Andile Mthombeni is a lecturer at the University of the Witwatersrand, starting in February 2024, following a role as a research assistant at the University of South Africa (UNISA) from January 2021 to December 2023. Prior experience includes serving as a project manager at Plus 94 Research from April 2019 to December 2020 and as a graduate research assistant at the University of the Witwatersrand from January 2010 to April 2019, with responsibilities in research coordination, conference presentations, seminar organization, and teaching assistance. Additionally, Andile worked as a bookseller at Skoobs Bookstore and an assistant librarian at Olivedale Library. Education includes a Bachelor of Arts in Neuropsychology and Demographics & Development Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand, earned between 2010 and 2018.