Position Title: Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer

Requisition ID: 1292

Department: Faculty of Science

City: Cape Town

LECTURER/SENIOR LECTURER (TEACHING ONLY POSITION)

DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICAL SCIENCES

FACULTY OF SCIENCE

We invite applications to fill a permanent position at Lecturer or Senior Lecturer level on academic teaching conditions of service. The position does not require the successful applicant to conduct research but entails a heavier teaching load.

The Department of Statistical Sciences at the University of Cape Town is responsible for lecturing and research in the disciplines variously known as Statistics, Operations Research, Quantitative Methods, Data Science, Machine Learning, Decision Science and Analytics, and includes the application of the Statistical Sciences in all areas of human endeavour. The department offers qualifications in these disciplines at undergraduate and postgraduate level to students from Science and Commerce, and service courses to other faculties. The department has a strong record of broad interdisciplinary work in its teaching and research.

For this position, we are interested in candidates who can teach in the statistical sciences and supervise postgraduate students. Interest and experience in blended learning approaches to teaching of statistics would be an advantage.

Requirements for the job:

For Lecturer on academic teaching conditions of service

At least a Master’s degree in Statistics, Operations Research or a closely related field.
Minimum two years’ experience in in-person teaching at undergraduate and possibly at honours level.
Ability and interest to supervise projects at honours level.

For Senior Lecturer on academic teaching conditions of service

At least a Master’s degree in Statistics, Operations Research or a closely related field.
Minimum three years’ experience in in-person teaching at undergraduate and possibly at honours level.
Experience in development of blended learning approaches to teaching or other innovative teaching approaches.
Experience in supervising projects at honours level.

Advantageous:

Demonstrated ability to translate innovative teaching into published research would be an advantage for both levels.

Responsibilities include:

Teaching and developing undergraduate as well as honours courses in the department.
Convening large undergraduate classes.
Supervising honours students.
Developing new approaches to teaching, including blended learning and online approaches.
Investigating novel teaching approaches and student performance.
Departmental and faculty administrative duties.

The annual remuneration packages for 2026, including benefits, are:

Lecturer = R 1 022 832.30

Senior Lecturer = R 1 267 725.90

To apply, please visit the UCT Jobs site to create a candidate profile and to submit your application. Please complete/attach the following to your profile before submitting your application:

Curriculum Vitae (CV).
Cover letter that speaks to the specific requirements of the position.
Three referee names which must include their title and name, position details, relationship to you, their email address and telephone number.
Copy of qualifications and ID.

Shortlisted candidates may be required to undergo competency. References may be requested by UCT at any stage of the selection process.

Any enquiries for the position to be addressed to Mr Ian Petersen at ian.petersen@uct.ac.za or 021 650 2163.

Website: www.stats.uct.ac.za

Closing date: 27 March 2026

Reference Number: 1292

UCT is a designated employer and is committed to the pursuit of excellence, diversity and redress in achieving its equity targets in accordance with the Employment Equity Plan of the University and its Employment Equity goals and targets. Preference will be given to candidates from the under-represented designated groups. Our Employment Equity Policy is available at https://uct.ac.za/media/9482.

UCT reserves the right not to appoint.