Professor / Associate Professor and Head of

3 weeks ago

Pretoria, South Africa University of Pretoria Full time

**UP Posting - Academic**:
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING, BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT

PROFESSOR / ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND HEAD OF DEPARTMENT (ONE POST)- The University of Pretoria's commitment to quality makes us one of the top research Universities in the country and gives us a competitive advantage in international science and technology development._

RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology requires the services of a dynamic person of proven academic stature and relevant management experience to lead the Department of Engineering and Technology Management. The Department's main focus is on postgraduate studies and research is a main priority.
- The strategic, academic and operational management of the Department;
- Promoting, planning, organizing and managing academic and research programmes and the Department’s research profile;
- Recruiting and managing of world-class personnel;
- All financial activities, including externally funded projects;
- Playing an active role as an academic leader of the discipline at a national and international level;
- Marketing and growing the Department with an emphasis on growth at the graduate level.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
**Associate Professor**:

- A BEng degree from a university of which the undergraduate programme is recognised by the Washington accord or is recognised by ECSA to be equivalent;
- A Master’s degree in Engineering that follows on the previous qualification;
- A PhD degree in Engineering;
- At least 6 years tertiary education experience or 6 years industry experience with some involvement in tertiary education;
- Experience in curriculum / strategy development and innovation;
- Evidence of sustained publications output;
- Majority of recent publications should be in WoS/Scopus/IBSS journals (past 7 years);
- Evidence of at least 3 research Master’s OR 6 coursework Master’s mini-dissertations successfully completed (supervised or co-supervised);
- Evidence of Doctoral student supervision;
- Evidence of conducting reviewer duties for journals and/or conferences.

**Professor**:

- Same as for Associate Professor, plus;
- At least eight years’ experience at a tertiary academic institution or industry related experience;
- Evidence of successful doctoral student completion;
- Evidence of conducting reviewer duties for ISI/Scopus-indexed journals;
- A record of previous undergraduate and/or postgraduate teaching experience, including graduation of Doctoral students;
- A well-established and internationally recognised research record supported by publications in high-quality peer-reviewed journals.

**Head of Department must demonstrate**:

- Experience in the following:

- High-level liaison with internal and external stakeholders and professional boards;
- Managing and leadership activities;
- Marketing of technical projects to obtain research and development contracts and research funding;
- Professional knowledge and experience in the engineering environment;
- Managing academic and technical staff;
- Accreditation processes;
- National and/or international collaboration;
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

ADDED ADVANTAGES AND PREFERENCES:

- Managerial experience at a tertiary institution;
- Strong leadership and communication skills;
- International recognition;
- An exceptional research record in one of the department’s research specialisation fields.

The annual remuneration package will be commensurate with the incumbent’s level of appointment, as determined by UP policy guidelines. UP subscribes to the BESTMED medical aid scheme and contributes 50% of the applicable monthly premium.
- Complete and updated Curriculum Vitae;
- A short teaching portfolio;

CLOSING DATE: 9 July 2024

ENQUIRIES: Prof WJvdM Steyn, Tel: (012) 420 5318
- The University of Pretoria is committed to equality, employment equity and diversity._
- The University of Pretoria reserves the right to not fill the advertised positions._

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