Company:
University of the Witwatersrand
Industry: Education / Teaching
Deadline: Nov 17, 2025
Job Type: Full Time
Experience:
Location: Gauteng
Province:
Field: Education / Teaching
Brief Description
The successful candidate must meet the following criteria to be appointed:
- Be able to teach planning theory and urban politics. Having experience in one or more of the following areas will be an advantage: land use management, planning law, planning technologies, development economics, community participation, municipal governance and quantitative methods.
- Undergraduate and/or postgraduate teaching experience.
- Capacity to supervise research reports at the tertiary level, preferably should have a record of research supervision at honours and masters level.
- Evidence of organisational and/or leadership skills: experience of mentoring students and transformation in institutions of higher learning will be an advantage.
- Good ICT skills especially the ability to navigate the terrain of online learning and blended learning.
- Evidence of course or programme coordination at a university is preferred.
- Eligibility for registration with the South African Council for Planners (SACPLAN) is a requirement.
- A PhD would be a strong advantage.
- Minimum Qualifications: A SACPLAN recognised degree in Urban/Town and Regional Planning/Development Planning and a Masters’ degree.
Closing Date: 13 November 2025
