Company:
Stellenbosch University
Industry: Education / Teaching
Deadline: Sep 30, 2025
Job Type: Contract
Qualification: Bachelors
Experience:
Location: South Africa
City:
Field: Engineering / TechnicalĀ
Duties/Pligte
The appointed engineer will be expected to:
- Assist and support the chair holder in the running of the chair.
- Solve railway engineering problems by executing relevant research and development projects, and thereby increase the rail body of knowledge in South Africa.
- Contribute to the rail academic fraternity by disseminating knowledge gained from the research by means of seminars and conferences.
- Publish high-quality research articles and reviews in international and local peer-reviewed academic journals, conferences and other appropriate forms of research output.
- Establish and build networks within the Faculty, University, locally and internationally.
- Promote railway engineering studies in the broader academic community, beyond the Faculty.
- Promote and conduct community projects in order to stimulate young learners to pursue careers in engineering.
- Based on the incumbent’s qualifications, supervise and assess final year projects, research theses and/or dissertations at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
- Support undergraduate and postgraduate students with their research projects and vacation work in the laboratory and on site.
- Assist with the development of Gibela personnel and equip them with railway engineering skills.
- Assist the Gibela bursary office by supporting bursary holders in terms of academic support and social adjustment.
Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes
- An appropriate B.Eng in the fields of either Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering.
- Registered as a Professional Engineer or compliance with the criteria for registration as Professional Engineer.
Recommendation/Aanbeveling
- Experience in Rail Rolling Stock and Rail Engineering.
- Proven experience in executing multidisciplinary projects.
- Willingness and ability to enrol for an appropriate, part-time technical postgraduate degree.
- The ability and interest in field measurements and practical data analytics.
Closing Date 26-Sep-2025