Alert to its African and international context, the University of the Western Cape (UWC) strives to be a place of excellence in teaching, learning and research, nurturing the cultural diversity of South Africa, and responding in creative and critical ways to the developmental needs of the country. Through its academic project, UWC continues to play a leading role in helping to build an equitable and dynamic society in South Africa.

The Faculty of Natural Sciences hosts nine academic departments, a School of Pharmacy and several world-class research institutes and centres. Based on a foundation of internationally-recognised quality research, the faculty is committed to learning and teaching excellence and offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in the major scientific disciplines as well as a professional degree in Pharmacy. 

The Department of Statistics and Population Studies, hosted in the Faculty of Natural Sciences, has two axes around which it focusses, namely Statistics and Population Studies. Staff and students in the department are actively engaged in both teaching the next generation of leaders and leading-edge research in the two fields.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key responsibility areas:

• Facilitate learning and teaching at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels in Statistics
• Conduct research and publish on topics related to Statistics
• Undertake undergraduate and postgraduate supervision
• Provide academic leadership
• Undertake curriculum development and assessment
• Undertake community/industry engagement and outreach

• PhD in Mathematical Statistics
• Demonstrated teaching experience at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, in the field of Statistics
• A record of quality peer reviewed publications, in the field of Statistics and/or Applied Statistics
• A record of successful postgraduate supervision, preferably at the masters level
• Proven expertise in applying complex statistical and data science techniques in statistical packages such as SAS, R and Python

Required competencies:

• Adaptability and the ability to operate in a diverse environment
• Student focused approach
• Coaching and mentoring skills
• Planning and organising skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Presentation and facilitation skills
• Technical professional knowledge and skills in the discipline and in the core strategic areas, namely learning and teaching, research and scholarship, community engagement as well as professional leadership