Associate Professor / Professor - Department of Chemical Engineering (2 Posts)

UP Posting - Academic

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING, BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR / PROFESSOR (X2)

In pursuit of the ideals of excellence and diversity, the University of Pretoria wishes to invite applications for the following vacancy.

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

It will be expected of the successful candidates to:

• Teach undergraduate and postgraduate modules in the Department;
• Supervise final year undergraduate project students and postgraduate Honours, Masters and PhD students;
• Conduct research as a member of a research group in the Department and publish in leading accredited journals;
• Raise and manage additional funding from national and international funding agencies and industry to support the activities of the relevant research group;
• Expand existing research programmes or initiate new research programmes;
• Perform assigned departmental duties (e.g. of an administrative nature).

Minimum Requirements

Associate Professor:

• A BEng/BSc (Eng.) degree in Chemical Engineering or closely related discipline from a university of which the undergraduate programme is recognised by the Washington accord or is recognised by ECSA to be equivalent;
• A Masters degree in Chemical Engineering or closely related discipline with a focus on core chemical engineering subjects such as process engineering fundamentals, core chemical engineering subjects, process design, process systems engineering, process dynamics, process control and optimisation that follows on the previous qualification;
• A PhD degree in Chemical Engineering or closely related discipline that follows on the previous qualification
• 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 Masters OR 6 coursework Masters 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.

Added Advantages And Preferences

• Evidence of teaching excellence;
• Preference will be given to candidates who have teaching and research expertise that complement the Departments needs;
• Related industry work or consulting experience;
• Candidates registered or registerable as Professional Engineer with ECSA;
• NRF rating or have applied for one.
• Expertise and research experience in one of the following areas: sustainable environment and water utilisation processes / sustainable and efficient energy processes / process control, modelling and optimisation/advanced and applied materials

The annual remuneration package will be commensurate with the incumbents 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.

Applicants are requested to apply online at www.up.ac.za , and follow the link: Careers@UP.

In Applying For This Post, Please Attach

• A cover letter summarizing relevant experience and the areas of your teaching and research expertise/interests;
• A comprehensive CV;
• Certified copies of qualifications;
• A brief teaching portfolio;
• Names, e-mail addresses and telephone details of three referees whom we have permission to contact;
• Names and contact details of peer reviewers (academic and research);
• Self-evaluation.

CLOSING DATE: 24 October 2023

No application will be considered after the closing date, or if it does not comply with at least the minimum requirements.

ENQUIRIES: Ms MK Ngubane , Tel: (012) 420 4270 / E-mail: malindi.ngubane@up.ac.za for application-related enquiries, and Prof Michael Daramola, Tel: (012) 420 2475 / E-mail: Michael.daramola@up.ac.za for enquiries relating to the post content.

Should you not hear from the University of Pretoria by 31 December 2023, please accept that your application has been unsuccessful.

The University of Pretoria is committed to equality, employment equity and diversity.

In accordance with the Employment Equity Plan of the University and its Employment Equity goals and targets, preference may be given, but is not limited to candidates from under-represented designated groups.

All candidates who comply with the requirements for appointment are invited to apply.

By applying for this vacancy, the candidates consent to undergo verification of personal credentials and related information including, but not limited to, qualifications, criminal record, credit record, current and historic disciplinary proceedings as part of the selection process.

The University of Pretoria reserves the right to not fill the advertised positions