Lecturer; P001134 Readvertisement

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north-west university (potchefstroom campus) faculty of natural and agricultural sciences rfa for chemical resource beneficiation position number: p001134 position: lecturer peromnes grade: a8 employment type: permanent appointment note: those who have previously applied for this potion need not reapply as the university has your application.

• industry: education & training
• job category: university and academy
• location: potchefstroom
• contract: permanent
• remuneration: market related
• about our company: nwu

the purpose of this position is to recruit a dedicated scientist and lecturer who will primarily serve as the site operator for our comprehensively equipped atmospheric chemistry monitoring station at the nwu. The successful candidate will blend academic leadership with hands‑on operational oversight to ensure the accurate collection, maintenance, and quality control of environmental data.

• teaching and learning: postgraduate chemistry modules.
• research and innovation: field operation of a comprehensively equipped scientific atmospheric measurement station (including ad hoc sampling campaigns); organisation and execution of standard operating procedures, scheduled maintenance, as well as all technical (instrumentation and operational) upgrades; data collation (quality control & quality assurance), transfer, partner access, archiving, post data cleaning and scientific flagging; onsite training of students and scientists with technical and scientific aspects of atmospheric field measurements;
  
  conduct research and supervise students at masters and doctoral levels in atmospheric chemistry. At least one first-author paper/year.
• community engagement: social and academic communities.
• management and other tasks: day‑to‑day administration/logistics related to field operation of a comprehensively equipped scientific atmospheric measurement station.

• a master’s degree (nqf level
  9) in chemistry with atmospheric chemistry as an area of specialisation.
• a minimum of 2 years’ lecturing experience at a tertiary institution.
• experience in all aspects related to operating a comprehensively equipped atmospheric field measurement station, which includes maintenance, field calibrations, data transfer and curation, as well as training.
• experience in handling very large datasets, which includes expertise in advanced programming software such as matlab.

• membership with south african chemical institute and other scientific bodies, especially in the field of atmospheric chemistry (e.g. National association of clean air), national and/or international atmospheric chemistry associations.

• advanced knowledge of atmospheric chemistry research, as well as various atmospheric sampling and analytical techniques.
• proven advanced knowledge of atmospheric measurements with continuous in situ instrumentation, which includes specialised monitoring equipment in atmospheric science.
• proven extensive experience in operation of a scientific atmospheric monitoring station, which include measurement of gaseous and particulate species, as well as land surface‑atmosphere fluxes.
• received training on specialised atmospheric monitoring equipment e.g. Aerosol chemical speciation monitor and tunable infrared laser direct absorption spectrometer.
• proven ability to apply theoretical/technical knowledge in the atmospheric science measurements and to plan for goals strategically.
• innovative and creative skills with regard to field measurements problem solving.
• extensive experiencing in curating, processing and analysing very large datasets collected at an atmospheric monitoring station with advanced programming software such as matlab.
• experience in liaison with project/group partners and associates, national and provincial departments in study fields of atmospheric sciences, as well as project/funding donors.
• knowledge of aspects associated with the supervision of postgraduate studies in atmospheric chemistry.
• excellent computer skills, which include knowledge of relevant research and teaching software such as ms…