A Doctorate (NQF Level 10) in Chemical Engineering or a related qualification with at least seven (7) years of lecturing experience at tertiary education level and/or industry experience or an equivalent combination of relevant professional experience. Excellent English communication skills (oral and written).  Proven competence in successful sourcing of research or project funding from third-party sources, successful initiation, and management of research projects, curriculum development, and strong management/organisational and mentorship skills.  Competence to develop high-quality course materials and teach in at least three of the following courses at both under- and post-graduate levels: Computational Chemical Engineering; Chemical Process Plant Design & Economics; Solid Fluid Mechanical Processes; Computer Aided Process Design and Engineering Practice;  Cement and Ceramics Processing; Unit Operations and Process laboratory Practices; Separation Processes; Process Control and Instrumentation; Transport Phenomena (Simultaneous heat and mass transfer & fluid mechanics); Biotechnology, and Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics. Competence to assume academic leadership, establish professional networks, and maintain links with industry, as well as experience in developing postgraduate programmes. Sound research profile of at least ten (10) peer-reviewed publications in peer-reviewed journals/books/conference proceedings with a Google Scholar index of H- 6 and the successful supervision of at least three (3) Master’s (research) students.