Midlands State University
DUE: 23 JUN 2025
Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced persons for the following post:
NB: Midlands State University is an equal opportunities employer. In the interest of promoting gender parity, female candidates are encouraged to apply.
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 – the incumbent should participate in all Department, Faculty 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) Industrialization –through commercialization of products
FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Department of Food Science and Nutrition
Post A: Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor/Professor (1 post)
Qualifications
- Must have a first degree in Food Science and Nutrition, Food Science or related field with at least a 2.1 pass
- Must have MSc in Food Science and Nutrition or related field
- A PhD in Food Science, Nutrition or related field is an added advantage
- Teaching experience in a tertiary institution is an added advantage
Duties & Responsibilities
The candidate must be capable of teaching, supervising both undergraduate and postgraduate students’ research work, assess students on Work Related Learning and must be able to teach at least three of the following modules at undergraduate level;
- Food Chemistry
- Food Engineering
- Food Fermentation Technology
- Bakery technology
- Advanced Food Microbiology and Biotechnology
- Food Product Development and Marketing
- Meat, Poultry and Fish Technology
- Cereals and Legume Technology
Post B: Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor/Professor (1 post)
Qualifications
- Must have a first degree in Food Science and Nutrition, Nutrition or related field with at least a 2.1 pass
- Must have MSc in Food Science and Nutrition or related field
- A PhD in Food Science, Nutrition or related field is an added advantage
- Registration with Allied Health Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe (AHPCZ) as a nutritionist is an added advantage
- Teaching experience at a tertiary institution is an added advantage
Duties & Responsibilities
The candidate must be capable of teaching, supervising both undergraduate and postgraduate students’ research work, assess students on Work Related Learning and must be able to teach at least three of the following modules at undergraduate level
- Medical Nutrition therapy
- Nutritional Epidemiology
- Nutrition and Agricultural Systems
- Nutrition Programming, Implementation and Evaluation
- Food Service Management
- Sports Nutrition
- Food Chemistry
- Food Microbiology
TO APPLY
Applicants must submit an application letter, 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: [email protected]. The subject line should be labeled with the post being applied for.
Closing date for applications is Monday, 23 June 2025. Note that only short- listed candidates will be communicated to.