LECTURER (50-100%)

University of the Witwatersrand; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

An academic institution in Johannesburg is looking for a qualified architect to mentor students and provide architectural design feedback. Candidates must hold a professionally accredited M.Arch (Prof) degree, with at least 5 years of post-registration experience. The ideal applicant will demonstrate a commitment to sustainable design practices and interact positively with students and staff, contributing to the institution's programmes.

Qualifications

• Hold a M.Arch (Prof) degree and be registered as Professional Architect with SACAP.
• At least 5 years of experience post-registration.
• Experience in professional practice and academic settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide conceptual and detailed architectural design feedback to students.
• Engage with the School and contribute to the intellectual culture.
• Mentor early career academics and develop a consultant culture.

Skills

Professional Communication

Architectural Design Principles

Mentoring

Sustainable Design Practices

Education

Professionally accredited M.Arch (Prof) degree

PhD

Tools

Architectural Software

Job description

Overview

The Successful Candidate Will

• Hold a professionally accredited M.Arch (Prof) degree.
• PhD will be an advantage.
• Be registered as a Professional Architect with the South African Council for the Architectural Profession (SACAP), or eligible for registration, and have at least 5 years of experience post-professional registration.
• Experience in working in both professional practice and in academic setting.
• Demonstrate an ability to communicate conceptual design principles and application of architectural tectonics and detailing to a wide variety of projects.
• Be able to provide conceptual and detailed architectural design feedback to students, coupling it with theoretical and practical instruction, in a manner that is commensurate to the level of teaching.
• Demonstrate an eagerness to engage with the School, students, and contribute to a positive and rigorous intellectual culture, perform related administrative duties, and generally promote the programmes offered at Wits.
• Demonstrate ability to developing public space, rehabilitating buildings and projects that would stimulate growth in underprivileged neighbourhoods.
• Mentor early career academics and develop consultant and design build culture in the programme.
• Evidence of working with heritage buildings, and interest in developing heritage courses and conservation proposals for buildings at WITS at CIL.
• Evidence of work in diverse communities and mentoring students and staff in designing and constructing structures with recycled materials.
• Evidence of exhibitions, attendance of international and national conference, securing research grants, peer review publications and leadership in an institute will be advantage.

Advantages

• Have a good working knowledge of sustainable design practices.
• Be willing to teach a lecture-based course in architectural structures or professional practice.
• Demonstrated research skills, as applied either to design work or to text-based publication.
• Have a passable working knowledge of software typically used in the production of architectural drawings.