Lecturer: Urban Engineering

The University of Cape Town

Professor/Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer/Lecturer: Urban Engineering

Department: Department of Civil Engineering
ACU Ref: 59211
Closing Date: 31 May 2012

Opportunity to join the University of Cape Town


The Department of Civil Engineering of the University of Cape Town has an international reputation for excellence in research and teaching in all major fields of civil engineering, including structural engineering, construction materials, geotechnical engineering, hydraulics, water quality engineering, transport studies and urban engineering.

Applications are invited for this full-time academic post in Urban Engineering. It is expected that the incumbent will join relevant research groups in the Department and the Faculty, and actively contribute to teaching and research activities, including the supervision of research students.

The Urban Engineering Group is responsible for teaching courses mainly in urban infrastructure design and management within the undergraduate curriculum, and running the very successful postgraduate programme in Urban Infrastructure Design & Management (in conjunction with the African Centre for Cities), leading to the MPhil qualification. Applicants with relevant qualifications and academic experience in the broad areas of municipal engineering, urban infrastructure design and infrastructure management will be considered. An ability to run the design project for final-year undergraduate students, or to teach highway engineering, will be advantageous.

Requirements:

A Masters degree in Civil Engineering, or the equivalent in a related field, is required. A PhD and relevant teaching experience will be advantageous. Applicants with a postgraduate qualification and relevant professional experience will also be considered. Appointment at Professor/Associate Professor level will normally require a good record of research publications, but relevant professional experience may be considered.

For further information, please contact the Head of Department (Professor Alphose Zingoni)

E-mail: alphose.zingoni@uct.ac.za
Tel: +27 21 650 2588
Fax: +27 21 650 5864

Application process:
To apply, please e-mail the completed UCT Application form and all other relevant documentation as indicated on the form, with the subject line “Civil Engineering” followed by the reference number to Ms Shandré Swain, Staff Recruitment Office, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch 7700, South Africa.

E-mail: shandre.swain@uct.ac.za
Telephone: +27 21 650 3003
Website: www.civil.uct.ac.za

The application form can be downloaded at http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/sapweb/forms/hr201.doc

Reference number for this position: SR296/12

Closing date for applications: 31 May 2012

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