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Lecturer in Environmental Engineering
University of the Witwatersrand


Date Posted Jul. 28, 2025
Title Lecturer in Environmental Engineering
University University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Department School of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Application Deadline Aug. 31, 2025
Position Start Date Available Immediately
 
 
  • Lecturer/Instructor
  • Ecological and Environmental
    Civil Engineering
    Chemical/Petroleum
    Engineering - Other
 
 

The WITS School of Civil and Environmental Engineering is located in Johannesburg, South Africa, the economic and industrial heartland of the African continent, and for more than 100 years, has been home to internationally recognized academics and produced graduates who have made tremendous contributions to humanity.

 

The School invites applications for the permanent position of Lecturer in Environmental Engineering.

 

REQUIREMENTS:

  • A Doctoral degree in Civil Engineering (with a focus on Environmental Engineering) or Chemical Engineering (with a focus on Environmental Engineering) or a related field, is preferable. However, consideration will be given to exceptional applicants with a Masters degree (in the above fields) and potential to pursue a Doctoral degree in Environmental Engineering.
  • A Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering or Chemical Engineering or a related Environmental Engineering field.

 

ADVANTAGE:

  • ECSA Professional or Candidate Engineering registration.
  • Evidence of teaching, research/experience and successful higher degree supervision in Environmental Engineering.

 

DUTIES: The successful applicant will be expected to lecture Environmental Engineering undergraduate courses, as well as other Civil Engineering undergraduate courses; lecture in Environmental Engineering postgraduate courses; participate in academic administration; supervise the research of undergraduate and postgraduate students and develop a productive research programme.

 

ENQUIRIES: Professor Adesola (Shola) Ilemobade; Head of the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering; adesola.ilemobade@wits.ac.za; 011 717 7153.

 

TO APPLY:

Please submit (1) a motivational letter, (2) a detailed CV (that includes publications, citation metrics and the names, e-mail and phone numbers of 3 referees) and (3) certified copies of certificates (degrees/diplomas), SA ID or international passport (if not a South African Permanent Resident or Citizen).  

 External applicants may apply on the Wits i-Recruitment platform located at https://irec.wits.ac.za. Internal employees may apply on Oracle Self-Service on the Wits Intranet by selecting ‘’Apply for a job’’.  

 

The University is committed to Employment Equity.  Preference may be given to appointable applicants from the under-represented designated groups in terms of the relevant employment equity plans and policies of the University.  The University reserves the right to verify all information provided by candidates and to verify credit rating.  Please note that correspondence will only be entered into with the shortlisted candidates.  The University reserves the right not to make an appointment or to re-advertise. 

 


  • The University is committed to employment equity. Preference may be given to appointable applicants from the under-represented designated groups in terms of the relevant employment equity plans and policies of the University. The University reserves the right to verify all information provided by candidates. Please note that correspondence will only be entered into with short-listed candidates. The University reserves the right not to make an appointment nor to re-advertise.


 
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Contact Information

 
  • Professor Adesola Ilemobade
    School of Civil & Environmental Engineering
    University of the Witwatersrand
    1 Jan Smuts Avenue, Faculty of Engineering, Chambe
    Braamfontein, University of the Witwatersrand
    Johannesburg, Gauteng 2001
    South Africa
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  • +27117177153
  • Adesola.Ilemobade@wits.ac.za

 

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