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Position Title:  Lecturer/Senior Lecturer

Requisition ID:  1284
Department:  Faculty of Science
City:  Cape Town

LECTURER/SENIOR LECTURER (2 posts)

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

FACULTY OF SCIENCE

 

 

The Department of Computer Science seeks to fill permanent positions at Lecturer or Senior Lecturer level.

 

The Department of Computer Science offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence and has a large cohort of Honours, M.Sc. and Ph.D. students. The Department has existing research specialisations in areas that include visual computing, scientific computing, networking, human-computer interaction and artificial intelligence (AI).

 

Requirements of the job at Lecturer level:

  • A PhD degree in Computer Science or a relevant area at the time of appointment. Exceptional candidates with an MSc degree will be considered.

Additional requirements of the job at Senior Lecturer level:

  • A PhD in Computer Science or a relevant area at the time of appointment.
  • Significant teaching experience at university level.
  • A track record of research publications and postgraduate supervision.
  • Evidence of active contribution to academic administration.

 

Responsibilities:

  • The successful candidate will be expected to develop and teach both undergraduate and postgraduate Computer Science courses,
  • to carry out research,
  • to contribute to departmental administration and
  • to supervise postgraduate students in Computer Science.

 

The annual remuneration package, including benefits, is R 974 126 for a Lecturer and R1 207 358 for a Senior Lecturer. An allowance for scarce skills may be offered additionally.

 

Please click the "apply" on the UCT Jobs site (View) button to create a candidate profile and submit your application. Please complete/attach the following to your profile before submitting your application:

    • Cover letter including a statement on usage of AI in preparing your application
    • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
    • A teaching statement (up to 1000 words)
    • A research statement (up to 1000 words)

Applicants should provide clear, specific information about their research and teaching experience.

 

An application which does not comply with the above requirements will be regarded as incomplete. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and may be required to deliver a presentation.

 

Any enquiries around the application process to be addressed to Ms Abigail Dixon at abigail.dixon@uct.ac.za or 021 650 1673.

 

Website: http://sit.uct.ac.za

 

Closing date: 13 March 2026

 

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.

 

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