Professor (Civil/Pavement Engineering)
Position summary
Introduction
Job description
The School of Engineering strives to develop a high-performance, collaborative, and respectful culture that attracts and nurtures exceptional talent to deliver excellence. A specialist in pavement engineering will fill this position in civil engineering. The University of KwaZulu-Natal has been ranked among the top 500 best-performing universities globally according to the latest 2023/2024 rankings.
The successful candidate will form part of the Sustainable Transportation Research group. You will be part of a team working on innovative research to address our society's current engineering challenges. S/he will be required to teach undergraduate and graduate courses (transportation-related), develop independent research activities, secure funding, supervise research, undertake administrative duties, participate actively in the local and international transportation engineering community and contribute to the profession.
The incumbent will report to the Academic Leader Cluster: Agricultural Engineering, Civil Engineering and Land Surveying.
Minimum requirements
All applicants must have a BSc(Eng) (or equivalent) degree in Civil Engineering. In addition, the following criteria apply:
- A PhD in Pavement Engineering.
- Evidence of excellent teaching experience and leadership in curriculum development in a relevant field at a tertiary level
- Excellent and sustained publication of independent research in quality scientific journals, appropriate for the level
- Excellent and sustained track record of successful supervision of postgraduate students at Masters and PhD level, appropriate for the level
- Excellent and sustained track record of successful attraction of external research grants
- Evidence of strong and sustained academic leadership within the Department/School/College/University, which includes mentorship and coaching
- Evidence of national and international recognition in a research area within the discipline
- Registered as a Professional Engineer with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) or eligible for such registration.
