Durban University of Technology (DUT) is located on the warm east coast of South Africa. It sprawls over seven (7) campuses in tropical and picturesque Durban, and in Pietermaritzburg, with its undulating hills that flow over from the Drakensberg Mountain.

According to our ENVISION2030 strategy, DUT’s DNA has two strands, namely ‘people-centred and engaged’ and ‘innovative and entrepreneurial.” These are interwoven intrinsically by a number of double pairs consisting of ‘values and principles’ that bind our double-helix together. The extrinsic expression of our DNA is via The DUT-Way; which demonstrates our collective character and behaviour.

The University’s ultimate goal is to contribute towards improving the lives and livelihoods of all it’s people, both internal and external. DUT consistently strives towards excellence and greatness in teaching-learning and in research-innovation; something that has been recognized recently when The Times Higher Education’s World University Rankings placed DUT within the top 500 universities in the world and within the top 5 universities in South Africa. The enactment of these internationally recognized strengths is demonstrated in our impactful engagement internally and externally in service of our localities, the region and the country at large.

 APPLICATIONS ARE INVITED FROM INTERESTED PERSON(S) FOR THE UNDER MENTIONED POSTS.  THE ADVERT IS OPEN TO INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CANDIDATES THROUGH DUT WEBSITE

Department of Information Systems

Associate Professors (Information Systems) x 2 positions

Ref: Post 1463, Post 1464

 Minimum Requirements

Associate Professor:

•  A relevant Doctorate Degree and an undergraduate degree in Information Systems/Information Technology/Electronic Engineering/Computer Engineering/Computer Science
• A minimum of seven DHET accredited publications/creative output over the preceding three years;
• Successful postgraduate supervision of at least two Master’s and one Doctorate
• A minimum of 7 years of experience in higher education

 Recommendations:  

• Teaching experience at a University of Technology
• Teaching experience in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) discipline
• Expertise in ICT
• Experience in curriculum development
• Experience in innovative teaching and learning technologies, including e-learning.

Summary of duties:

The successful candidate will be expected to:

• Teach and examine at undergraduate and post-graduate levels and supervise Master’s students in ICT related Programmes as assigned by the HOD and/or Programme Coordinator;
• Carry out duties related to level coordination, curriculum development, teaching, research and community engagement;
• Attend and contribute to Programme, Department, Faculty and University staff meeting, programme planning and promotion of the discipline;
• Assume Headship responsibilities should circumstance demand for an appointee at the level of Professor, Associate Professor or Senior Lecturer; and
• Contribute to the Programme’s research endeavours.

Salary: Market related plus benefits

Contact Person: G Govindasamy

Email Address: careers@dut.ac.za

Status of Position: Permanent

Applications should include:

• A fully completed prescribed application form which can be obtained from dut.ac.za (under the QUICK LINKS tab - @careers)
• A detailed curriculum vita (explicitly stating experience or knowledge in the above mentioned fields)
• Covering letter.
• Certified copies of all academic records and certificates
• Current contact information of referees
• No manual applications will be accepted and incomplete applications will be disregarded.
• Please email application to careers@dut.ac.za and quote the post reference and post description in the subject line

Kindly note:

Communication will be entered into with short-listed candidates only.  Only applications made on our application for employment form would be considered. You will be required to do a short lecture presentation during the interview.