Dental Specialist: Maxillo-Facial & Oral Surgery (Senior Lecturer)

Post Number: 5621 | Permanent – Full Time | Location: Tygerberg Campus, Western Cape, South Africa | Closing Date: 20 August 2026

About the Faculty

The Faculty of Dentistry is a leading academic and oral health centre, dedicated to advancing oral health through excellence in teaching and learning, clinical service delivery, and research. With a strong commitment to innovation, social responsiveness, and academic scholarship, the Faculty plays a pivotal role in training future oral health professionals and strengthening public-sector oral healthcare.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced professionals with strong academic and clinical track records for a position on the joint establishment of the University of the Western Cape (UWC) and the Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness (WCDHW). The appointment will be made in accordance with the conditions of service of the University of the Western Cape.

Responsibilities

• Render a maxillofacial and oral surgery service on the combined platform, including Tygerberg and Mitchells Plain Oral Health Centres, Groote Schuur-, Tygerberg- and Red Cross Academic Hospitals, and secondary hospitals where indicated (normal working hours and overtime duties as per departmental roster).
• Teach and train on the combined platform, including appropriate training, supervision, and general teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate students.
• Conduct, assist, and stimulate research.
• Control and manage clinical services as delegated by the Head of Department.
• Maintain satisfactory clinical, professional, and ethical standards related to these services.
• Maintain necessary discipline over staff under your control.
• Attend to administrative matters pertaining to hospital administration and academics.
• Promote community-orientated services.

Requirements

• A MChD (MFOS) or FCMFOS-SA or equivalent qualification.
• Valid registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a ‘Specialist Maxillofacial and Oral Surgeon’ on the date of appointment.
• Demonstrated experience and academic leadership in teaching and learning, research, supervision, and administration to contribute to the Faculty’s academic objectives.
• Research and publications record.

Qualifications & Experience That Would Enhance an Application

• A PhD, or registration toward a PhD in a relevant field (preferred but not prerequisite).
• Affiliation with an academic dental institution.
• Experience in cranio-maxillofacial trauma.
• Experience in maxillofacial and neck sepsis.
• Experience in managing difficult airways and tracheostomies.
• Experience in tumour resection, extra-oral approaches for reconstruction, and fibula free flap reconstructions.
• Experience in teaching and training undergraduate and postgraduate students.
• Research experience.
• Ability to work in a team.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Computer literacy.