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Professor/Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer/Lecturer

Job Ref
247613
Job Type
Permanent
Employer Type
Company
Date Added 29 Oct 2014
Expiry Date 26 Nov 2014
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Employer:
Stellenbosch University

Location:
Western Cape

Salary:
Market related

Benefits:


Role details:
Stellenbosch University

Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering

Professor/Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer/Lecturer
(Ref. ING03/374/1014)

The Department of Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering is well-established in the fields of structural mechanics (design, analysis, testing and optimisation); noise and vibration; mechanical design; mechatronics (including automation, biomedical applications and reverse engineering); energy systems; heat transfer; and thermo-fluid dynamics (including renewable energy). This appointment is aimed at strengthening the Department's expertise in the fields of structural mechanics, machine design and/or mechatronics, as well as maintaining high educational standards and expanding the research profile of the Department.

Duties:

• Teaching and developing under and postgraduate modules, as well as guiding under and postgraduate student projects in one of the following areas: structural mechanics, machine design and/or mechatronics;
• conducting research in one of the aforementioned areas;
• rendering service to industry through specialist consulting;
• professors must furthermore contribute to the management of the Department, an institution or a research group.
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Requirements:

Professor
• A relevant Doctorate degree;
• an established research track record;
• demonstrated ability to lead a research group, or appropriate management experience.

Associate Professor
• A relevant Doctorate degree;
• an established research track record.

Senior Lecturer
• A relevant Doctorate degree plus at least three years’ applicable practical, teaching and/or research experience;
• an ECSA accredited BEng or BSc(Eng) degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronic Engineering or equivalent;
• sound communication and teaching skills;
• willingness to master Afrikaans listening and reading (applicable to candidates with an insufficient command of Afrikaans);
• good interpersonal skills.

Lecturer
• A relevant Master’s degree plus at least three years’ applicable practical, teaching and/or research experience or a relevant Doctorate degree;
• an ECSA accredited BEng or BSc(Eng) degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronic Engineering or equivalent;
• sound communication and teaching skills;
• willingness to master Afrikaans listening and reading (applicable to candidates with an insufficient command of Afrikaans);
• good interpersonal skills.

Recommendations:

• More than the minimum practical, teaching and/or research experience in an area relevant to the level of the position being applied for;
• evaluation by the NRF as a researcher;
• a strong research track record that fits in with the Department's strategic focus areas;
• registration as PrEng.

Commencement of duties: 1 January 2015 or as soon as possible thereafter

Closing date: 12 November 2014

Enquiries regarding the job content: Prof. Cornie Scheffer on 021 808 4249 or at cscheffer@sun.ac.za

Enquiries regarding remuneration/benefits as well as technical assistance with the electronic application process: Human Resources Client Services Centre on 021 808 2753

The University will consider all applications in terms of its Employment Equity Plan, which acknowledges the need to diversify the demographic composition of the staff corps, especially with regard to the appointment of suitable candidates from the designated groups

The University reserves the right not to make an appointment.

Your application, comprising a comprehensive curriculum vitae (including the names and contact details of at least two referees), must reach the University before or on the closing date of the advertised post.

Applicants should request their referees to send confidential reports by the closing date directly to the following address: The Manager: Personnel Provisioning & Planning, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602; e-mail: vacanciesSET@sun.ac.za; fax: 021 808 2484.

Apply online at www.sun.ac.za/english/careers

Candidates may be subjected to appropriate psychometric testing and other selection instruments.

Should no feedback be received from the University within six weeks of the closing date, kindly accept that your application did not succeed.



 
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