💼 Full-Time Position

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR.2.01 (NS.05.3)

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Wits University
📍 Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
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Location
Johannesburg, South Africa
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Posted
June 22, 2026
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Type
Full-Time
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Full-Time Opportunity: This is a permanent, full-time position with a competitive package and real career growth potential.

Job Description

Brief Description

Requirements, Key Performance Areas & Competencies

The successful candidate is expected to establish an active and well-funded research programme in computational geosciences, publishing research in internationally-accredited journals, as well as attracting and mentoring a diverse body of postgraduate students. They will be required to teach undergraduate and postgraduate courses in computational geophysics and geosciences, numerical methods, or related quantitative geophysics topics, and participate in at least one field trip at an undergraduate or Honours level.

Applicants must provide evidence of:

  • A PhD in Geophysics with clear evidence of relevant cross-disciplinary computational skills.
  • A strong record of, or clear potential to establish, an internationally-recognised and externally-funded research programme in computational geosciences (broadly defined).
  • Demonstrated expertise i...