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Position Title:  Senior Lecturer, Architecture, APG, EBE

Requisition ID:  1037
Department:  Faculty of Eng & Built Env
City:  Cape Town

SENIOR LECTURER IN ARCHITECTURE

Architecture, Planning and Geomatics

Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment 

 

The University of Cape Town (UCT) is one of the leading higher education institutions on the African continent. It embraces a tradition of academic excellence that is respected worldwide. The academic project remains at the heart of UCT’s mission, which is built on three pillars at the core of Vision 2030: excellence, transformation, and sustainability.

 

The School of Architecture Planning and Geomatics (APG) is situated in the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment at the University of Cape Town. APG is committed to spatial justice in post-apartheid South Africa. Through our teaching, research, and interactions, we aim to advance APG as an established space for critical thought and strive to create relevant societal, economic, and environmental positions. We are dedicated to developing outstanding graduates and scholars who can make a progressive contribution through their work.

 

APG offers undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications in architecture that are aligned to the professional registration categories of the South African Council for the Architectural Profession (SACAP). We seek to appoint a full-time academic staff member within the architectural programme at Senior Lecturer level. We seek someone who can contribute effectively through diverse research methods and thoughtful teaching approaches.

 

The successful applicant will be expected to participate actively in the intellectual life of APG. Full-time members of staff are required to carry a full teaching load that includes studio as well as coursework teaching, to produce research outcomes, to engage in socially responsive activities, and to contribute to management and leadership at Senior Lecturer level.

 

Requirements for senior lecturer level:

  • A professional qualification in Architecture (a Masters' degree in Architecture, 5-year Bachelors’ degree in Architecture or equivalent)
  • A completed PhD or registration for a PhD degree (with the research proposal attached to the application)
  • A record of recent independent and original contributions to scholarship and/or design either through peer - reviewed publication and/or creative works
  • Evidence of social responsiveness related to the profession (see https://www.uct.ac.za/social-responsiveness)
  • At least five years proven studio-based teaching at the undergraduate and/or postgraduate level
  • Studio and course convenorship experience.

 

Applicants should describe their strengths in terms of the architectural knowledge focus that they best see themselves contributing to. They should explain their pedagogical position and approach to teaching in architecture in relation to studio and coursework respectively. Applicants should demonstrate evidence of engagement with, and commitment to, architecture, design research, architectural education, and social responsiveness activities in relation to the global South. This explanation should be included in the Statement of Interest.

 

The annual cost of employment, inclusive of all benefits, is R1 147 460 for Senior Lecturer. This is a permanent appointment, subject to a successfull three-year probation.

 

To apply, click the "apply" button to create a candidate profile and submit your application.

 

Please complete/attach the following to your profile before submitting your application:

  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • A Statement of Interest specifying the applicant’s suitability to the School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics;
  • A 10 page, Digital Portfolio of representative work, teaching and/or publications.
  • Three referee names which must include their title and name, position details, relationship to you, their e-mail address and telephone number.
  • ID/Passport
  • Highest qualification

 

An application that does not comply with the above requirements will be regarded as incomplete.

 

References may be requested by UCT at any stage of the selection process.

 

Any enquiries on the application process are to be addressed to Mr. Ian Petersen at ian.petersen@uct.ac.za or 021 650 2163.        

 

Closing date:              17 April 2025                          

 

 

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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