Vacancies

Explore current job opportunities at the Vaal University of Technology (VUT). Browse our latest vacancies, academic positions, and administrative roles.

Vacancies

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Academic Vacancies

Closing date: 2026-11-20

Department: Human Resources Operations

Lecturer (Education)
Post No: 8576, 8578

Closing date: 2026-11-20

Department: Education

Closing date: 2026-11-19

Department: Education

Lecturer (Electrical)
Post No: 8562

Closing date: 2026-11-19

Department: Education

Lecturer (Mechanical)
Post No: 8564

Closing date: 2026-11-19

Department: Education

Closing date: 2026-11-19

Department: Education

Lecturer (Mathematics)
Post No: 8566, 8568

Closing date: 2026-11-19

Department: Education

Lecturer – Law

 Post No: 0095

Closing date: 2026-11-19

Department: Legal Sciences

Lecturer – Law

 Post No: 8586

Closing date: 2026-11-19

Department: Legal Sciences

Lecturer – Law
Post No: 8582

Closing date: 2026-11-19

Department: Legal Sciences

Lecturer – Law
Post No: 8583

Closing date: 2026-11-19

Department: Legal Sciences

Lecturer – Law
Post No: 8588

Closing date: 2026-11-19

Department: Legal Sciences

Closing date: 2026-11-19

Department: Legal Sciences

Closing date: 2026-11-13

Department: Chemical and
Metallurgical Engineering

Part Time Lecturer –
Metallurgical Engineering x 6

Closing date: 2026-11-13

Department: Chemical and
Metallurgical Engineering 

Closing date: 2026-11-13

Department: Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, and Mechanical Engineering

Closing date: 2026-11-13

Department: Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, and Mechanical Engineering

Closing date: 2026-11-12

Department: Marketing, Retail Business
and Sport Management

 Part-time Lecturer for Marketing and
Retail Business Management

Closing date: 2026-11-12

Department: Marketing, Retail Business
and Sport Management

Lecturer (Human resource
management) x 6

Closing date: 2026-11-12

Department: Human Resources Management 

Support Vacancies

Part-time Lab Assistants –
Chemical Engineering x 3

Closing date: 2026-11-13

Department: Chemical and
Metallurgical Engineering 

Closing date: 2026-11-13

Department: Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, and Mechanical Engineering

Closing date: 2026-11-13

Department: Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, and Mechanical Engineering

 Part-time Lab Assistants –
Metallurgical Engineering x 3

Closing date: 2026-11-13

Department: Chemical and
Metallurgical Engineering 

Closing date for applications: 2026-11-04

Department: Electrical Engineering (Power)

Closing date for applications: 2026-11-04

Department: Electrical Engineering (Power)

Closing date for applications: 2026-11-04

Department: Electrical Engineering (Process Control)

Closing date for applications: 2026-11-04

Department: Electrical Engineering (Electronics)

Closing date for applications: 2026-11-04

Department: Electrical Engineering (Computer
Systems)

Part-Time Cisco NetAcad
Technician/Lab Assistant (x2)

Closing date for applications: 2026-11-04

Department: Electrical Engineering (Computer
Systems)