Senior Lecturer - Biology at Umma University

SENIOR LECTURER

This is a senior position in the University teaching or research career. The appointee shall be expected to provide academic/research leadership to members in lower academic/research grades. Appointment is a three (3) year renewable performance-based contract, depending on age, citizenship, and any other reason

Academic Qualification

Must have:

• An earned PhD or equivalent degree qualification OR, in special fields, a Master’s Degree Qualification in the relevant field, from an accredited and recognized university.

Experience and Responsibility

Must:

• Have a minimum of three (3) years’ work experience as Lecturer at University level or six (6) years as Research Fellow at Research institution /Industry experience.
• Have supervised since appointment as Lecturer, at least three (3) post-graduate students to completion.
• Have attended and contributed at learned conferences, seminars or workshops.
• Have evidence of continued research and/or effective teaching.
• Have evidence of contribution to university/research institution through activities such as participation in departmental management, students’ academic/research advising, school or university/institutional meetings, committee membership and related matters. Be registered with the relevant professional body (where applicable);
• Demonstrate community involvement (e.g. Member of BOG, SMC etc.)

Skills

• Leadership and coordination at institutional, departmental, school and community level.
• Teaching and/or research and supervision of undergraduate and graduate students.
• Proposal, report and research paper writing.

Publications

• Must have published any of the following since the last promotion to Lecturer/Research Fellow:

A minimum of;

• Three (3) articles in refereed journals for Senior Lecturer and five (5) articles for Senior Research Fellow OR
• One (1) refereed book in candidate’s professional area published by recognised publishers plus one (1) article OR
• Two (2) book chapters in an edited book in the relevant area and one (1) article in refereed journal OR
• Two (2) distinguished exhibitions or performance of original creation plus one (1) article in refereed journal.