The School has active research and teaching programmes at the Durban and Pietermaritzburg Centres. The school is seeking to appoint an appointee with experience in medicinal chemistry, natural product synthesis, and natural product isolation. The appointee will be expected to teach Organic Chemistry at all levels of the Chemistry programme and some modules in Chemical Technology. The appointee is expected to embark upon an active research programme and to supervise postgraduate students. 

The incumbent will report to the Academic Leader: Chemistry.

Professor 

• A PhD degree in Organic Chemistry 

• 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 

• 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 

Associate Professor 

• A PhD degree in Organic Chemistry 

• 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  

• 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 

Applicants should indicate at which level of the post they wish to be considered for.