Jobs at Stellenbosch University

Duties/Pligte        

• Conducting and publishing high-quality research on hydroponic, greenhouse, and field-based vegetable production systems. 
• Leading undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in vegetable physiology, crop management, and protected cropping systems.  
• Developing and evaluating innovative, industry-current curricula and teaching materials. 
• Securing external research funding and managing projects to support hydroponic, greenhouse and vegetable systems research.

Supervising postgraduate students.

• Establishing and maintaining national and international research and industry partnerships.
• Contributing to departmental administration and Faculty-level committees.
• Supporting transformation, community engagement, and industry outreach.

Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes        

• MSc (for the appointment of junior lecturer), or a PhD (for the appointment of lecturer) in agronomy or a crop science-related field linked to vegetable production.
• Demonstrated expertise in commercial vegetable production systems, including hydroponic and greenhouse technologies.
• A record of peer-reviewed research publications commensurate with the level of appointment.
• Willingness and the ability to supervise postgraduate students.
• The ability to attract and mange external research funding.
• Communication and digital skills for modern teaching, learning, and research. 
• Willingness and the ability to obtain industry-related, applied research funding.

Recommendation/Aanbeveling        

• NRF rating or equivalent research recognition. 
• National and or international recognition within the field or discipline.
• Proficiency in data analysis and statistics for agricultural research.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in diverse academic and industry teams.

Closing Date: 30-Jun-2025

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Duties/Pligte        
The incumbent's duties will include, but will not be limited to, the following:

• Delivering high-quality teaching and facilitating life-long learning at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in areas aligned with the focus of the structured master's in engineering 

management and/or the field of project management.

• Supervising master's and doctoral students with a view to contributing to the development of future leaders in engineering management and/or project management.
• Conducting high-impact research and publishing it in internationally accredited journals, maintaining a consistent and productive level of research outputs.
• Developing and maintaining a focused research agenda in engineering management or project management, with demonstrable potential for both academic and industry impact.
• Engaging proactively with industry stakeholders to enhance the relevance of our teaching and research activities and to strengthen collaborative networks with both industry and academia.
• Securing and managing external research funding from national and international sources, including industry partners, to support the activities of relevant research initiatives.
• Contributing to curriculum design and development, ensuring alignment with emerging trends and best practice in engineering management and/or project management.
• Developing innovative academic content and learning activities, and using digital learning platforms such as Moodle effectively.
• Participating in departmental and programme-level service activities, including administrative duties and strategic planning.

Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes        
Academic qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering accredited by ECSA for registration as professional engineer.
• Master of Engineering Management or Project Management, or a master's degree in a closely related field.
• PhD (completed or in progress) for appointment as senior lecturer, or a completed PhD for appointment as associate professor.
• An excellent academic track record: full transcripts for all undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications required.

Industry experience

• At least five years' relevant industry experience, preferably in a management role in project management and/or engineering management.
• Preference will be given to candidates with more extensive or more senior-level industry experience. 

Personal attributes

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Creative problem-solving abilities and a commitment to continuous professional and academic development.
• Please ensure that your cover letter address each of the requirements listed above, outlining how you meet them.

Recommendation/Aanbeveling        
Teaching and learning

• Proven teaching ability at tertiary level, with a passion for student development and academic mentorship.
• Proven experience of supervising postgraduate students at master's and PhD level. A strong preference will be given to candidates who have extensively supervised structured master's 

research assignments.

• Proficiency in digital learning platforms, learning management systems and assessment tools such as Moodle, Turnitin and online marking rubrics.

Research and scholarly output

• Research experience in engineering management and/or project management, with a proven track record of scholarly publications, research leadership and contributions to advancing 

knowledge in these fields.

• For the senior lecturer's position: sustained scholarly output, including publications in Q1 or Q2 journals and presentations at internationally recognised conferences.
• For the associate professor's position, in addition to the above: active involvement in the academic community, including membership of relevant scholarly and professional societies, experience as external examiner for postgraduate theses, peer reviewing for journals or conferences, and recognised international research standing.

Other:

• Proficiency in English and one or more of South Africa's other official languages.
• Registration or have taken steps towards registration as professional engineer with ECSA.
• Academic excellence (research, teaching, curriculum development).
• Practical, real-world experience (especially in project/engineering management roles).

Closing Date: 07-Jul-2025

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Recommendation/Aanbeveling        

Industry experience

• At least five years' relevant industry experience, preferably in a management role.
• Preference will be given to candidates with more extensive or more senior-level industry experience.

Teaching and learning

• Preference will be given to candidates with a proven teaching ability at tertiary level, with a passion for student development and academic mentorship.
• Preference will be given to candidates with a proven experience of supervising postgraduate students - strong preference to candidates who have supervised structured master's research assignments.
• Proficiency in digital learning platforms, learning management systems and assessment tools such as Moodle, Turnitin and online marking rubrics.

Research and scholarly output

• Research experience in project management and/or supply chain management, with a proven track record of scholarly publications, research leadership and contributions to advancing knowledge in these fields.

Other

• Proficiency in English and one or more of South Africa other official languages.
• Registration, or have taken steps towards registration, as professional engineer with ECSA or a comparable professional body.
• Academic excellence (research, teaching, curriculum development).
• Practical, real-world experience (especially in project/supply chain management roles).

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Duties/Pligte        

• Strategic communications and marketing: Aligning the Division's communication and marketing strategies with that of the RC Operations and Finance; developing and implementing short- and long-term communications plans and campaigns; and ensuring effective liaison and coordination with the Communications Specialist in the Office of the COO and the Corporate Communications and Marketing Division.
• Media relations: Identifying and creating opportunities for positive media coverage that will enhance the visibility of the Division and its departments to the various target audiences; in liaison with SU's media office, developing and distributing media releases and managing possible media queries; using and promoting staff members (experts in their fields) as spokespeople in media channels, such as broadcast, radio, podcasts, etc.; continuously monitoring media coverage and developing proactive media material for issues that might influence the Department and the bigger University's brand and reputation.
• Content development, news article development and reporting:  Developing content for internal and external news/features distribution, for newsletter(s), websites, and social media channels; compile the Division's management reports for the Rectorate and Council (submitting to the Office of the COO).
• Transformation communication: Developing integrated communications strategies for change and transformation in the Department in line with the University's goals.
• Communications management: Identifying communication risks, issues, challenges, and opportunities that could impact the Division; developing effective crisis communication strategies; ensuring close collaboration between the Division and the Trade Mark Department to comply with trade mark approval on marketing; ensuring and overseeing the effective implementation of SU's language policy and brand across all divisions.
• Internal communications: Identifying communication risks, issues, challenges, and opportunities that could impact the Division; developing effective crisis communication strategies; ensuring close collaboration between the Division and the Trade Mark Department to comply with trade mark approval on marketing; ensuring and overseeing the effective implementation of SU's language policy and brand across all divisions.
• Know-how: Staying current on industry trends and best practices in marketing communications.
• Digital Strategy: Developing digital content for various platforms used in the Division in conjunction with relevant channel coordinators and other colleagues; ensuring websites are up to date and used proactively to communicate with the stakeholders of the Department; ensuring optimal usage of AI and other new media platforms.
• Specialised writing: Compiling various forms of output (speeches, statements, briefings, presentations, multiple levels and types of reports, and other forms of written communication) in collaboration with the leadership team and other stakeholders of the Division for submission; writing specialised articles on topical themes such as technology transfer, sustainability, entrepreneurship, and innovations, etc.
• Engagements and events: Assisting with developing innovative campaigns and events for staff, students, and other SU stakeholders' awareness regarding topical themes.
• Relationship building: Using exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to build, grow, and maintain networks and relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including the media, stakeholders from other universities, local and international peers, and internal staff and students.  

Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes        

• Appropriate bachelor's degree (e.g., journalism, politics, education, marketing, media, or communication) with at least three years' working experience in a media/corporate communication environment or at least three years' relevant industry experience.
• Appropriate national diploma (e.g., journalism, politics, education, marketing, media, or communication) with at least five years' working experience in a media/corporate communication environment, or at least five years' relevant industry experience.
• Extensive research, writing, and media production experience.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise work to meet deadlines.
• The ability to manage multiple competing priorities on deadline and work independently and proactively, as well as in a team.
• Excellent writing ability and skills, and the ability to function effectively in a multilingual (proficiency in Afrikaans and English) and multicultural environment.
• Meticulous execution of campaigns and events and attention to detail.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to build, grow and maintain networks.
• Computer proficiency in MS Office and writing-related technology tools.
• Proven ability to write about a diverse range of topics.
• Thorough knowledge of digital communications and the influence of AI and new media on institutional communications.
• Excellent understanding of the South African - and where relevant - the international media landscape.
• The ability to efficiently manage teams of freelance, specialised writers and designers to execute campaigns, develop marketing communications material or produce knowledge-leadership articles.
• The ability to multi-task and work in a team.
• Experience with MailChimp, and or any other marketing platform.
• Experience with any designing software, for example Adobe Illustrator, Canva Design, etc.  

Closing Date:  23-Jun-2025

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Duties/Pligte        

• Liaising with laboratories in Africa (Kenya, Ghana, Uganda) who will ship isolates to Stellenbosch University (SU).
• Reconciling shipping logs with received isolates.
• Assessing purity and viability of isolates, and identifying isolates using MS and/or PCR.
• Performing susceptibility testing of isolates using broth microdilution, agar dilution and gradient diffusion, in line with international guidelines.
• Preparing isolates for long term storage at -80C.
• Managing the quality management system for the above activities, including equipment logs, QC, documentation and corrective action / preventive action as needed.

Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes        

• Appropriate qualification as a medical technologist (clinical pathology or microbiology).
• Registration with the HPCSA as a medical technologist.
• At least five years' experience working in an accredited microbiology laboratory.

Closing Date:  26-Jun-2025

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Duties/Pligte        
Recruitment and Retention:

• Developing, optimising, and implementing a three-yr (2025-2028) Recruitment and Retention Strategy of talent identification, scouting and recruitment that corresponds with SU's admissions policy and academic requirements, working with the Football Manager.
• Developing and implementing a sustainable recruitment plan focused on the Women's Football Campus League to form part of the Football Club's overall recruitment strategy.
• Developing, optimising, and implementing a three-yr (2025-2028) sport bursary budget in line with Maties Sport allocations that incentivises the recruitment, development and retention of female student-athlete football players.
• Developing a long-term player development pathway for first-year women's football players that focus on sustainable performance enhancement, football skills development and academics success.
• Promoting the quality of opportunities for the ACI students as a priority strategic objective.
• Working with the Football Sport Manager and the Senior Manager: Maties Sport High Performance in the facilitation, implementation, and monitoring of the annual sport bursary budget according to SU's and Maties Sport's requirements for the final approval from the Chief-Director: Maties Sport. 

Coaching:

• Coaching the Maties Football Women's high-performance squad for participation in the annual University Sport South Africa (USSA) competitions, annual Varsity Sports Football competitions and respective local leagues for the annual calendar.
• Performing required coaching sessions (team, positional, individual) with student-athletes, to be equipped and skilled to create and implement a high-quality coaching programme, to maximise participation and performance of competitive teams.
• Continuous development and implementation of long-term women's football student-athlete development planning and programming.
• Participating and contributing to meetings with Maties Football coaches, the club manager and coaching support staff to plan training sessions, identify growth opportunities and enhance the retention of coaching staff. Developing coaching mentorship and continued education plans for the women's football coaching structures.
• Monitoring, evaluating, reporting on and documenting learnings from women's football activities and programmes, ensuring accurate record-keeping to support concise monthly progress reports and training logs.  Actively engaging in continuous personal development and attending relevant training courses to improve coaching delivery and the development of Maties Women's Football.
• Leading, participating, contributing and/or delivering football coaching workshops, forums, clinics or any of such nature that aligns with the Maties Football Club¿s strategic objectives that includes social impact, education, and commercialisation.  
• Integrated Medicine and Science (IMAS) and Student-Athlete Support:
• Managing and implementing an effective IMAS programme to ensure continued enhancement of performance in all competitions and leagues, in close collaboration with the Maties Sport High Performance Unit, and medical staff of Maties Sport and Campus Health Services.
• Collaborating with the Maties Football Club Manager and Senior Manager: Maties Sport High Performance to maximise the HP IMAS budget and performance enhancement service interventions.
• Implementing, delivering and reporting individual academic and performance assessments of all bursary student-athletes to ensure commitment to the academic and football performance standards and coaching development programmes.
• Implementing, delivering and reporting participation of all student-athletes to actively promote the Maties Sport PACER programme aimed at ensuring holistic development.
• Implementing, delivering and reporting on initiatives that empower Maties Football coaches, teams and student-athletes to optimise the use of evidence-based interventions aimed at enhancing athletic performance. Contributing to the overall functioning of the Maties Football annual performance plans and its future by accepting responsibilities for sustainability, and adhering to a code of high-performance ethics and conduct.
• Promoting drug free sport amongst the student-athletes. 

Operational Excellence:

• Leading planning meetings with the Maties Football Women's support staff of the HP squad, and all other teams or players involved in Maties Football and relevant stakeholders.
• Leading quarterly Performance Enhancement Team Meetings chaired by the Senior Manager Maties Sport High Performance.
• Being an active participating and contributing member of the Maties Football Club Committee.
• Preparing and submitting timeously relevant written reports to the Maties Football Manager.
• Preparing and submitting timeously relevant written reports for management committee and executive committee meetings.
• Contributing and playing an active role in the process of  Maties Football Club's three to five year realignment process to ensure long term financial, operational as well as performance sustainability.  

Club Operations:
Managing the women's football coaching staff.

• Assisting with and playing an active role to support the club manager to coordinate and implement social impact projects aligned to the strategic objectives of the Football Club and Maties Sport.
• Assisting with the planning and implementation of fundraising initiatives to generate revenue for the club and support broader fundraising ventures.  

Performance Management:

An annual performance management review will take place and will include the following: 

• Quarterly work agreement scorecard reviews of the head coach to the Senior Manager:  High Performance Unit and Maties Football Club Manager.  The quarterly report must be submitted ten days prior to the date of the meeting.
• The purpose of the quarterly review ensures regular performance management and serves to assess and review the status of the Head Coach's performance in line with the work agreement and score card and will determine the continuity of the remainder of the contract period.

Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes        

• At least three years' experience in coaching a senior first team within the respective federation competition/league.
• At least a CAF B coaching licence.
• The ability to work effectively as part of an integrated medicine and science and coaching team;
• The ability to give strategic direction in an ever-increasing professional environment.
• Participative and effective leadership and management style.
• High level of management and leadership skills.

Strong interpersonal skills.

• The ability and sophistication needed to interact with business, government, federations/unions/franchises, and other national stakeholders such as schools.
• Result-oriented.
• Computer literacy with regard to MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Administrative skills such as the ability to provide accurate and informative written and verbal reports.
• The ability to take initiative, be innovative and to function effectively under pressure.
• The ability to prioritise effectively.
• Accuracy in performing administrative tasks.
• Excellent time management skills.
• The ability to respect and maintain confidentiality.
• Willingness and availability to work after hours, including evenings, weekends and public holidays.
• A valid driver's license and own transport.

Recommendation/Aanbeveling        

• CAF A Licence.
• Applied knowledge and experience working with athletes on a development pathway.
• Experience in the delivery of high-performance coaching/assistant-coaching within the University Football Competition.
• Knowledge and understanding of university sport.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Understanding and experience in identifying, establishing, and monitoring focus schools.
• Experience in player scouting and engagement with national coaches. 
• Key Performance Areas of the three-year fixed-term contract: 
• Establishing an integrated internal and external three-year strategic recruitment plan to establish a sustainable model for the student-athlete women's football programme.
• Integrating and implementing the Maties Sport IMAS High Performance Programme.
• USSA A-Section qualification, top 12 finish in A-section and subsequent top 8 finish to qualify for Varsity Sport Women's Football 2028 (with long-term student-athlete as focus area).
• Establishing a sustainable women's football coaching structure to ensure top performance in all relevant university sport competitions.
• Anchoring the Maties Women's Football programme as a key strategic objective pillar for Maties Sport and Maties Football.

Closing Date:  26-Jun-2025