• Teaching and coordinating undergraduate and postgraduate modules in physics
• Actively conducting research and publishing in peer-reviewed journals in a field aligned to the Department's research focus areas in astrophysics
• Recruiting and supervising postgraduate students in astrophysics
• Establishing a research group in a field aligned to research focus areas in the department—epoch of reionisation, the early universe, and dark matter indirect search, with preference for involvement in HERA telescope (Hydrogen Epoch Reionisation Array), MeerKAT (SKA Precursor) telescope, or international CMB surveys
• Securing research funding
• Participating in academically relevant departmental and Faculty activities

• PhD degree in physics, astronomy, or astrophysics
• Good verbal and written communication skills in English
• For Senior Lecturer: Proven ability and commitment to teaching physics at both undergraduate and postgraduate level
• For Senior Lecturer: Evidence of recent research in astrophysics and cosmology, with interests and experience on epoch of reionisation, the early universe or pulsar timing array
• For Senior Lecturer: Evidence of sustained publication output as first author in high-quality international journals
• For Senior Lecturer: Proof of successful postgraduate supervision as main supervisor, at least at master's level
• For Senior Lecturer: Proven ability to seek external funding

Stellenbosch University's Department of Physics conducts research connecting fundamental physics with astronomical observations to understand the Universe's fundamental laws and the nature of dark matter and dark energy. Research focuses include cosmic microwave background radiation, epoch of reionisation, the early universe, dark matter indirect detection, neutron stars and black holes. The research group is heavily involved in South Africa's MeerKAT, SKA, and HERA telescopes, and several international projects such as FAST and CMB Stage-4.