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Senior Lecturer / Lecturer - Pavement Engineering

Employer
Global Academy Jobs
Location
South Africa
Closing date
Nov 13, 2020

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The Department of Civil Engineering at Stellenbosch University offers teaching and research in all disciplines of Civil Engineering.

A vacancy exists in a strong teaching and research team in Pavement Engineering in an environment with a large number of undergraduate and postgraduate students. This specialisation is being developed in line with current advances in pavement engineering technology and by exploring new fields of fundamental research as well as research that is relevant to the needs of the industry.

The incumbent will need to have the capacity to work in other fields of teaching within civil engineering. A senior candidate (with a PhD or within 6 months of completing a PhD) who has developed an established track record in industry or academia, will be required for this post. The incumbent will be expected to teach at undergraduate and postgraduate level, develop new research programmes and facilities, supervise postgraduate research, participate actively in the national pavement engineering community and contribute to the profession.

Duties
  • Teaching and curriculum development in undergraduate modules of civil engineering, including online material;
  • Teaching and curriculum development at postgraduate level in pavement and transportation engineering, as well as closely related fields, including developing online material;
  • Performing research in support of the SANRAL Chair in Pavement Engineering or strongly related fields by identifying further areas of research relevant to industry;
  • Providing leadership and guidance to researchers and obtaining research funding;
  • Involvement in and actively contributing to the pavement engineering industry and the engineering profession, including the development and presentation of short courses for practitioners in pavement engineering;
  • Representing the University on associated learned societies and standards organisations;
  • Managing and improving pavement engineering's resources, including material characterisation methods and testing equipment, as well as related software;
  • Academic and departmental administration;
  • Interacting with the laboratory and providing assistance to the laboratory manager.


Job requirements
  • PhD in Civil Engineering with a focus on Pavement Engineering (or at the final phase of submission, with the proviso that the degree must be awarded before starting the position);
  • Eligible to register as a Professional Engineer with ECSA;
  • Experience of teaching and research at an academic level;
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.


Recommendation
  • An established publication record in pavement, geotechnical and transportation engineering;
  • Experience in mentoring and guidance at a Master's degree level;
  • Involvement in the technical activities of the local and international pavement engineering community;
  • Industry experience in pavement or geotechnical engineering practices;
  • Contributions to the engineering profession, e.g. standards development, publications, etc.;
  • Experience in the use of modern pavement engineering software packages.


The University is committed to employment equity (EE), and appointments will be made in line with the EE plan for the specific environment as well as Stellenbosch University''s institutional EE Plan.

The University reserves the right not to make an appointment.

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