Associate Professor / Professor – Department of Ci

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING, BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR / PROFESSOR (ONE POST) (Re-advertisement) YORK TIMBERS CHAIR IN WOOD STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING 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. RESPONSIBILITIES: The incumbent will be responsible for: • Teaching o Development and implementation of suitable modules, and o Teaching of select undergraduate and postgraduate modules in timber engineering • Research o Establishment of and leading research programmes and collaborating with project development initiatives that YORK TIMBERS and its partners will embark on; o Postgraduate student supervision in timber engineering; o Publish research outputs in ISI rated journals and present results at national and international conferences, and o Promoting and facilitating trans-disciplinary research related to timber engineering including activities in participating academic departments • Administration o Manage the activities of the Chair across the various academic departments involved in the initiative; o Organise quarterly meetings of the Chair Management Committee (MANCOM) with representatives of participating academic departments o Report on an annual basis to the Advisory Committee (ADCOM), o Present at the annual strategic review regarding objectives, activities and deliverables of the Chair for the past academic year and the allocation of funds towards the defined projects for the following academic year; o Other relevant assignments and administrative tasks as agreed by the Advisory Committee, and o Financial management of Chair-related research funds together with members of the MANCOM • Outreach and national and international engagement; o Represent University of Pretoria in national initiatives to promote mass timber construction; o National and international networking with specialists in the field with the aim of keeping up to date with leading technology; o Active interaction with other universities to prevent duplication and encourage collaboration, and o Outreach to public and professional organizations to promote the use of advanced engineered wood products in South Africa • Perform assigned departmental duties (e.g. of an administrative nature). MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Associate Professor / Professor: • A PhD degree in Civil / Structural Engineering that follows the previous qualification. • Relevant experience in: o Structural timber engineering research (5 years) o Undergraduate & postgraduate teaching (2 years) o Management (5 years) • Candidate must preferably be registered or registerable with the Engineering Council of South Africa or registered as Candidate Engineer; • A proven r