Chief Technical Officer, Data Science and It

Overview

The Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Cape Town is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Chief Technical Officer (CTO)—Data Science and IT. This dynamic role combines teaching support, research facilitation, and technical leadership in the rapidly evolving fields of data science, computing, and digital infrastructure within civil engineering.

Job Location:

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Final date to receive applications:
June 06, 2026

Closing date: 23 January 2026

• The CTO will work closely with academic staff, researchers, and students in the Department of Civil Engineering (0.8 FTE), providing technical expertise in areas such as sensors and sensor networks/IoT, data collection, database management, data analytics, and data visualization as well as support the integration of digital technologies into the civil engineering curriculum.
• The incumbent will also assist the Faculty Office (0.2 FTE) in the development and maintenance of key software tools, such as the Student Enrolment Advising Tool (SEAT).
• This position will be based within the Department of Civil Engineering, and the CTO will collaborate with various internal and external stakeholders, including but not limited to the Department of Computer Science, the Department of Statistical Sciences, ICTS, and the UCT High Performance Computing (HPC) cluster.