SENIOR LECTURER / LECTURER IN MUSIC EDUCATION – University Of Botswana

FACULTY OF EDUCATION
VACANCY NO: FE/PE 02/2023 – SENIOR LECTURER / LECTURER IN MUSIC EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
PRIMARY EDUCATION (Contract Position)

The Faculty of Education invites applications from suitably qualified persons for the post of lecturer/ Senior Lecturer in Music Education.

Duties:

The successful candidate will be expected to:

(i) teach Music Education courses;

(ii) provide guidance through the enhancement of teaching, research, professional and community service;

(iii) take an active part in the supervision and assessment of graduate and undergraduate students’ research projects;

(iv) ability to teach courses in Integration of the Arts, Music in Culture, will be an added advantage;

(v) carry out any other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned by the Head of Department;

Requirements

Senior Lecturer: Candidates should have; (i) a Ph.D. in Music Education or related fields ;

(ii) a Master’s degree in Music Education or related fields;

(iii) a Bachelor’s Degree with a major in Music Education or related fields;

(iv) should produce evidence of having studied performance in at least two musical instruments in order to teach instrumental pedagogy;

(v) At least 3 years of teaching experience at a university or comparable institution;

(vi) An excellent cumulative and sustained record of research and publications with at least 6 pieces of research products published by recognized publishers, 4 of which should be articles in refereed/accredited journals in internationally recognized indexing databases. The remaining 2 publications could be journal articles, book chapters, peer-reviewed conference proceedings, etc. published by recognized publishers. An academic book may be equivalent to a maximum of 4 articles in referred/accredited journals, depending on the quality and standing of the publisher;

(vii) Sustained research output: a minimum of 1 peer-reviewed publication every 2 years;

(viii) Scholarly presentations at national and/or international conferences;

(ix) be lead and/or single author in at least 2 refereed journal articles;

(x) Publications should be spread nationally and /or internationally and across journals;

(xi) Some research impact, including but not limited to citations, the h-index, patents policy applications, peer reviews, publications that are prescribed texts in other institutions, etc. (required in at least 1 of these

(xii) recognized as being of at least national research standing (e.g. reviewer of for refereed/ accredited national and regional publishers); editorial board member of at least a national publisher in a relevant field; invitation keynote speaker at national/and or international conferences (required in at least 1 of the these);

(xiii) Evidence of governance and social engagement activities.

The following will be added advantages:

(i) Sustained research activity; ongoing internally supported research;

(ii) Research awards and other forms of research recognition, where appropriate;

iii) Examiner/moderator/assessor for undergraduate and/or graduate;

iv) effective and experience in running a program/course, etc.
For the Senior Lecturer position, the curriculum vitae (CV) should contain a detailed list of publications, clearly specifying titled publications date published, name(s) of publishers, and name(s) of co-authors if any publications should be categorized into books monographs refereed, and non -refereed journals, chapters in books, etc.

Lecturer: should possess:

(i) a Ph.D. in Music Education or a related field;

(ii) a Master’s degree in Music Education or related fields;

(iii) a Bachelor’s Degree with a major in Music Education, Musicology or related fields with at least 2(i) pass/GPA of at least 3.6 or equivalent;

(iv) should produce evidence of having studied performance in at least two musical instruments in order to teach instrumental pedagogy;

v) teaching of singing and choral conducting;

(vi) evidence of engagement in research may be considered.
The following will be added advantages

(vii) evidence of Governance and Social Engagement;

viii) teaching experience at a University or comparable institution preferably in Music Education;

(ix) Assisting students’ participation in extra­curricular activities will be an added advantage;
N.B. Applicants with a Master’s Degree in Music Education or related fields with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education of at least 2(i) or equivalent

Remuneration: University offers a competitive salary and benefits commensurate with experience and qualifications. For more information on the University, please visit our website; www.ub.bw