The NRF South African Research Chair in Astrophysics and Space Science, since 2007 (Prof Tom Jarrett)
The SKA South African Research Chair in Extragalactic Multi-Wavelength Astronomy, since 2011 (Prof Claude Carignan)
The SALT South African Research Chair in Fast Transients and Gravitational Wave Counterparts, since 2018 (Prof Paul Groot)
The SAAO South African Research Chair, starting in 2019 (Prof Matt Bershady)
The SALT and SAAO SARChI chairs are based at a 50% appointment in South Africa, jointly hosted with SAAO, where the SALT SARChI chair resides at UCT Astronomy and the SAAO SARChI chair resides at SAAO (with an adjunct appointment at UCT Astronomy).