Professor/ Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer/Lecturer (Structural/ Concrete/Steel Engineering) - [2 posts] Re-Advertisement
Position summary
Introduction
Job description
The School of Engineering strives to develop a high performance, collaboration and respect culture that attracts and nurtures exceptional talent to deliver excellence in Structural/Concrete/Steel Engineering in our discipline of Civil Engineering to drive research with profound impact and to participate in our vibrant learning environment.
The University of KwaZulu-Natal has been ranked among the top 500 best performing universities in the world according to most of the world university ranking systems.
You will be part of a team working on innovative research to address current engineering challenges facing our society and outstanding teaching that guides the development of creative and critically thinking engineering graduates in a dynamic learning environment.
This position is in one of the specialist areas of Structural/Concrete/Steel Engineering. The successful candidate will form part of the Structural Engineering & Computational Mechanics Group. S/he will be required to teach undergraduate and graduate courses, develop independent research programs, supervise postgraduates, undertake administrative duties, participate actively in the local civil engineering community, and contribute to the profession.
The incumbent will report to the Academic Leader: Agricultural & Civil Engineering and Land Surveying.
Minimum requirements
All applicants must have a BSc(Eng) degree in civil engineering. In addition, the following applies to each of the levels indicated below.
- A PhD relevant to one of the following areas Structural/Concrete/Steel
- Evidence of excellent teaching experience and leadership in curriculum development in a relevant field at tertiary level
- Excellent and sustained publication of independent research in quality scientific journals, appropriate for the level
- A recognized leader in the field of specialization with an extensive and current research and publishing record in the South African Department of Higher Education (DoHET) accredited journals and peer reviewed conference proceedings. The list is available online
- Track record of authorship in Q1 and Q2 journals
- 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
- Experience in the use of modern structural engineering software packages
Associate Professor:
- A PhD relevant to one of the following areas Structural/Concrete/Steel
- Evidence of appropriate teaching experience and curriculum development experience in a relevant field at tertiary level
- Evidence of current and sustained publication of independent research in quality scientific journals, appropriate for the level
- Track record of authorship in Q1 and Q2 journals
- A sustained track record of successful supervision of postgraduate students at Masters and PhD level, appropriate for the level.
- Evidence of sustained and successful attraction of external research grants
- Evidence of national and/or 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
- Experience in the use of modern structural engineering software packages
Senior Lecturer:
- A PhD relevant to one of the following areas Structural/Concrete/Steel or
- A Master's degree to one of the aforementioned areas and Professional Registration with ECSA
- Evidence of appropriate teaching experience in a relevant field at tertiary level
- Evidence of current and sustained research publication record in quality scientific journals, appropriate for the level.
- A track record of successful supervision of postgraduate students at Masters and/or PhD level appropriate for the level
- Demonstrated ability to apply for research grants, either as the Principal Investigator or as a member of a team
- Registered as a Professional Engineer with the ECSA, or eligible for such registration
- Experience in the use of modern structural engineering software packages
Lecturer:
- A PhD relevant to one of the following areas Structural/Concrete/Steel or
- A Master's degree relevant to one of the aforementioned areas with evidence of submission of PhD for examination
- Current research activity as evidenced by a publication in quality scientific journals
- Experience in teaching in a relevant field at tertiary institution
- Registered as a Professional Engineer with the ECSA, or eligible for such registration
- Experience in the use of modern structural engineering software packages
- Evidence of presentations, at national or international conference
