Senior Lecturer​/Lecturer: Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering

Senior Lecturer/Lecturer:
Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering - (8974)

Job Title

Senior Lecturer/Lecturer:
Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering

Faculty

Department

Cape Peninsula University of Technology ->
Engineering and the Built Environment ->
Mechanical Engineering

Campus/ Location

Job Type

Permanent

Occupational Function

Number of Positions

1

Annual Salary Package (incl. Medical Aid rate based on principal member only)

To be confirmed

Advert Closing Date

9/10/2026

• Teach on the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes a combination of the following subjects:
  Mechatronic Control Systems, Mechatronic System Design & Simulation, Electrotechnology, Electronic Devices and Systems,Computer Engineering, Electrotechnology, Mechatronic Design, Process Control & Industrial Networking and other
  
  Mechatronics Engineering related subjects as required.
• Conduct research and supervise undergraduate and postgraduate students.

• A Doctoral Degree in Mechatronics Engineering or Electromechanical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering with demonstration of capability of handling Electromechanical Systems or Electrical Engineering with demonstration of capability of Mechanical equipment.
• All base qualifications (Diploma or its equivalent and Bachelor) must be Mechatronics Engineering or Electromechanical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering.
• At least four (4) years lecturing experience or four (4) years relevant industrial experience.
• Demonstrable ability to teach Mechatronic Control Systems, Mechatronic System Design & Simulation and other Mechatronics Engineering related subjects as required.
• Demonstrable track record in postgraduate supervision.
• Demonstrable ability to carry out research as evidenced by a publication in accredited journals.
• Must be registered with ECSA as a professional engineer or professional engineering technologist.
• A Master's Degree in Mechatronics Engineering or Electromechanical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering with demonstration of capability of handling Electromechanical Systems or Electrical Engineering with demonstration of capability of Mechanical equipment.
• All base qualifications (Diploma or its equivalent and Bachelor) must be Mechatronics Engineering or Electromechanical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering.
• At least two (2) years lecturing experience or two (2) years relevant industrial experience.
• Demonstrable ability to teach Mechatronic Control Systems, Mechatronic System Design & Simulation and other Mechatronics Engineering related subjects as required.
• Must be registered with ECSA as a professional engineer or professional engineering technologist.

• All underpinning qualifications must be listed on the application. failing which your application will not be considered.
• The selection panel's assessment will be aligned with the institutional promotions criteria.

• Lecture on the Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering programmes subjects such as Mechatronic Control Systems, Mechatronic System Design & Simulation and other Mechatronics Engineering related subjects as required at a tertiary institution.
• Participate in academic development and administration
• Participate in curriculum and programme development
• Participate in Quality Assurance Activities
• Participate in research activities
• Assisting students with projects and productions
• Contribution to co-ordination of student projects and productions
• Contribution to departmental projects and productions
• Contribution to departmental WIL and service-learning projects and activities
• Develop and maintain linkages with industry and professional bodies
• Supervise…