Pro Vice-Chancellor and Director: African Climate & Development Initiative

The University of Cape Town seeks suitably qualified applicants for a five-year contract position of Pro Vice-Chancellor and Director of the African Climate & Development Initiative (ACDI). This is a new position, at Senior Professorial level, created to oversee and facilitate the establishment of the ACDI.

As Director of the ACDI, the appointee will be expected to take the lead in facilitating and substantially extending climate research at UCT, with the specific context of addressing the development challenges of Africa from an African perspective.

The successful applicant will have a PhD, an international reputation and track record of outstanding research, and a record of government, industry or civil society engagement in strategic initiatives in the general field of climate and development. A record of attracting and obtaining significant external funding for large research programmes, and strong leadership and management skills are essential.

Responsibilities include:

• creating synergies between key areas of community interest and the existing research strengths of UCT, including established capacity addressing climate change and variability issues in the natural, health and social sciences
• developing a University-wide approach to formal education that emphasises the value and opportunities of multidisciplinary research to address climate and development in Africa
• fostering linkages between key areas of community interest and the existing research strengths of UCT
• communicating with internal and external stakeholders
• leading fundraising efforts with regard to the initiative.

The annual remuneration package, including benefits, is appropriate to that of a Senior Professor.

Application Process

To apply, please submit the completed UCT Application Form and all other relevant documentation as indicated on the form, to Ms Z. Ncayiyana, Staff Recruitment & Selection, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7700, Cape Town, South Africa.

E-mail: Zulile.Ncayiyana@uct.ac.za
Telephone: +27 21 650 3003
Website: www.uct.ac.za

The application form can be downloaded at http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/sapweb/forms/hr201.doc.

An application which does not comply with the above requirements will be regarded as incomplete.

Reference number for this post: SR021/10

Closing date for applications: 1 November 2010

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