Jobs at University of Kwazulu-Natal

Job description

• The Director is responsible for general leadership and management of staff; directing the administration and financial sustainability of the department.
• The role is responsible for the strategic direction, coordination and management of the University’s provision of student residences.
• It provides leadership to ensure appropriate, diverse, compliant, safe and financially sustainable living and learning residences.
• Devises and implements models which advance and enhance the holistic living and learning residence life for the students.
• Creates and sustains a residence environment that advances the UKZN Strategic Goal of providing an excellent student experience. Generates and implements residence programmes that support the University’s goals of academic growth and throughput of students.
• Ensures proper and effective communication in relation to DSRA matters, internally and externally.

Minimum requirements

• A Masters Degree in any recognised discipline by UKZN .
• A minimum of ten (10) years’ management experience, of which five (5) should be at a senior management level and three (3) of these in the management of  residence operations.
• Demonstrated experience and understanding  of residence operations.
• Demonstrated negotiation and crisis intervention skills.
• A valid and unendorsed drivers’ licence.
• Experience in managing and maintaining a large budget.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 05 October 2026. 

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Job description

• The School of Medicine wishes to appoint an academic who will contribute actively to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and learning, research and community engagement. Candidates will be required to do administration.
• The academic level of the successful incumbent will be determined during the selection process in line with the University Senate-approved criteria for academic promotions.

Minimum requirements

All applicants must have an undergraduate degree in Anatomy or related field

• A relevant Master’s degree
• A proven track record in research, Teaching, Administration and Research requirements, as applicable, in the University criteria guidelines and job profile
• Computer literacy
• Valid driver' s licence

A successful candidate at the Lecturer level will be expected to complete a PhD within 5 years of the date of assumption of duty.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 25 October 2026.

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Job description

• Information and communication servers (ICS) consolidate all computing, audio-visual, telephony, access control CCTV and print and copy services as well as information management into a single, integrated division across UKZN’s 4 colleges, 5 campuses, and the 50 affiliated units and sites of operation including hospitals and research institutes.

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

• The University of KwaZulu-Natal requires a Principal Systems Consultant (PSC) for the Systems & Services team within the Infrastructure, Networks & Communications (INC) section of the Information & Communications Services (ICS) division. 
• The incumbent will provide specialist expertise in the areas of Enterprise Resilience, Backup, Storage and Disaster Recovery across the University’s enterprise ICT environment. 
• The role is responsible for the architecture, governance, implementation, optimisation and operational management of enterprise backup, recovery and disaster recovery platforms, ensuring that institutional systems and data remain secure, recoverable and resilient. 
• In fulfilling the role of Principal Systems Consultant, the incumbent will provide technical leadership, contribute to enterprise ICT programmes and projects, and support the integration and alignment of systems and services across the broader ICS environment in line with institutional standards and strategy. 
• The incumbent will also contribute toward the strategic evolution of the University’s enterprise infrastructure platforms, while maintaining strong working knowledge across related infrastructure domains including virtualisation, identity, cloud integration and enterprise systems operations.

Apply by: 1 October 2026