrastructure delivery.
• Lead the appointment, onboarding, and performance management of professional service providers and contractors in line with procurement policies.
• Establish and enforce service level agreements (SLAs), contracts, and performance standards to ensure quality, cost, and time objectives are met.
• Monitor and evaluate the performance, compliance, and deliverables of consultants and contractors, taking corrective action where required.
• Lead the development of annual and multi-year capital and operational infrastructure budgets.
• Provide strategic oversight and approval of all cost planning, estimates, and budgets prepared by the Quantity Surveyor.
• Direct the management of contractor claims, disputes, and contractual risks.
• Provide strategic leadership and direction to the Infrastructure Projects team, ensuring alignment with institutional objectives.
• Develop and implement a workforce plan, including skills development and succession planning.
• Set clear performance objectives and KPIs and monitor team performance against agreed targets.
• Foster a high-performance culture characterised by accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Closing Date 23 May 2026

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Minimum Requirements

Lecturer:

• A Master’s degree in Medical Laboratory Science or equivalent.
• Registration with HPCSA as a graduate in Medical Laboratory Science or Biomedical Technology for at least 3 years in Chemical Pathology.
• 3 years teaching experience at Tertiary level
• Preference will be given to applicants who are registered for a Doctoral Degree in Medical Laboratory Science or equivalent.

Conditions of Employment:

In accepting a Lecturer position, the incumbent will be required to:

• Commit to registering for doctoral studies (as applicable) within one year of appointment.

 Additional Requirements:

• Registration with the HPCSA as an independent practitioner in Blood Transfusion Technology or Immunohaematology or immunology or Cytogenetics or Clinical Patholoy or Virology.
• Experience in training of students in clinical practice in Medical Laboratory Science.
• Good organisational and administrative skills.
• Experience in E- Teaching and learning.
• Proficiency in research, writing and communications skills.
• A motivated self-starter, responsible and accountable individual and a team player.
• Computer literacy in MS Word, Excel, Power-point, internet and email use.

 Summary of Duties

• Competent preparation and delivery of learning material related to Medical Laboratory Science students at undergraduate and post-graduate level.
• Supervise, train and assess undergraduate students in the Medical Laboratory Science.
• Guides students’ practicals.
• Monitor students’ progress in Clinical Practice if need arises.
• Co-ordination and invigilation of theoretical assessments.
• Supervise students’ research and undertakes
• Undertake assessment and administration duties related to teaching and learning and research.
• Facilitate learning effectively through traditional and online media.
• Communication with students and staff in clinical training and DUT through traditional and online platforms.
• Undertake research and publications and become involved in community engagement projects.
• Working collegially with team members towards attaining the goals of the department, faculty and institution.
• Undertake any additional duties assigned by the Head of Departmentompetent preparation and delivery of learning material related to Clinical Technology students at undergraduate and post-graduate level.

Closing Date 31 May 2026

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Minimum Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Clinical Technology or equivalent.
• Registration with HPCSA as a graduate in Neurophysiology or Reproductive Biology or Cardiovascular Perfusion for at least 3 years.
• CPD Compliance
• 3 years teaching experience at Tertiary level
• Preference will be given to applicants who are registered for a Doctoral Degree in Clinical Technology or equivalent.

 Conditions of Employment:

In accepting a Lecturer position, the incumbent will be required to:

• Commit to registering for doctoral studies (as applicable) within one year of appointment.

 Additional Requirements:

• Registration with the HPCSA as an independent practitioner in Clinical Technology.
• Experience in training of Clinical Technology students in clinical practice.
• Good organisational and administrative skills.
• Experience in E- Teaching and learning.
• Proficiency in research, writing and communications skills.
• A motivated self-starter, responsible and accountable individual and a team player.
• Computer literacy in MS Word, Excel, Power-point, internet and email use.

 Summary of Duties

• Competent preparation and delivery of learning material related to Clinical Technology students at undergraduate and post-graduate level.
• Supervise, train and assess undergraduate students in the Clinical Technology.
• Guides students’ practicals.
• Monitor students’ progress in Clinical Practice if need arises.
• Co-ordination and invigilation of theoretical assessments.
• Supervise students’ research and undertakes
• Undertake assessment and administration duties related to teaching and learning and research.
• Facilitate learning effectively through traditional and online media.
• Communication with students and staff in clinical training and DUT through traditional and online platforms.
• Undertake research and publications and become involved in community engagement projects.
• Working collegially with team members towards attaining the goals of the department, faculty and institution.
• Undertake any additional duties assigned by the Head of Department.

Closing Date 31 May 2026