Job Vacancies at University of Cape Town

We invite applications for a permanent appointment at Senior Lecturer level in the African Institute of Financial
Markets and Risk Management (AIFMRM) in the Faculty of Commerce. AIFMRM strives to appoint teachers and
researchers with the ambition to be academic leaders, and who will be committed to an Institute that views
transformation as one of its key responsibilities. Our research is founded on a critical and quantitative approach to
the study of financial markets and risk management. AIFMRM is supported and overseen by private sector partners
from the South African financial services.

Requirements for the position:

•  A PhD in Quantitative Finance, Financial Risk Management or Financial Mathematics.
•  Teaching experience at a postgraduate level.
•  Research supervision at a Masters level.
•  A track-record of publication in peer-reviewed journals.

The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate some or all of the following:

•  Strong quantitative and/or mathematical skills.
•  A track-record of relevant research.
•  A track-record of presentation of research findings at international conferences.
•  Experience as a postdoctoral researcher.

The successful candidate should ideally have:

•  Evidence of active research.
•  Experience in collaborative research with the private sector.
•  Up-to-date knowledge of emerging trends in their field.
•  A commitment to innovative teaching.
•  Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

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UCT Division of Interdisciplinary Palliative Care and Medicine (IPCM) seeks to appoint a senior lecturer who is
experienced and knowledgeable in palliative care to convene the M.Phil in Palliative Medicine. The main purpose of this
position is to provide postgraduate research support and to assist clinical training across the division. The position is for
20 hours a week and does require face-to-face teaching. The division supports the development of the discipline within
the context of South Africa, the African continent and internationally.

Requirements:

•  Hold an MBChB (or equivalent MD).
•  A M.Phil or Masters degree in Palliative Care/Medicine.
•  Minimum of 3 years’ experience in palliative care.
•  Demonstrable research supervision experience at postgraduate level.
•  Proven track record of research.
•  Leadership and organizational skills and decision-making abilities.
•  Excellent written communication skills.
•  Ability to build and maintain effective partnerships and relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
•  Ability to engage with issues of transformation, equity and diversity.

Advantageous:

•  Registration with the HPCSA or other professional bodies
•  A PhD would also be advantageous.
•  Experience of coordinating postgraduate education, and ability to consult and mentor students.

Responsibilities:

• This role includes teaching, supervision, research and social responsiveness, with attention to issues of transformation
• and equity. In addition, the successful candidate will be required to perform administrative functions at Divisional,
• Departmental, Faculty and University level if needed.
• The appointment will be on UCT Academic Clinical conditions of service. The annual cost of employment, including
• benefits will be based on the University’s clinical pay line which is aligned to OSD rates.

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The DSI/NRF South African Research Chair initiative is a highly prestigious programme that offers substantial funding
and a base on which to consolidate and extend excellence in research. In addition, the Chair also provides an
opportunity to collaborate with the research activities and supervise postgraduate students who are registered
through the Nansen Tutu Centre for Marine Environmental Research. The Department of Oceanography has well
developed computing facilities (including access to the Centre for High Performance Computing), a
marine biogeochemistry laboratory, and access to ship time for research cruises in the South Atlantic, South Indian
and Southern Oceans.
The funding for the research chair includes support for postgraduate students and postdoctoral fellows on top of a
salary contribution and substantial allowance towards project running expenses and travel. The department will
provide necessary administrative support. The incumbent will be expected to attract additional funding to grow
and enhance the research teams operational and research capacity. Conditions of the SARChi award does not permit
the incumbent to spend more than 20% of their time on undergraduate teaching and/or management responsibilities
not related to activities of the Research Chair.

Requirements for the job:

•  PhD degree in a relevant discipline
•  Experience in ocean and/or atmospheric modelling
•  Appointable at the level of a full Professor, benchmarked internationally
•  Evidence of international standing, with extensive research leadership experience
•  Strong track record of postgraduate (co)supervision at doctoral and masters level
•  Experience mentoring postdoctoral fellows
•  Excellent publication track record with evidence of recent productivity
•  A track record of sourcing independent funding

Responsibilities:

•  To develop and lead an innovative, locally relevant, and internationally recognized research programme in ocean and/or atmospheric modelling
•  Produce academic publications in leading international journals to enhance knowledge in the field
•  Build capacity in modelling locally and across Africa through training of postgraduate students and postdoctoral fellows, especially from designated groups in South Africa and the rest of the continent
•  Contribute towards postgraduate teaching
•  Attract sustainable independent research funding
•  Contribute to the strategic development and direction of the discipline of ocean and/or atmospheric modelling at UCT and nationally.

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The Department of Pathology’s Division of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology would like to invite applicants who
have a particular interest in teaching, curriculum development, and student development and support to apply for
this full-time, permanent lecturer post. In addition to clinical educator duties, the incumbent will be required to
pursue further studies at a doctorate level to enhance education and scholarship in this discipline and health
sciences in general.

This Lecturer position will be appointed under the auspices of the New Generation of Academics Programme
(nGAP) funded by the Department of Higher Education & Training. This full-time permanent position is open to
South Africans, and priority will be accorded to those aged 40 years or younger. The appointment will be made in
terms of the purposes expressed in the Staffing South African Universities Framework (SSAUF). For more
information on the nGAP programme see www.dhet.gov.za/ssauf/ngap.html.

Requirements for the job:

•  MBCHB degree
•  Demonstrated experience/interest in the field of forensic medicine.
•  Registration with the HPCSA.
•  Master’s degree in a relevant field to demonstrate academic aptitude with an overall 70% average mark.
•  At least 2 years’ experience in higher education curriculum design and implementation, teaching, learning, assessment & program evaluation.
•  Computer skills including Microsoft Office (MS Teams and Excel).
•  Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, in writing and orally.
•  Ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues and students and to work well in a team.
•  Ability to work autonomously, under pressure, and meet deadlines.
•  Good organizational skills and attention to detail

The following will be advantageous:

•  Any post graduate studies in forensic medicine or higher education.
•  Experience in delivering online (virtual) and blended learning methodology.
•  Experience in working with an online/ E-learning education platform and learning management system.
•  Leadership experience.
•  Academic course or program management.

Responsibilities:

•  Appropriately manage logistical requirements of forensic undergraduate courses. This will involve the coordination of lecturers, administrative staff, timetables, and venue bookings for these courses.
•  As course convener need to adhere to all the requirements of the MBChB programme, including attendance of meetings as required.
•  Plan, develop and align forensic course to curriculum including alignment of the learning outcomes, course content, activities, and assessment practices with institutional policies and international educational standards and evidence.
•  Manage the overall course within the aligned blueprint.
•  Co-ordinate the entire process related to assessment activities, timeous feedback, moderation and involvement with institutional requirements related to this in the MBChB curriculum such as attending FEC meetings.
•  Seek ways of improving performance by reflecting on teaching design and delivery and obtaining and analysing feedback, implementing improvements according to accreditation guidelines.
•  Effectively manage your own work effort within the guidelines established by your contract, the staff handbook, and your line manager.
•  Provide support and pastoral care for students to ensure that all issues are dealt within a timely, sympathetic, and effective manner.
•  Be responsible for the database management associated with teaching, learning and assessment within the Learner Management Systems.
•  Close liaison with course administrator, programme convener and HODiv/HOD; quality check all processes.
•  Contribute and participate in the faculty curriculum development in a transformative and collaborating manner, including attendance of workshops or forum or meetings as required.
•  Involvement within UCT includes networking and collaboration within department and faculty but also institutional where possible.
•  Register for PhD as per nGAP requirements. Apart from the UCT contract, a separate contract stipulating all the conditions will need to be signed if appointed.
•  Commit to work closely with supervisor/mentor to be assigned and adhere to the study plan to be compiled.

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The Department of Astronomy is seeking to fill a permanent academic (teaching and research) position at the rank of
Senior Lecturer. We seek to strengthen our present and future research activities in the fields of Extragalactic Multiwavelength Astronomy and Data Visualization.

The successful candidate will be expected to further strengthen and complement the extragalactic and visualization research
in the Department of Astronomy, to strongly contribute to the management and development of the Visualization Lab, and
to lead and conduct their own research programme. The successful candidate will have access to MeerKAT through Open
Time calls, collaborative programs within existing MeerKAT large survey projects, the South African share on SALT, and
telescopes of the SAAO.

Requirements for the job:

•  A PhD in astronomy or related discipline;
•  Lecturing experience at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level;
•  A research track record that demonstrates recognition, experience, productivity and creativity in Extragalactic MultiWavelength Astronomy and Data Visualization;
•  Successful supervision of postgraduate students at Honours, MSc and/or PhD level;
•  Experience in departmental-level administration (or equivalent).

Responsibilities:

•  Contribute strongly to teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses;
•  Develop own research programme with appropriate training and supervision of postgraduate students;
•  Contribute to the well-being of the department;
•  Contribute to Departmental and Faculty-level administration. 

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The Department of Finance and Tax, a department within UCT’s Faculty of Commerce, invites applications for
permanent full-time position at the level of Senior Lecturer for appointment at the start of 2024. The primary
functions are research, teaching and learning, leadership, management and administration, and social
responsiveness.

We wish to appoint a candidate with good technical knowledge of corporate finance and/or investment
science, and we seek someone who wishes to be part of a faculty in which a critical and comparative approach
to the study of finance is valued.

Requirements for the position:

•  A PhD or equivalent qualification in finance or a cognate discipline
•  A demonstrable ability to lecture at undergraduate level with potential to teach at postgraduate level
•  A demonstrable academic research track record at national level as evidenced by DHET accredited academic journal publications
•  A demonstrable record of supervision at honours and masters level 

The successful candidate will ideally have:

•  An emerging track record of high-quality scholarly outputs demonstrated by publications in top ranked journals
•  Demonstrated ability to teach at postgraduate levels and to develop innovative and high-quality course materials
•  A track record of high-quality supervision at the postgraduate level

Key responsibilities include:

•  Teaching on specific undergraduate and postgraduate corporate finance and/or investment science courses as required by the Department in line with its needs
•  Supervising honours (or equivalent) and masters research
•  Conducting research at a level commensurate with the level of the post
•  Be committed to innovative teaching and curriculum development
•  Contributing to administration at the departmental and faculty levels

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Are you dynamic, motivated and passionate about providing high-quality developments and enhancements to ERP systems? The
Systems Division (SD), a section of the Information & Communication Technology Services (ICTS) department, is looking for a
senior or specialist developer to join the SAP team. SD is responsible for operations, performance and support for the university’s
administrative systems, covering student, financial, research and human resource administration and is focused on ensuring that
UCT derives value from its administrative systems. SD is looking for a proactive, flexible and motivated senior or specialist
developer with relevant skills and experience in SAP, that is used for Finance, HR and Plant Maintenance at the university. SD
requires a person who is willing to collaborate with staff in the SAP support team and super users to gain knowledge about existing
UCT processes and technologies as well as constantly learn about new technologies that will improve current processes or the user
experience. The main purpose of this position is to develop and maintain the application code (including delivered ERP code and
customizations), producing high-quality results in a professional, efficient, and service-orientated manner.

Appointment will be at one of the following levels:

Senior Developer (R711 889 to R837 514)
Requirements:

•  At least five years of relevant SAP ABAP development experience
•  A relevant post-secondary qualification at NQF level 7, or NQF level 6 with one years’ additional relevant development

experience
Advantageous:

•  prior experience with and/or relevant certification in XML, JSON, Fiori, Web Services (using either SOAP or OData) and/or knowledge of platforms used at the university.
•  SAP process integration and/or SAP cloud integration
•  Prior experience of a support pack implementation upgrade (SPI)

Specialist Developer (R961 360 to R1 131 011)
Requirements:

•  At least ten years of relevant SAP ABAP development experience
•  A relevant post-secondary qualification at NQF level 7, or NQF level 6 with one years’ additional relevant development experience

Advantageous:

•  prior experience with and/or relevant certification in XML, JSON, Fiori, Web Services (using either SOAP or OData) and/or
• one or more of the systems listed above and/or knowledge of platforms used at the university
•  SAP process integration and/or SAP cloud integration
•  Prior experience of a support pack implementation upgrade (SPI)

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The Department of Geological Sciences invites applications for a Senior Scientific Officer position to maintain and
administer departmental teaching collections, equipment used in practical work and field work (including
assistance with Departmental vehicle pool) and Departmental IT support.

Requirements for the job:

•   BSc (Honours) or equivalent in geology or geochemistry.
•   A sound knowledge of petrographic microscopes.
•   Exposure to geology student practicals and fieldwork.
•   Must demonstrate initiative, have the ability to work independently, and display good interpersonal skills.
•   Demonstrable organizational skills and hands-on technical/IT experience
•   Driver’s licence.

Responsibilities:

•   Maintain and administer teaching microscopes, and teaching collections for use in practicals.
•   Maintain student PC lab, including printers.
•   Provide basic IT support to the Department, including maintaining Departmental website.
•   Liaise with asset auditors and maintain the register.
•   Administer map collection, publication list and loaned geological equipment.
•   Manage photocopier, data projectors and keys.
•   Responsible for photocopying for large undergraduate courses.
•   Management of Departmental field station in Laingsburg before and during field trips.
•   Assistance of Departmental technical officers with management of vehicle pool.

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Are you experienced in providing highly specialized technical support for business-critical services and/or infrastructure and
have project management experience in a progressive ICT environment, with a strong customer focus and a demonstrable
track record of innovative thinking, project-based delivery and productive interactions across multiple teams? The Enterprise
Infrastructure and Services division seeks a Technical Specialist to develop infrastructure and services through project work,
design, maintain and manage complete systems, support ICT systems, services and infrastructure and provide technical
leadership in a complex and heterogeneous systems and infrastructure environment. This is a role which plays a critical part
in ensuring that UCT derives value from its investment in IT infrastructure and reports to a senior manager.
Responsibilities include:
 Providing highly specialized technical support for business-critical services, systems and/or infrastructure.
 Designing, maintaining, managing and developing one or more business-critical ICT systems and/or infrastructure service components.
 Responsible developing and implementing infrastructure, systems and services through project work
 Provides technical leadership for one or more systems and/or infrastructure service components

Minimum requirements include:

•  Relevant qualification at NQF level 7 and 10 years’ experience or NQF level 6 and 12 years’ of experience.
•  in enterprise ICT applications and infrastructure of which 5 years must be relevant current technical hands-on experience

Required non-technical skills include:

•  Ability to prioritize and manage work under pressure.
•  Excellent written and spoken communication skills.
•  Ability to coach and mentor junior colleagues
•  A strong customer service ethic.
•  Ability to work as part of a team
•  Analysis and problem solving ability

Required Technical skills and competencies

•  Expert in configuring and administering Microsoft 365 cloud-based services, e.g. Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, and other Microsoft 365 workloads.
•  Intermediate Experience with administering Microsoft Exchange Hybrid environment and implementing or upgrading Exchange versions – including 2010, 2013, 2016 or online versions
•  Experience in implementing and supporting web based office online applications (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc.)
•  Experience in managing email security gateways such as Mimecast, Proofpoint, Cisco Iron Port, etc.
•  Experience with creating and maintaining technical roadmaps.
•  Working knowledge and experience of virtual hosting environments: VMWare, HyperV, Citrix etc.
•  Demonstrated ability to manage system resources including performance, capacity, availability, serviceability, and
• recoverability
•  Solid knowledge of network infrastructure services e.g. DNS, DHCP and various networking protocols

Advantageous Skills

•  Relevant technology certifications and a qualification at NQF 7 and relevant experience in Higher Education
•  Skype for Business Online, including Office Online and an on-premise Hybrid Configuration
•  Azure Active Directory, Azure Rights Management Services, eDirectory and Active Directory
•  Enterprise Mobility & Security solutions, including InTune Azure AD Premium, Azure Information Protection, Advanced Threat Analytics and Protection
•  Working knowledge software and operating system distribution solutions
•  Working knowledge of application and operating system updating and remote configuration mechanisms e.g. WSUS, SCCM
•  Working knowledge of operating system related scripting languages

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If you meet the requirements below, we invite you to apply for this full-time, contract
position for a duration of 12 months
as soon as possible.
The Knowledge Translation Unit (KTU) requires X6 fieldworkers to support our Principal
Investigator (PI) and affiliates for two health systems implementation research studies:
1) The project entitled “Development and evaluation of a targeted, integrated, coherent
and people-centered approach to the management of Multiple Long-Term Conditions
(MLTC-M) in South African primaryhealthcare (ENHANCE).” It aims to improve the care,
treatment and support systems for people living with MLTC-M in South Africa; ii)
“Strengthening the quality of adolescent primary healthcare in South Africa: preliminary
work on a complex public health intervention that aims to develop a system strengthening
intervention to be piloted and evaluated across clinics and schools.
The main purpose of this position is to retain and recruit study participants as set out in
the recruitment and retention programme for the ENHANCE Project.

Requirements:

•   Grade 12
•   1 years’ relevant experience in conducting fieldwork for other research projects or other public health research and relevant experience in working in target communities.
•   Experience conducting qualitative interviews with research participants and completing data collection questionnaires.
•   Ability to communicate in English/ isiXhosa / Afrikaans.
•   Motivated to have direct interaction with patients.
•   Experience working in clinical research.
•   Good planning and organizing.
•   Computer skills (MS Office)
•   Client (participant) focused.
•   Currently valid work permit for South Africa if non-South African

The following will be advantageous:

•   Current accredited (GCP) certificate
•   Track record of successfully working in a multidisciplinary clinical team
•   Previous experience within UCT or within a higher education institution

Responsibilities:

•   Screening and recruiting eligible patients for the ENHANCE study.
•  Perform data collection activities as required such as, questionnaire, height and weight measurements, waist circumference, Blood Pressure (BP) and so forth (this information must be recorded on the prescribed data sheet i.e., electronic questionnaire).
•   Assist with the collection of study specific samples from nurses e.g., collection of blood samples.
•   Preparation of reports for study participant folders at clinics and perform administrative and/ or any other project duties.
•   Retrieval of medical records.
•   Prepare reimbursements for patients and administer payment of petty cash when required.
•   Review study plan a week in advance to ensure study participants are reminded to come for their follow up visits.
•   Refer emergency respondents to a nurse or doctor, when required.

FIELDWORKER (X8)

• (T1 Post; 12 months)

Knowledge Translation Unit

• (KTU)Department of Medicine
• Faculty of Health Sciences
•   Do home visits for participants (only if required by supervisor).
•   Maintain strict patient confidentiality.
•   Document all participant interaction in participants file according to Good
• Clinical Practice (GCP) and Standard OperatingProcedures (SOPs).
•   Verbally, in writing and electronically, communicate retention progress with study coordinators, data team, about retention progress.
•   Ensure compliance with study protocols.