Recruitments at University of Cape Town

• The Division of Occupational Therapy seeks to appoint a Lecturer to a full-time permanent Lecturer position. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the Division through teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students and research in Occupational Therapy, predominantly in Foundations of Occupational Therapy, Occupational Science and Work Practice.
• The successful candidate will also, where needed, contribute to other domains of practice. The incumbent will also contribute to Departmental and Faculty activities.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy
• Master’s qualification in Occupational Therapy or a relevant discipline
• Registered for a Doctoral degree in Occupational Therapy or a relevant discipline
• Registered and compliant with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as an Occupational Therapist
• Demonstrable knowledge of Foundations of Occupational Therapy practice, Occupational Science and Work Practice
• Two years of experience in Work Practice
• Two years of experience in teaching, tutoring and clinical supervision of undergraduate occupational therapy students
• Excellent interpersonal abilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

The following will be advantageous:

• Doctoral qualification in Occupational Therapy or a relevant discipline
• Actively engaged in research and generating publications 
• Experience with postgraduate supervision
• Demonstrable contributions to equity, diversity, transformation, and socially responsive practice

Responsibilities include:

• Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and research supervision 
• Initiate and develop scholarship aligned with Divisional and Departmental vision
• Practice learning supervision of up to four students across practice learning sites 
• Travel to practice learning sites for supervision
• Build and sustain partnerships with practice sites, policy bodies, and professional networks.
• Curriculum development and review
• Development of appropriate teaching and learning materials
• Administrative, managerial and leadership duties at Divisional and Departmental level

Closing date: 22 April 2026

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UCT's Communication and Marketing Department (CMD) invites applications for a competent, experienced Administrative Assistant to provide efficient administrative support and contribute to the department's effective functioning in a high-pressure environment.

• To provide comprehensive administrative support to all units within the Communication and Marketing department, including all HR & Finance-related administrative tasks.
• The role also involves delivering efficient projects and event administrative assistance across the department as needed.
• Provide high-quality, organised, and efficient support to all levels of management, executive leadership, and the finance department.
• To maintain an accurate and up-to-date department asset registry.
• To accurately and diligently service departmental meetings by providing administrative support, e.g., preparing agendas, meeting scheduling, meeting minutes, etc.
• Provide general front of office, receptionist, and administrative support to the Communication and Marketing department.
• As and when required, support, complete the work of, and act on behalf of any other member of the unit with the line manager and/or with the agreement of the CMD Executive.
• Offer operational support on an as-needed basis, including handling courier requirements, procuring goods, and attending to other departmental needs.

Requirements for the position:

• Grade 12 or NQF4 equivalent.
• 2 – 4 years related and relevant administration work experience.
• Computer Literacy - intermediary to expert level (Internet, Ms Office Suite, spreadsheet, email/Outlook.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience working with Ms Teams, Database/CMS, Adobe and other relevant applications).
• Advanced Typing skills.
• Excellent administrative skills, information & resource management including planning, organizing skills and effective time management.
• The ability to work independently and under pressure.
• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills.
• Adaptability, teamwork & collaboration.

The following will be advantageous:

•  Departmental knowledge as well as marketing and communication experience.

Responsibilities include (please refer to the detailed job description for more information):

• Departmental administration, including reception duties, HR and Finance administrative tasks.
• Regularly supports the execution of delegated work and provides assistance where required.
• Demonstrates initiative to efficiently complete tasks and address or escalate relevant queries as needed.
• Able to work independently while operating under appropriate supervision.
• Perform tasks delegated by the Office Coordinator, with additional responsibilities assigned as needed by CMD Management/Executive.
• Manages own workload, daily priorities, task scheduling, and time effectively.
• Decisions related to budget expenditure only where delegated.
• Executes routine decisions within defined responsibilities, as assigned.
• Seeks further input or guidance for decisions requiring additional expertise or where escalation is necessary.
• Refers decisions that require management approval or that may present potential risk to the organisation.

Closing date: 10 April 2026

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• The Desmond Tutu HIV Centre (DTHC), based at the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS), is committed to the pursuit of excellence in research, treatment, training, and prevention of HIV and related infections in South Africa.
• This 1-year contract position will be based at the DTHC Gugulethu Research Offices in Gugulethu, Cape Town. The main purpose of this position is to render efficient and effective clinical care to volunteers on antiretroviral therapy and tuberculosis research studies.
• We seek a dynamic individual to join our research team as Medical Officer. We invite applications for a full-time (40 hours per week) one-year fixed term contract medical officer post working across multiple studies within the DTHC Centre for Adherence and Therapeutics (D-CAT).
• The position is well suited for a doctor who has an interest in working in HIV/TB research.

Requirements for the job:

• MBChB; with active HPCSA registration as an independent practitioner Within 3 years of completion of community service
• Demonstrated clinical knowledge, including competence in clinical management of people living with HIV.
• Demonstrated interest in clinical research.
• Detail oriented and capable of completing study documentation legibly and accurately.
• Ability to build interpersonal relationships and use these to manage the study and site structure
• Ability to work in a team and take on leadership roles if required.
• Excellent work ethic.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to problem-solve and execute solutions.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Internet).
• Willing to work flexible hours and weekends if required.
• Valid code 08 driver’s license and own transport.
• Required to work in Gugulethu / Nyanga / Phillipi.

The following will be advantageous:

• Prior research experience
• Valid BLS and/or ACLS certificates
• Willingness to be mentored in staff management or prior experience in managing a team
• Knowledge of ICH / GCP guidelines and valid GCP certificate
• Experience of working in a community-based environment
• Xhosa-speaking.

Responsibilities:

• Taking care of clinical trial participants across several clinical trials
• Operational oversight of all clinical trials: from feasibility to archiving; including recruitment and enrolment, ensuring that ethical and regulatory requirements are fulfilled; ensuring complete and accurate data collection; reducing and resolving data queries.
• Conduct Clinical Procedures to ensure that participants are managed according to the study protocol, site specific SOPs and
• South African Department of Health guidelines.
• Adherence to study protocol and study specific procedures manual to ensure that all sponsor specified metrics with respect to accrual, retention, participant safety, QC rate, adverse/serious adverse event reporting, study procedures completion and protocol deviations are met.
• Study Administration as per site and sponsor specific documents (protocol, SOPs, study specific procedures manual) and as per GCP guidelines to ensure that study documentation is accurate and complete with the aim of producing reliable and credible research data.
• In addition, complete South African Ethics training requirements.
• Interacting with local health facilities, study auditors, laboratory, etc.
• Maintaining relationships with site stakeholders.
• Management of study staff.
• Contributing to analysis of trial data, with possible abstract and manuscript writing.

The annual cost of employment, including benefits (where/if applicable), is R1 001 349.00

Closing date: 10 April 2026

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Requirements:

• Honours degree in a discipline such as Computer Science, Engineering or Information Systems with 4-5 years’ experience in software engineering or
• Masters degree (or equivalent) in computer science, information technology or engineering with 3 years’ experience in software engineering
• Expertise in Python, with experience in the Django Framework
• Proficiency in at least one other programming language such as C#, NodeJS, Java or PHP
• Experience in developing RESTful APIs
• Experience in CI/CD
• Proficiency in working with common structured data formats, including JSON and XML
• Experience in writing unit tests with good code coverage
• Experience with Linux shell and working within a Unix environment
• Experience with configuration management (e.g. Ansible, chef)
• Proficient understanding of code versioning with Git
• Excellent English written and oral communication skills
• Evidence of organizational skills

Advantageous:

• Experience in/knowledge of biological data and tools
• Experienced with writing reusable workflows in Nextflow, Snakemake, Workflow Description Language (WDL), or Common Workflow Language (CWL)
• Experience in deploying virtual environments and applications on public cloud providers, such as OpenStack, AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
• Knowledge of Kubernetes and building/deploying containerized applications
• An understanding of the Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC)
• Able to work well with individuals from diverse fields and backgrounds
• Federated analysis

Responsibilities:

• Gather use cases and specifications
• Assess TRE implementation frameworks
• Work with stakeholders, design, maintain and manage business-critical systems and infrastructure service components
• Develop/implement TRE infrastructure and services for specific use cases,
• Integrate data and tool registries, develop containerized workflows as required
• Implement and contribute to GA4GH standards and APIs for federated analysis
• Roll out federated TREs with central hub
• Create and maintain technical documentation for user support
• Provide highly specialized support for developed systems and infrastructure service components
• Work with existing TRE projects globally

The annual remuneration package for 2026, including benefits, is between is between R661 967 and R778 783.

Closing date:  14 April 2026

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• The main purpose being to lead a selection of technical projects, programmes, and activities within the Environmental Sustainability unit, under the director’s guidance, including:
• Green building construction projects at UCT (that are delivered by Properties & Services)
• UCT’s water and energy savings implementation plans and projects and carbon footprint reporting
• UCT’s waste strategy and implementation plans, and various waste related projects
• Other sustainability related projects, including health, wellness, ecology etc. (related to UCT’s Environmental Sustainability Strategy)
• Leading various project sustainability related feasibility studies and developing business cases to demonstrate project viability (in many cases the detailed work will be done by consultants, but not always, and projects require leadership and direction)
• Hosting sustainability related workshops and training from time to time for colleagues, or giving a guest lecture to students
• Engaging with other UCT departments to initiate, lead or collaborate on sustainability related projects with them
• Writing reports, presentations, and news articles on sustainability related projects at UCT

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE JOB

• BSc Engineering, BSc (Hons) Property Studies, BSc (Hons) Construction Management, BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying, Architectural Studies (Hons), BSc (Hons) Environmental Sciences or equivalent, at (NQF 8)
• OR a master’s degree (NQF9) in any of the above  related fields  or sustainability related field, e.g. climate change, sustainable urban development etc (even if the Hons degree was not in one of these disciplines). 
• At least 5 years relevant working experience within the built environment, construction, and certified green buildings, including the GBCSA green building certification process and undertaking an organisational carbon footprint.

THE FOLLOWING WOULD BE ADVANTAGEOUS:

• Green Star Accredited Professional
• ECSA, SACAB, ASAQS or similar professional registration in the relevant field

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

• Project/programme initiation and coordination
• Project and programme schedule and risk management
• Project and programme administration and general administration
• Project and programme budgeting and financial administration
• Communication and presentation with various project and programme stakeholders
• Environmental sustainability and green buildings project/programme content reviewed or prepared

Closing Date:    15th  April 2026

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Role Overview

• The Data & AI Platform Engineer will be responsible for building, maintaining, and optimising the organisation’s data and
• AI infrastructure. In addition to contributing to digital transformation initiatives, the successful candidate will assist in developing reliable platforms that support data processing, analytics, and machine learning operations.
• The role sits at the intersection of data engineering, cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and machine learning operations
• (MLOPS), ensuring that systems are scalable, automated, and production-ready for real-world use.

The successful candidate will work closely with software developers and Knowledge Translation teams to:

• Build and maintain data platforms (warehouses, pipelines)
• Develop and optimise large-scale data processing systems
• Build and support AI/ML platforms for model training and deployment
• Implement CI/CD pipelines for data and AI workflows
• Automate infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimise system performance
• Ensure reliability, scalability, and security of platforms
• The position provides hands-on technical implementation and operational support for data and AI systems across the organisation.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field

Required Skills:

• Proficiency in Python and SQL
• Strong command of data engineering concepts, including ETL/ELT pipelines
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud
• Practical experience working with big data technologies
• Proficiency in Linux environments and scripting
• Strong understanding of DevOps principles and automation practices
• Proven problem-solving capability with a systems-thinking approach to designing scalable and efficient solutions
• Exceptional attention to detail with a strong, reliability-focused mindset

Closing Date:15 April 2026

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• We are looking for two suitably qualified persons to fill the above position for appointment as soon as possible.
• The appointee will be a key member of the Science Faculty Office Finance Team, which provides a professional financial administrative support service to the Faculty Executive, Departments and Research Units.

Requirements:

• A 3-year tertiary qualification with accounting at NQF6 level and 3 years’ relevant work experience, OR Matric with 6 years’ directly relevant work experience;
• Knowledge and understanding of financial and management accounting principles;
• Proven computer literacy in the use of MS Office;
• Ability to take initiative, exercise judgement, solve problems, and work accurately and to deadline with minimal supervision;
• A team player with the ability to work independently when required;
• Experience on an ERP accounting system.

Advantages:

• UCT finance experience in administration and management of funds;
• A working knowledge of SAP

Responsibilities:

• Providing a range of financial administration (performing financial reviews, assisting with financial reports, reconciliations and preparing schedules of financial data) and support services, including reviewing and approving journal entries and other documentation for daily processing;
• Assisting in the preparation of financial reports for Faculty management reports and provide support to external funders and a range of internal clients. Take appropriate follow up action to complete tasks;
• Assisting in completion of project costing templates and providing feedback to researchers;
• Monitoring and controlling accounting transactions across a variety of accounting entities;
• Providing financial advice, training and support to a variety of Faculty clients;
• Filing and archiving of hard copy and electronic data;
• Other tasks and responsibilities as required.

The annual cost of employment, including benefits, is between R457 867 and 538 667.

Closing Date:15 April 2026

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REQUIREMENTS OF THE JOB:

• BTech Analytical Chemistry / Advanced Diploma in analytical chemistry (NQF7) or a related field
• At least 2 years’ relevant lab experience actively working with HPLC/LCMS and troubleshooting analytical and technical problems and method development (this may include internships, apprenticeships etc.)

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

• Scientific support; Independent optimisation of separation procedures assays including analysis of problematic samples by LCMS & HPLC, and method development in support of the scientific projects; Implementation/application/validation of novel separation procedures; purification of samples by preparative HPLC and providing technical and analytical support to chemists.
• Technical support; Trouble-shoot technical problems and routine processes; overseeing operation of technical equipment; Maintenance of analytical instrumentation such as fixing leaks and other general issues; Break vacuum and clean source when contaminated; keeping the analytical instrumentation fully operational, including preparation of mobile phases, monitoring waste levels, changing columns, shutting down/starting up the instruments as required etc.
• Organisational support; Management of lab space, Writing Standard Operating Procedures for the use of laboratory instrumentation, stock-take, and obtaining quotations for spare parts required for instrument maintenance, updating maintenance logs, updating asset registry.
• Training and teaching; providing instrument training to staff and students

Closing Date: 19th April  2026    

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• We are looking for a suitably qualified person to fill the above position for appointment as soon as possible.
• The appointee will be a key member of the Science Faculty Office Finance Team, which provides a professional financial administrative support service to the Faculty Executive, Departments and Research Units. 

Requirements for the position:

• B-Com or equivalent (NQF level 7) with at least 3 years relevant working experience;
• OR a 3-year tertiary qualification in accounting/management accounting at NQF level 6 and 4 years’ relevant work experience;
• Knowledge and understanding of financial and management accounting principles
• Computer literacy (MS Excel and large accounting system experience)
• Experience in a large organisation
• Self-motivated, team player, attention to detail, well-organised, flexible

• Experience on ERP accounting system
• Ability to take initiative, exercise judgement, solve problems, and work accurately and to deadline with minimal supervision
• A team player with the ability to work independently when required
• Analytical thinking & problem solving

Advantages:

• 3-year Higher Education finance experience in administration and management of research funds
• Related experience on SAP – 2 years
• Knowledge of internal and external Research funding

Responsibilities:

• Providing a range of high-level financial administration (performing financial reviews, financial reports, reconciliations and preparing schedules of financial data) and support services, including reviewing and approving journal entries and other documentation for processing. Preparing financial reports for external funders and a range of internal clients, and taking appropriate follow-up action to complete tasks
• Reviewing and interrogating project budgets and providing feedback to administrators and researchers
• Monitoring and controlling accounting transactions across a variety of accounting entities
• Providing financial advice, training and support to a variety of Faculty clients
• Filing and archiving of electronic data and records
• Other tasks and responsibilities as required                                                               

The annual cost of employment, including benefits, is between R531 313 and R625 071.

Closing date:  22 April 2026

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• We seek to attract a suitably qualified and experienced veterinarian to the post of Designated Veterinarian in the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Research Animal Facilities in the Faculty of Health Sciences.
• The ideal candidate would have an active interest in a career in biomedical science; have experience in a range of veterinary procedures in several animal species; and an interest in education, training and supervision of animal research personnel.
• The post provides professional veterinary oversight of the care and use of animals for scientific purposes in the Faculty and plays a supervisory role for multiple facilities, personnel and processes.
• Animal welfare and research quality are paramount. Own research is encouraged. The candidate will join a highly motivated and dedicated team of veterinary and para-veterinary professionals. The line of reporting is to the HoD/Director of RAF.

Requirements:

• BVSc degree or equivalent qualification
• Master’s degree in a relevant scientific discipline
• 3 years’ experience practicing as a veterinarian or veterinary specialist
• Registered with the South African Veterinary Council (SAVC) to practice as a veterinarian or veterinary specialist
• 2 years experience in the management or supervision of persons or groups of people
• Experience conducting research on animals or other relevant research or scientific experience
• Up-to-date knowledge of the regulatory and ethical requirements for the care and use of animals for scientific purposes
• Knowledge of biocontainment, working with infectious substances, health and safety in animal research
• Knowledge of formal quality management systems and their application in animal research
• Computer skills (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, professional email and efficient internet use)
• Ability to multi-task, work under pressure, assume high level of responsibility, work alone and in a team
• Willingness to assume veterinary or emergency on-call afterhours duty including weekends, as required
• Responsible nature, personal integrity, honesty, ethical nature, respect for animals as sentient beings
• Excellent interpersonal skills, verbal and written communication skills

Advantageous:

• Experience in curriculum development, presenting training courses, lectures or presentations
• Experience working under specified pathogen-free and/or biocontainment (biosafety) conditions
• Experience serving as member of an institutional animal research ethics committee
• Experience in controlled quality management systems and quality-assurance systems
• Experience in a broad range of veterinary procedures in a variety of animal species
• Experience in the management of a research animal facility, hospital or clinic
• Registered with the SAVC as a laboratory animal science specialist
• PhD degree in a relevant scientific discipline
• Authoring scientific publications

Responsibilities include:

• Oversight of compliance with laws & standards that govern the care and use of animals for scientific purposes
• Provision of professional veterinary clinical and para-clinical scientific services, support functions and procedures
• Veterinary epidemiological and clinical oversight of animal health and wellbeing in multiple animal facilities
• Teaching, training, competency assessment and the supervision of research personnel in clinical procedures
• Engage actively in the development, implementation and refinement of animal research ethics processes
• Assist in the development and provision of education and training courses in laboratory animal science
• Collegial interaction with the research community to support scientific quality and a culture of care

Closing date: 27 April 2026