MSU - Midlands State University
DUE: 05 OCT 2023
APPLICATIONS ARE INVITED FROM SUITABLY QUALIFIED AND EXPERIENCED PERSONS FOR THE FOLLOWING FULL-TIME POSTS:
Please note that the duties and responsibilities of a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor and Professor are grouped into 5 main categories which are:
(a) Teaching – the incumbent is expected to teach or deliver lectures in accordance to the Department and or Faculty guidelines and standards.
(b) University Service and Community engagement – the incumbent should participate in all Department, Faculty/School and University activities such as attending meetings, training workshops, conferences and seminars, among others.
(c) Research – the incumbent is expected to engage in active research in his/her area of specialization which benefits both the students and the University.
(d) Innovations – leading to tangible products and services
(e) Industrialisation –through commercialisation of products
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY STUDIES
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor/Professor (2 Posts)
Qualifications
- First Degree in Sociology or Anthropology with at least a 2.1 pass.
- Master’s Degree in Migration Studies/Demography/Sociology or Anthropology/Industrial Sociology/Development Studies
- PhD in Migration/Demography/Sociology or Anthropology/Development Studies is an added advantage
Duties and Responsibilities
The Candidate must be capable of teaching and supervising Undergraduate and Post-graduate students’ research work, and should be able to teach the following modules;
- Migration Studies
- Demographic Techniques
- Demography & Population Studies
- Population Related Acts & Policies in Zimbabwe and the SADC region
- The Political Economy of Migration, Citizenship and Refugee Protection
- Theories, Concepts and Principles of Migration and Demography
*NB: Midlands State University is an equal opportunities employer. In the interest of promoting gender parity, female candidates are encouraged to apply.
HOW TO APPLY
Applicants must submit certified copies of certificates, transcripts, national identification and Curriculum Vitae giving full personal particulars including full names, date of birth, qualifications, experience, present salary, date of availability, contact details, names and addresses of three referees addressed to the Deputy Registrar – Human Resource
The application pack should be sent as a single merged pdf file to email address: academicrecruitment@staff.msu.ac.zw. The subject line should be labelled with the post being applied for.
Closing date for applications is Thursday, 5 October 2023. Note that only short- listed candidates will be communicated to.