LECTURER

Duties: The successful candidate will contribute to teaching, research, supervision, industry engagement, and academic service, aligned with the appointment percentage. For a 100% full-time appointment, duties include undergraduate teaching, particularly in second- and third-year Mechatronics Engineering; laboratory and project-based learning; undergraduate and postgraduate supervision; research outputs; innovation outputs; participation in funded or applied engineering projects; curriculum development; industry and professional engagement; academic administration; and academic life of the School. Requirements: At the Lecturer level, an MSc Eng / MSc in Mechatronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Control Engineering, Robotics, Automation, or a closely related field is essential. The successful candidate should be research-active within a mechatronics-related field.. Evidence of research activity, industry collaboration, funding, design project supervision, and second- and third-year Mechatronics Engineering teaching experience will be advantageous. Eligibility for registration as a Professional Engineer in South Africa is required: https://www.ecsa.co.za.

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To Apply: Please submit a letter of motivation specifying the position and level at which you are applying; a detailed CV which includes details of your postgraduate supervision record, and the names, current e-mail addresses, and contact numbers of three referees; certified copies of qualifications, academic transcripts, and South African ID and/or (copy of Passport if not a South African Citizen). External applicants are invited to apply by registering on the Wits i-Recruitment platform located at https://irec.wits.ac.za. Internal employees may apply directly on Oracle Self-Service on the Wits Intranet by selecting ‘’Apply for a job’’. •Closing date: 4 September 2026 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.

The University is committed to employment equity. Preference may be given to appointable applicants from the underrepresented designated groups in terms of the relevant employment equity plans and policies of the University. The University retains the right not to make an appointment and to verify all information provided by candidates.

Please note that correspondence will only be entered into with shortlisted candidates. The University reserves the right not to make an appointment or to re-advertise.

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