Overview
The University of Cape Town is recruiting a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer for a six-year contract focused on data science or AI applied to environmental and climate science across Computer Science and the African Climate Development Initiative.
Full job description
The role combines teaching, postgraduate supervision and research at the intersection of AI, data science, climate and environmental science. It contributes to the Africa Climate Collaborative, a cross-university climate resilience and sustainability programme hosted by ACDI in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation. UCT lists 2026 annual cost of employment of R974,126 at Lecturer level and R1,207,358 at Senior Lecturer level.
Requirements & qualifications
Lecturer-level applicants need a PhD in Computer Science or a related field, demonstrated experience applying AI or data science to climate, environmental or related sciences, an appropriate publication record and commitment to socially engaged research. Senior Lecturer applicants additionally need at least two years of post-PhD academic or professional experience, significant university teaching experience, postgraduate supervision experience and evidence of administration contributions.
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Verified against the official UCT Jobs page and the official UCT vacancy notice for Requisition ID 1484. Both state a six-year contract and a closing date of 7 September 2026. No closing time was stated, so no UTC deadline time was inferred.
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