PROFESSOR/ ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR/SENIOR LECTURER/LECTURER in
URBAN ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING & THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
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 Master’s 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:
Application process:
To apply, please e-mail the completed UCT Application form clearly indicating the position for which you
are applying and all other relevant documentation as indicated on the form, with the subject line “Urban
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
An application which does not comply with the above requirements will be regarded as incomplete.
Reference number for this position:
SR296/12
Closing date for applications:
31 May 2012
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