Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced persons for the following 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 ARTS AND HUMANITIES
DEPARTMENT OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES AND ETHICS
Post A: Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor/Professor
Duties & Responsibilities
The candidate must be capable of supervising undergraduate students’ research work, supervise dissertations for MA, MPhil and DPhil candidates. University experience will be an added advantage and the candidate should be capable of teaching at least three (3) of the following modules:
Approaches to the Study of Religion and Gender
Religion and Sustainable Communities
Religion and Development
Religion and Sustainable Development
Religion and gender in AICs
Religion and Development Strategies in Africa
Qualifications and experience
Bachelor of Arts Hons in Theology/Religion and Development with at least a 2.1 pass
MA in Theology/Religion and Development
PhD in Religion and Gender
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 Friday, 02 September 2022. Note that only short- listed candidates will be communicated to.