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The School of Mining Engineering at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, is regarded as the top African mining engineering school/department and currently ranks among the top mining engineering schools worldwide on the QS World University Rankings by subject area. It has a capacity for about 550 undergraduate and 200 postgraduate students, with 23 permanent academic and 12 technical and administrative staff positions. In addition, there are 15 honorary and visiting academics. The school has a strong research record and a supportive system for the personal development of academic staff. The school seeks to appoint two permanent suitably qualified and experienced mining engineers with a strong background in mine planning (particularly mine design) and in surface and underground coal mining for the positions of Lecturer in Mine Planning and Lecturer in Coal Mining, respectively. Applicants must explicitly indicate which position they are applying for.

Requirements for Lecturer in Coal Mining:

Minimum requirements:

• Applicants must be qualified mining engineers with experience in coal mining, both underground and surface mining.
• Applicants must also hold at least a Master's degree in mining engineering, with at least 50% of credits in research, and be eligible to enrol in the School's doctoral programme.

Advantages include:

• A doctoral degree in mining engineering
• registration as a candidate or professional engineer, or eligibility for professional registration
• teaching experience at university level
• research experience evidenced by an NRF rating, supervision and/or co-supervision of postgraduate research students, peer-reviewed publications, and local and/or international research collaborations
• and evidence of academic citizenship and service

Duties:

• Conducting personal research and innovation (including doctoral studies if not yet a doctoral graduate)
• lecturing at undergraduate and postgraduate levels
• supervising and/or co-supervising postgraduate students
• and participating in the school's administrative activities

Enquiries only:

Dr Paseka Leeuw, Head of the School of Mining Engineering, Tel no. +27 11 717 7420; E-mail: Paseka.Leeuw@wits.ac.za.

How to Apply:

External applicants are invited to register on the Wits i-Recruitment platform at https://irec.wits.ac.za and submit applications. Internal employees are invited to apply directly on Oracle by following the path: iWits/Self Service Application/“Apply for a job”. Applications must include a cover letter stating which position is being applied for, a CV with the names and contact details (including e-mail addresses) of three referees, and certified copies of degrees/diplomas and an SA ID (passport if not South African). By applying for this post the Applicant acknowledges that their personal information will be processed by the University. The Applicant, by their conduct in proceeding with an application for this position, gives their consent to the processing of their personal information as required by the University’s Recruitment, Selection and Appointment Policy. Such processing includes logging their information on the University’s recruitment systems, conducting necessary background and reference checks including disciplinary and/or criminal records, and disclosing their personal information to university employees identified to take part in the selection and recruitment process. The Applicant consents to any processing of their personal information as may be required. The confidentiality of the Applicant's personal information will be maintained. **Note:** Applications that are incomplete or do not meet job requirements will not be considered.