Senior Lecturer/ Associate Professor/ Professor in Nuclear Engineering - Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering (1 post)

job Description

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING, BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL AND AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING
SENIOR LECTURER / ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR / PROFESSOR IN NUCLEAR ENGINEERING (One post)

In pursuit of the ideals of excellence and diversity, the University of Pretoria wishes to invite applications for the following vacancy.

The University of Pretoria's commitment to quality makes us one of the top research Universities in the country and gives us a competitive advantage in international science and technology development.

The University of Pretoria invites applications for a permanent position in Nuclear Engineering in the Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering. We seek a scholar of exceptional promise or distinction whose research and teaching interests will advance the frontiers of nuclear engineering science and technology while contributing to the strategic goals of our department and university.

Duties and Responsibilities

It will be expected of the successful candidates to:
Teach undergraduate and postgraduate modules in Nuclear Engineering in the Department;
Supervise final-year undergraduate project and design students; and postgraduate Honours, Masters and PhD students in nuclear-related fields of engineering;
Conduct research in the field of nuclear engineering and publish in leading accredited journals;
Raise and manage additional funding from national and international funding agencies and industry to support the activities of nuclear engineering research;
Expand existing research programmes or initiate new research programmes;
Perform assigned departmental duties (e.g. of an administrative nature).

Qualifications and Experience

Senior Lecturer:
A BEng degree from a university of which the undergraduate programme is recognised by the Washington accord or is recognised by ECSA to be equivalent;
A Masters’ degree in Engineering that follows on the previous qualification;
A PhD degree in Engineering that follows on the previous qualification. Fields related to Nuclear Engineering, e.g., Mechanical Engineering, are preferred;
Teaching or industry related experience;
At least three years tertiary education experience or three years industry experience with some involvement in tertiary education;
At least 2 articles published in DHET accredited journals or a DHET accredited book;
At least 2 other publication outputs (peer reviewed conference paper(s) / book chapter(s) / industry recognized outputs in a commensurate field;
Supervision / co-supervision of Master’s students to completion or proven management experience in industry.

Associate Professor:
Same as for Senior Lecturer, plus;
At least 6 years tertiary education experience or 6 years industry experience with some involvement in tertiary education;
Experience in curriculum / strategy development and innovation;
Evidence of sustained publications output;
Majority of recent publications should be in WoS / Scopus / IBSS journals (past 7 years);
Evidence of at least 3 research Master’s OR 6 coursework Master’s mini-dissertations successfully completed (supervised or co-supervised);
Evidence of Doctoral student supervision;
Evidence of conducting reviewer duties for journals and/or conferences.

Professor:
Same as for Associate Professor, plus;
At least eight years’ experience at a tertiary academic institution or industry related experience;
Evidence of successful doctoral student completion;
Evidence of conducting reviewer duties for ISI/Scopus indexed journals;
A record of previous undergraduate and/or postgraduate teaching experience.
A well-established and internationally recognised research record supported by publications in high quality peer reviewed journals.

ADDED ADVANTAGES AND PREFERENCES:
A PhD degree in Nuclear Engineering
Evidence of teaching excellence;
Related nuclear engineering industry work or consulting experience;
Candidates registered or registerable as Professional Engineer with ECSA;
NRF rating or have applied for one.
Demonstrated expertise in one or more of the following fields:
Advanced nuclear reactor design, and next-generation energy systems.
Computational modelling, multi-physics simulations, and high-performance computing. Experience with coding, e.g., python, C, Matlab, in nuclear related fields, or evidence of the use of simulation software, e.g., Ansys, Flownex, etc. in nuclear applications, is preferred.
Nuclear materials science, including irradiation effects and advanced fuels.
The annual remuneration package will be commensurate with the incumbent’s level of appointment, as determined by UP policy guidelines. UP subscribes to the BESTMED medical aid scheme and contributes 50% of the applicable monthly premium.