9998 Senior Lecturer: Information Technology

Central University Of Technology, Free State; Welkom; On-site; ZAR 980 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Welkom is seeking a skilled individual to develop academic materials and lecture on Technical Programming and related subjects. The ideal candidate will have a Doctorate and at least four years of teaching experience. Responsibilities include student evaluations and community projects. This full-time role offers a permanent academic appointment with competitive remuneration.

Qualifications

• Minimum four years' teaching/lecturing experience in the relevant subject field.
• Evidence of research output and presentations at conferences.
• Involvement in community projects is expected.

Responsibilities

• Develop academic material and lecture in allocated subjects.
• Conduct student evaluations.
• Engage in administration and control organization.

Skills

Teaching

Research

Community service

Education

Doctorate level degree in IT or related field

Relevant postgraduate supervision experience

Job description

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING, BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | Department of Information Technology

Welkom Campus

Main purpose of the job

To develop academic material and lecture in allocated subjects for own and other programmes and to execute appropriate community projects.

Main tasks

• Teaching, learning & assessment
• Student evaluation
• Research
• Administration
• Control and organisation
• Community service

Subject field(s)

Technical Programming or related subjects

Nature of appointment: Permanent Academic

Minimum salary scale (Total Cost to Company): R 979 931 per annum

Note: CUT applies an internal parity model to determine remuneration that complies with the principle of “equal pay for work of equal value”. Accordingly, the preferred candidate may expect an offer that is in line with their qualifications and years of similar experience. Please contact the Recruitment office for more information on the applicable salary scale.

Minimum Qualification/ Knowledge And/or Experience

• A relevant Doctorate level degree (i.e. D Tech / PhD/ NQF 10 or equivalent) (i.e. MSc / MTech/ NQF 9 or equivalent) in IT, Computer Science or Information Systems.
• At least four years’ teaching / lecturing experience in the relevant subject field.
• Evidence of research output, post‑graduate supervision and presentations at national and international conference in line with CUT’s promotion requirements which requires:
  • 1.5 credit outputs (books, chapters in books, articles in accredited journals, papers published in peer‑reviewed conference proceedings, patents, etc.).
  • Two completed master’s degrees as co‑supervisor; or one completed master’s degree as supervisor. (Not applicable if the applicant already has a minimum of 2.0 publication, research or innovation credit outputs at Lecturer level).
  • Four cumulative presentations/papers at conferences, of which at least one should be an international presentation/paper (international conferences held in South Africa are also regarded as international conferences).
  • Involvement in at least one community project (related to the teaching and learning and the research and innovation curriculum.

Job‑Related Enquiries: Dr Adeyinka Akanbi ([e-mail] )

Remuneration, Benefits and Process Enquiries: Recruitment Office ([e-mail] )

To find out more or to apply, visit www.cut.ac.za/careers or https://cut.simplify.hr/

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS – 28 November 2025

Seniority level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Information Technology
• Higher Education