The newest NWU vacancies are providing incredible career opportunities to job seekers. NWU offers academic programs across Potchefstroom, Mahikeng, and Vanderbijlpark campuses. To qualify, applicants must have at least a Graduation or Academic qualifications in relevant field. A total of x40 positions are currently open, for which you will get a salary of R35000–70000 per month. To secure your positions, you need to send your online application before the vacancy closing date of 08 May 2025.

Latest NWU Vacancies Available for Senior Lecturer Creative Writing, Professor English Literature, Associate Professor and other Positions

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The announcement of NWU Vacancies 2025 has confirmed the recruitment of new candidates for the positions of Senior Lecturer Creative Writing, Professor English Literature, Associate Professor and others. Interested individuals can apply for this job opportunity via the @www.nwu.ac.za vacancies Portal. All the further details of available NWU jobs in Mafikeng, Potchefstroom, Vanderbijlpark and other cities have been discussed below. Kindly read and follow the given instructions to apply for NWU Job Vacancy.

Company Name: NWU
Closing Date: 08 May 2025 (Note it down!📆)

Official Contact Information of Recruiter

If candidates have any queries or issues during the entire application process, they can use the given NWU Contact details to resolve them.

Address:- North-West University Private Bag X1290. Potchefstroom 2520
Contact details:- 010 140 3099
Email Address:- [email protected]

Salary Expectations With Additional Benefits

Lecturers earn R35000–70000/month, professors R90000–180000, with research funding.

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Apply with this secret process to Secure your Position in NWU Vacancies?

Anyone who has already found the best match for themselves can follow the given steps to send their online application.

Read the job description: Select your preferred role available across NWU job openings and read the job description.
Send Application: After making sure that you obey all the eligibility criteria, visit to @www.nwu.ac.za vacancies portal.
Register yourself: At the official portal, you just need to log in or register in case you’re a new user at NWU Portal.
Enter your details: After logging in, an application will appear on the screen where you need to enter your personal and professional information (as instructed).
Attach Qualification Documents: You might need to add documents, educational certificates, and other required job documents in the next section.
Submit Your Application: After following these steps, review your NWU Job application and ensure that all the details are correct. Then, hit the submit button to send your online application for NWU Vacancies 2025.

Active Job Positions To Apply Today

Candidates wishing to apply for NWU job opportunities can find the best-suited job roles from the given list. It contains all the active roles that have been recently introduced via NWU official adverts.

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Job Type / Location / Closing Date	Qualifications:-
Job Type:- Associate Professor Location:- Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng Closing Date:- 05 May 2025	A PhD (NQF level 10) in Education Management and Leadership. Previously employed in the field of Higher Education (a minimum of 5 years’ experience).
Job Type:- House Parent Location:- Mafikeng, NW Closing Date:- 25 April 2025	A Bachelor’s Degree in any relevant discipline (NQF 7). A minimum of 5 (five) years’ work experience within the Higher Education environment.
Job Type:- Receptionist Location:- Potchefstroom, NW Closing Date:- 22 April 2025	Grade 12 (NQF level 4). A minimum of one (1) year experience in hospitality reception.
Job Type:- Associate Professor Location:- Potchefstroom, NW Closing Date:- 28 April 2025	A PhD (NQF Level 10) in Computer Science A minimum of five (5) years’ experience supervising Masters’ and PhD students
Job Type:- Lecturer Location:- Potchefstroom, NW Closing Date:- 28 April 2025	A Master’s degree (NQF Level 9) in Computer Science / Information Systems. A minimum of two (2) years’ teaching experience at university level.
Job Type:- Lecturer Location:- Mafikeng, NW Closing Date:- 27 April 2025	A Master’s degree (NQF level 9) in Geography and/or Geography Education. A B.Ed. Honours (NQF level 8) in Geography Education or a BA/BSc Honours in Geography plus PGCE (or PGDiploma or equivalent) in Geography Education.
Job Type:- Senior Lecturer/veterinarian Location:- Mafikeng, NW Closing Date:- 17 April 2025	A Bachelor of Veterinary Sciences (BVSC) or Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) in Production and Companion Animal Clinic. A minimum of three (3) years’ relevant working experience in a Veterinary area (Production Animal Clinic)
Job Type:- Associate Professor Location:- Mafikeng, NW Closing Date:- 22 April 2025	A PhD (NQF 10) in Comparative and International Education. A minimum of five (5) years’ experience in the higher education environment.
Job Type:- Faculty of Humanities Location:- Mafikeng, NW Closing Date:- 30 April 2025	A completed Doctoral degree within the last five years in English/African literature or Postcolonial literary studies; at least 2 published academic journal articles or book chapters or conference proceedings
Job Type:- Associate Professor Location:- Potchefstroom, NW Closing Date:- 18 April 2025	A minimum of six (6) years’ lecturing experience at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. A minimum of six (6) years’ research & innovation experience with a proven publication record of at least one article per year in accredited scholarly journals.
Job Type:- Senior Multimedia Designer Location:- Potchefstroom, NW Closing Date:- 25 April 2025	BA/ BTech/ BAFT in Video or Film (Video or Film Technology and Production) NQF level 7 5 years’ experience in MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint on an advanced level)
Job Type:- Assistant Programmer Location:- Potchefstroom, NW Closing Date:- 18 April 2025	A Diploma (NQF level 6) in Language Technology, Computer Engineering or Computer Systems Development, or other relevant field. A minimum of one (1) year programming experience in at least one of the following languages: PERL, Python, R, C, C , C#, Java.
Job Type:- Associate Professor Creative Writing Location:- Potchefstroom, NW Closing Date:- 01 May 2025	PhD in Creative Writing OR Literary Studies in one of the under-resourced South African languages, which must include one or more of the following: isiZulu, Setswana, isiXhosa, Sepedi, Sesotho.
Job Type:- Lecturer Location:- Mafikeng, NW Closing Date:- 21 April 2025	A Masters’ degree (NQF level 9) in Clinical Psychology. Registered as Clinical Psychologist with the HPCSA.
Job Type:- Professor Location:- Potchefstroom, NW Closing Date:- 20 April 2025	B.Eng in Mechanical Engineering (NQF 8). Registrable as Professional Engineer with Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA).
Job Type:- ECDE Lecturer Location:- Potchefstroom, NW Closing Date:- 20 April 2025	A master’s degree (NQF level 9) in Education with specialistaion in ECDE, English Home Language Education or related (Lecturer). A minimum of two (2) years’ teaching experience or working in school settings in foundation phase or similar
Job Type:- Lecturer Location:- Mafikeng, NW Closing Date:- 20 April 2025	A master’s degree (NQF level 9) in Education with specialisation in Education Management & Leadership. A minimum of two (2) years’ teaching experience at school/university level.
Job Type:- Junior Lecturer Location:- Potchefstroom, NW Closing Date:- 30 April 2025	A Four-year degree/ Honours Degree in Graphic Design on NQF level 8 with a special interest/specialising in motion graphics and interaction design Experience in teaching and learning Undergraduate & Postgraduate students with Four-year degree/ Honours degree in Graphic design
Job Type:- Lecturer Location:- Mafikeng, NW Closing Date:- 18 April 2025	A master’s degree in Tourism Management (NQF level 9). A minimum of 3 (three) years’ relevant work experience in lecturing.
Job Type:- Administrative Officer Location:- Potchefstroom, NW Closing Date:- 24 April 2025	A diploma in Financial Management or Administration (NQF level 6). A minimum of two (2) years’ experience working on the Kuali financial system and NWU administrative systems.
Job Type:- Junior Programmer Location:- Potchefstroom, NW Closing Date:- 18 April 2025	·A tertiary qualification in Language Technology or Computational Linguistics or Computer Engineering or Computer Systems Development or another relevant field (NQF 6).
Job Type:- Senior Lecturer in History Location:- Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng Closing Date:- 15 April 2025	A PhD (NQF Level 10) in History. A minimum of five (5) years’ experience in teaching and learning at undergraduate and post graduate level at a reputable tertiary institution.
Job Type:- Senior Muiltimedia Designer Location:- Potchefstroom, NW Closing Date:- 25 April 2025	BA/ BTech/ BAFT in Video or Film (Video or Film Technology and Production) NQF level 7 Provide a link to a showreel and portfolio of your work
Job Type:- Professor Creative Writing Location:- Potchefstroom, NW Closing Date:- 01 May 2025	PhD in Creative Writing OR Literary Studies in one of the under-resourced South African languages, which must include one or more of the following: isiZulu, Setswana, isiXhosa, Sepedi, Sesotho
Job Type:- Professor English Literature Location:- Potchefstroom, NW Closing Date:- 01 May 2025	A PhD (NQF level 10) in English Literature and/or Literary Studies. A minimum of seven (7) years’ work experience and proven track record of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching at a university.
Job Type:- Lecturer Location:- Potchefstroom, NW Closing Date:- 20 April 2025	A Master’s degree (NQF level 9) in ECDE/Afrikaans for Education/ Learner Support or equivalent. A professional teacher’s qualification (NQF level 6 or higher) in Foundation Phase or equivalent (this includes evidence of rerouting to ECDE).
Job Type:- Associate Professor Creative Writing Location:- Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng Closing Date:- 15 April 2025	PhD in Creative Writing OR Literary Studies in one of the under-resourced South African languages, which must include one or more of the following: isiZulu, Setswana, isiXhosa, Sepedi, Sesotho.
Job Type:- Data Scientist Location:- Potchefstroom, NW Closing Date:- 20 April 2025	A minimum of (five) 5 years’ experience in the use of Python (other programming languages used within the computational linguistics or Digital Humanities domain can also be considered). Evidence of peer-reviewed academic publications.
Job Type:- Senior Lecturer Location:- Mafikeng, NW Closing Date:- 22 April 2025	A PhD (NQF 10) in Curriculum Studies. A minimum of three (3) years’ experience in teaching in the relevant field in a higher education environment.
Job Type:- Junior Lecturer Location:- Potchefstroom, NW Closing Date:- 20 April 2025	An honours degree (NQF level 8) in Education with specialisation in ECDE, English Home Language Education or Related (Junior Lecturer).
Job Type:- Lecturer Location:- Mafikeng, NW Closing Date:- 24 April 2025	An LLM (NQF level 9) in any field of Law. A minimum of 2 years’ experience in academia.
Job Type:- Lecturer Location:- Potchefstroom, NW Closing Date:- 18 April 2025	A minimum of one (1) year generic Clinical Psychology practice experience – direct practice and/or Clinical Psychology supervisory/ managerial
Job Type:- Senior Lecturer Location:- Potchefstroom, NW Closing Date:- 15 April 2025	A PhD (NQF level 10) in Philosophy or related field. A minimum of three (3) years’ teaching experience in Philosophy.
Job Type:- Senior Lecturer Creative Writing Location:- Potchefstroom, NW Closing Date:- 08 May 2025	PhD in Literature and/or Creative Writing 2 years’ experience in teaching at a tertiary institution (in literary studies and/or creative writing).
Job Type:- Associate Professor Location:- Mafikeng, NW Closing Date:- 01 May 2025	A PhD (NQF level 10) in Applied Mathematics with a focus in either PDEs, Numerical Analysis, Dynamical systems, Fractional Calculus or Financial Mathematics. A minimum of 6 years’ experience lecturing undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Job Type:- Professor Location:- Mafikeng, NW Closing Date:- 21 April 2025	A PhD (NQF level 10) in English Literature and/or Literary Studies. A minimum of 6 years’ work experience and a proven track record of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching at university level.
Job Type:- Lecturer Location:- Mafikeng, NW Closing Date:- 18 April 2025	A master’s degree in Tourism Management (NQF level 9). A minimum of 3 (three) years’ relevant work experience in lecturing.
Job Type:- Senior Lecturer Location:- Potchefstroom, NW Closing Date:- 18 April 2025	A minimum of two (2) years’ teaching and learning experience in blended contact sessions with university students. A minimum of two (2) years’ generic Counseling Psychology practice experience – direct practice and/or Counseling Psychology supervisory/ managerial.
Job Type:- Associate Professor Location:- Potchefstroom, NW Closing Date:- 27 April 2025	A PhD in Curriculum Studies (NQF level 10). A minimum of five (5) years experence in higher education
Job Type:- Lecturer Location:- Mafikeng, NW Closing Date:- 17 April 2025	A Master’s degree (NQF level 9) in Language Practice, Translation/ Interpreting, Linguistics, African Languages (preferably Setswana or Sesotho). A minimum of 2 years’ teaching and learning experience at university level.

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