General vacancies

Academic and executive vacancies

To apply, download one of the following application forms and submit your application as per the advertisement:

HR204 for executive posts
HR201 for all other staff vacancies.

Research, professional, administrative and support staff

To apply, download the application form for staff vacancies (HR201) and submit your application as per the advertisement.

Continuing education

Unleash your potential by completing one – or more – of UCT’s continuing education short courses, workshops, seminars, lectures and conferences. These are offered in collaboration with UCT units and partners.

Academic and executive

Vacancy	Department/School	Faculty Sort descending	Closing date
Executive Director: Human Resources (ED: HR) View advert \| View description	Human Resources		Closing date 23 Mar 2025
Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research and Internationalisation (5-year term) View advert \| View description	Office of the Vice Chancellor		Closing date 31 Mar 2025
Dean View advert \|	Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment	Faculty Engineering & the Built Environment	Closing date 04 Apr 2025
Senior Lecturer: Architecture View advert \|	Architecture, Planning and Geomatics	Faculty Engineering & the Built Environment	Closing date 17 Apr 2025
Lecturer: Child Critical Care Nursing View advert \| View description	Health and Rehabilitation Sciences	Faculty Health Sciences	Closing date 13 Apr 2025
University of Cape Town & Western Cape Government Head of Gastroenterology and Saint Anne’s Trust Chair View advert \| View description	Medicine	Faculty Health Sciences	Closing date 10 Apr 2025
University of Cape Town & Western Cape Government Deputy Head of Department & Second Chair View advert \| View description	Medicine	Faculty Health Sciences	Closing date 10 Apr 2025
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer View advert \|	Psychology	Faculty Humanities	Closing date 31 Mar 2025
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer: Inorganic Chemistry View advert \|	Chemistry	Faculty Science	Closing date 31 Mar 2025
Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer: Organic Chemistry View advert \|	Chemistry	Faculty Science	Closing date 31 Mar 2025

Professional, administrative and support staff

Vacancy	Department/School	Faculty Sort descending	Closing date
Head of Philanthropy View advert \| View description	Development & Alumni Department		Closing date 28 Mar 2025
Post Doc Research Fellowship View advert \|	UCTLI		Closing date 07 Apr 2025
General Worker/Gardener View advert \| View description	Properties and Services		Closing date 26 Mar 2025
Finance Administrator View advert \|	UCTLI		Closing date 31 Mar 2025
Medical Officer View advert \|	UCTLI		Closing date 31 Mar 2025
Study Coordinator View advert \|	UCTLI		Closing date 31 May 2025
Research Nurse View advert \|	UCTLI		Closing date 31 May 2025
Clinical Trial/ Study Coordinator View advert \|	UCTLI		Closing date 31 Mar 2025
Research Nurse View advert \|	UCTLI		Closing date 30 Apr 2025
Director: Technology Services View advert \| View description	Properties and Services		Closing date 01 Apr 2025
Technical Specialist: Windows Environment View advert \|	ICTS		Closing date 03 Apr 2025
Finance and Operations Manager View advert \| View description	The Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance	Faculty Commerce	Closing date 21 Mar 2025
Chief Scientific Officer View advert \| View description	Oceanography	Faculty Science	Closing date 25 Mar 2025
Multilingualism Education Project (MEP) Programme Coordinator View advert \| View description	Multilingualism Education Project (MEP)	Faculty Centre for Higher Education Development	Closing date 04 Apr 2025

Research

Vacancy	Department/School	Faculty Sort descending	Closing date
Chief/Senior Research Officer View advert \|	DataFirst	Faculty Commerce	Closing date 04 Apr 2025