Job Description

Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced persons to fill the following post that has arisen in the University:

INSTITUTE OF TEACHING AND LEARNING

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor/ Professor (1 Post)- Communication Skills

Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be expected to teach communication skills. In addition, the successful candidate will be expected to provide academic leadership to the Department, initiate, guide and contribute to basic and applied research programmes in line with Education 5.0 as well as teach courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Furthermore, the candidate is expected to publish in peer-reviewed journals, seek and obtain external funding. In addition, the candidate will be expected to coordinate and participate in the supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate research students. University teaching experience is an added advantage.

Qualifications and Experience

Qualifications and Experience

Applicants must have an earned PhD in the field of Applied Linguistics, English and Communication, and or other related fields or should be a registered PhD student; and a Master’s Degree in Applied Linguistics/Master in English for specific purposes, and a first degree in English and Communication Skills.Possession of a Bachelor of Arts in English and a Bachelor of Education in English passed with at least an Upper Second-degree class is a must. Possession of a Postgraduate Diploma in Higher and Tertiary Education would be an added advantage. Proven record of practice in supervision, editing and designing of short courses in English and Communication would be an added advantage. Applicants must have a minimum of two (2) years of university teaching experience.

How to Apply

Conditions Of Service
Information on salary and other benefits will be made available to shortlisted candidates.

Applications
Applicants must submit six (6) sets of applications which should include the application letter, certified copies of certificates, national identification, birth certificate and detailed Curriculum Vitae giving full personal details including full names, place and date of birth, qualifications, experience, present salary, date of availability, contact details, names, addresses and email addresses of three referees. Applications in envelopes clearly indicating post applied for should be addressed to:

The Assistant Registrar, Human Resources
Marondera University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
P.O Box 35
MARONDERA

Hand deliver to or send by courier to:

Marondera University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
CSC Campus, Industrial Sites
15 Longlands Road
MARONDERA

The closing date for receipt of applications is Monday, 11 November 2024. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

The University does not charge applicants a fee at any stage of the recruitment process and does not have Agents who receive applications on its behalf.