Associate Professor​/Senior Lecturer​/Lecturer

Title of Position

Associate Professor/ Senior Lecturer / Lecturer

841S and 839S

University of the Western Cape → Natural Sciences → Computer Science

Permanent - Full Time

N/A

Main Campus - Bellville, WC ZA (Primary)

31/3/2026

The University of the Western Cape (UWC) is a vibrant, diverse and dynamic university rooted in the African continent with an increasing global reach. Led by its commitment to research and engaged teaching, UWC is recognised for its proud history and as an aspirational example of a university shaping developments within an ever‑changing and challenging global context. The Faculty of Natural Sciences hosts nine academic departments, a School of Pharmacy and several world‑class research institutes and centres.

Based on a foundation of internationally‑recognised quality research, the faculty is committed to learning and teaching excellence and offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in the major scientific disciplines as well as a professional degree in Pharmacy. The Department of Computer Science in the Faculty of Natural Sciences at UWC is advertising two posts at Lecturer / Senior Lecturer / Associate Professor level.

The department has a strong track record in teaching, postgraduate programmes and research excellence in the fields of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). The department hosts a SARChI Research Chair in Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence, as well as the Telkom/Openserve Centre‑of‑Excellence in Smart Technologies for the 4IR. Some of the fields of research currently undertaken in the department include:

• Cybersecurity:
  Cybersecurity policies, protocols, platforms and architectures.
• Internet‑of‑Things (IoT):
  Static, mobile and airborne IoT networks.
• Data Science:
  Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Assistive Technologies and Big Data Analytics.
• Data Engineering:
  Cloud/Fog Computing, High Performance Computing (HPC) and Big Data Technologies.
• Immersive Technologies:
  Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR) and Mixed Reality (MR).
• Knowledge Representation:
  Ontology engineering.

• Facilitate learning and teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the Computer Science department.
• Conduct research and publish in one or more fields of 4IR.
• Undertake undergraduate and postgraduate supervision.
• Undertake curriculum development and assessment.
• Undertake community engagement and outreach.
• Provide academic leadership.
• Secure funding or third‑stream income.
• Perform management tasks as required by the department.

• A PhD in Computer Science or in Computer/Electronic Engineering, and an MSc in Computer Science or in Computer/Electronic Engineering or similar qualification.
• Experience in developing and teaching core undergraduate and postgraduate Computer Science courses.
• A track record of producing quality peer‑reviewed DHET‑accredited publications in journals and conference proceedings, and research in one or more of the 4IR fields.
• Successful postgraduate research supervision to completion at all the levels.
• Evidence of national standing in Computer Science.
• Evidence of leadership experience.
• Evidence of the ability to engage and collaborate with peers and colleagues.
• Involvement with professional and academic associations.
• Evidence of secured research funding.

• Evidence of community engagement with learning and teaching and/or research.
• An NRF rating.

• A PhD in Computer Science or in Computer/Electronic Engineering, and an MSc in Computer Science or in Computer/Electronic Engineering or similar qualification.
• Experience in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate Computer Science courses.
• A track record of producing quality peer‑reviewed DHET‑accredited publications in journals and conference proceedings, and research in one or more of the 4IR fields.
• Successful postgraduate supervision at the Honours and Masters level.
• Evidence of initiating community…