Lecturer (Pure Mathematics)
Listing reference: ukzn_000188
Listing status: Under Review
Apply by: 17 November 2023
Position summary
Industry: Education & Training
Job category: University and Academy
Location: Westville
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: Yes
Introduction
The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) is committed to meeting the objectives of Employment Equity to improve representivity within the Institution. Preference will be given to applicants from designated groups in accordance with our Employment Equity Plan.
Job description
This School offers a vibrant educational and research environment in Pure Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics. The School has many well established national and international collaborative research linkages.
The School is expanding its research profile in the area of Pure Mathematics. There are active research groups in topology, functional analysis and numerical analysis. Given our vision that sees Pure Mathematics at the heart of new applications, there are also extensive opportunities for collaboration with the Applied Mathematics groups (such as affiliates of the Astrophysics Research Centre) and across the School (Mathematical Computer Science and Statistics).
In order to strengthen its teaching and research capabilities in the area of Pure Mathematics, the discipline of Mathematics at the Westville Campus seeks to appoint an academic at the rank of Lecturer specializing in Algebra, and/or related sub-disciplines such as Category Theory; Algebraic Topology / Geometry / Coding Theory / Number Theory / Logic; Discrete Mathematics; and Game Theory. Ability and/or willingness to collaborate across sub-disciplines would be advantageous.
The successful candidate will be expected to contribute actively to teaching and research in their area of specialization. They will lecture undergraduate and postgraduate level courses, actively participate in research activities and supervise post-graduate students, help grow the research programme of the School, help drive the School’s outreach programme, and carry out some administrative tasks as determined by the academic discipline leader, the line manager for this post.
The successful applicant will report to the Academic Leader (Westville) of the Discipline.
Minimum requirements
● A PhD degree in Pure Mathematics OR a Master’s degree in Pure Mathematics, with evidence of submission of PhD for examination;
● Experience in teaching Pure Mathematics at a tertiary institution;
● Evidence of presentations at national or international conferences;
● Current research activity as evidenced by publications in quality SAPSE/ISI journals.
This appointment will be made in line with the University Guidelines/benchmarks which are available on the University Vacancies website on
Short-listed candidates may be expected to do a presentation on a specific topic.
Further information about the School and the Discipline can be found on the Mathematics Discipline website at https://smscs.ukzn.ac.za/mathematics/
