Senior Lecturer, Health Informatics (25-month contract)

About the role

The Division of Public Health Medicine (PHM) in the School of Public Health, together with the Centre for Integrated Data and Epidemiological Research (CIDER), is seeking an experienced Senior Lecturer in Health Informatics. The post suits an academic with expertise in clinical and/or population health informatics who wants to contribute to postgraduate education, research and the development of routine health information systems. It is a 25-month contract based in Cape Town.

Key responsibilities

• Initially co-convene and teach a master's-level Health Information Systems module within the MPH and Computational Health Informatics Master's (CHIP) programmes
• Develop further teaching offerings in health informatics
• Supervise postgraduate students in health informatics topics
• Develop and support research in health informatics and the use of routine health data
• Contribute specialist expertise to CIDER's partnership with the Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness Provincial Health Data Centre
• Support convenings and activities of the Hasso-Plattner UCT Partnership in Digital Health

Required profile

• Master's degree in an appropriate field, with the ability to supervise postgraduate students at master's level or above
• 4 years' experience working with health data from routine health information systems or in a core technical health informatics domain
• Research expertise backed by an appropriate track record
• Not limited to registered clinicians; clinicians with health information systems training and experience are encouraged to apply

Advantageous

• Active experience with health standards and ontologies
• Interest in terminology services within a health information exchange
• Formal training in health information systems or clinical informatics, in addition to experience

Annual cost of employment, including benefits, is between R837 520 and R1 207 358. Applicants must submit a motivational letter, CV, three referees with contact details, and highest qualification ID or passport. Shortlisted candidates may be asked for competency and pre-placement medical assessments. Closing date: 1 November 2026.