Job Description

Stellenbosch University

Department of Civil Engineering

Senior Lecturer / Lecturer in Fire Safety Engineering

(Five-year fixed-term full-time appointment)

Ref. ING05/296/1023

The Faculty of Engineering at Stellenbosch University (SU) is a leading educational faculty on the African continent. The fire engineering team within the Department of Civil Engineering is a vibrant, growing and active team engaging in education, research, and industry research and development work. This position is to support the development of a masters programme in fire engineering.

This is a five-year, fixed-term full-time contract appointment with the possibility to extend the appointment after five years, conditional on the availability of funds.

Duties:

Teaching postgraduate fire engineering modules;

Supervising postgraduate students, especially masters students;

Research and publishing of academic work in fire engineering;

Academic and departmental administration;

Generating support and funds in the fire engineering research group.

Requirements:

Lecturer:

An applicable BEng or BScEng degree enabling professional registration with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA);

A background in fire engineering or related field (combustion, heat transfer, structural fire engineering, etc.), with a PhD in a relevant engineering field, OR an MEng/MSc degree combined with at least three years industry experience, with a focus on fire safety engineering;

An excellent academic study record in engineering;

Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English;

The ability to teach masters level courses in fire engineering (e.g., in fields such as smoke behaviour, evacuation, detection, suppression, performance-based design, etc.).

Senior Lecturer:

An applicable BEng or BScEng degree enabling professional registration with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA);

A background in fire engineering or related field (combustion, heat transfer, structural fire engineering, etc.), with a PhD in a relevant engineering field, OR an MEng/MSc degree combined with at least eight years industry experience, with a focus on fire safety engineering;

A research track record demonstrated by peer-reviewed publications or postgraduate supervision;

An excellent academic study record in Engineering;

Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English;

The ability to teach on masters level courses in fire engineering (e.g., in fields such as smoke behaviour, evacuation, detection, suppression, performance-base design, etc.).

IMPORTANT: To help the panel in assessing your suitability for the position, please include a cover letter detailing how you believe you meet the requirements for the position, and whether you satisfy the recommendations.

Recommendations:

Registration as a candidate or professional engineer with the ECSA;

A high level of independence and self-motivation;

Experience in writing research funding grants;

Involvement in local and international fire safety communities and organisations;

The ability or experience to function in a multidisciplinary environment.

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