16 June 2026 Durban University of Technology Closing 30 June 2026

Visual Communication Design: Prof / Ap & Hod

Education, Higher Education

Minimum Requirements

  • Doctoral Degree in Visual Communication Design, Graphic Design, Photography, Interior Design, or related field
  • Demonstrated international research/creative recognition within the last 10 years
  • Proven supervision at Masters and Doctoral levels
  • Significant contribution to community-engaged or industry-linked scholarship
  • Doctoral Degree in Visual Communication Design, Graphic Design, Photography, Interior Design, or related discipline
  • National and/or international research or creative recognition within the last 7 years
  • Proven postgraduate supervision
  • Evidence of meaningful community or industry engagement
  • PhD in a relevant discipline aligned to the Department’s programme clusters
  • Contact details of three recent referees
  • Quote Reference: Visual Communication Design: Prof/AP & HOD No manual submissions will be accepted.
  • Incomplete applications will be disregarded.
  • Meets requirements for appointment as Associate Professor or Professor
  • Minimum 5 years academic leadership experience with scholarly output
  • Leadership of Teaching & Learning, Research, and Community Engagement
  • Quality assurance, curriculum leadership, and postgraduate growth
  • Budgets, staffing, workload planning, and human capital development
  • Strengthening industry partnerships and design innovation ecosystems
  • Advancing tea cohesion, high-performance culture, and transformation aligned to ENVISION2030
  • Enhancing holistic student success and positive learning environments
  • Professor / Associate Professor: Market-related salary with benefits
  • Head of Department: R10 000 per month non-pensionable allowance (inclusive of cellphone allowance)
  • Cover Letter demonstrating alignment to role requirements
  • Certified copies of qualifications and academic transcripts Contact details of three recent referees
  • PROFESSOR / ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
  • (Permanent Appointment)
  • HEAD OF DEPARTMENT: VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN
  • (5-year renewable contract, in addition to permanent academic appointment)
  • Applicants must submit:
  • Key Leadership Responsibilities
  • Remuneration:
  • d individuals for the following permanent academic appointment linked to a fixed-term leadership position:
  • Minimum 10 years of strong higher education
  • including postgraduate development
  • Associate Professor
  • Minimum 7 years higher education or academic leadership
  • Minimum 5 years academic leadership
  • Key Leadership
  • Cover Letter demonstrating alignment to role
  • Application Requirements

Responsibilities

  • Leadership of Teaching & Learning, Research, and Community Engagement
  • Budgets, staffing, workload planning, and human capital development
  • Strengthening industry partnerships and design innovation ecosystems
  • Advancing tea cohesion, high-performance culture, and transformation aligned to ENVISION2030
  • Enhancing holistic student success and positive learning environments
  • Remuneration:
  • Professor / Associate Professor: Market-related
How to apply