SENIOR LECTURER – UNIVERSITY BOTSWANA

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY
SENIOR LECTURER (Contract Position)
Duties:

The successful candidate will be expected to

(i) teach Sociology Theory and Research Methods at undergraduate and postgraduate levels and contribute to the University of Botswana’s Strategic research themes and emerging areas of Sociology thought. The candidate should be able to teach at least two of the following: Introduction to Sociology, Urban Sociology, Urban Development, Gender, Industry, and Society; Globalization; Social Development Theory; Applied Anthropology; Ethnicity and Race; Migration Studies.

The candidate should be able to

(i) supervise undergraduate and graduate student research projects;

(ii) conduct research and render professional service;

(iii) perform any other duties and responsibilities assigned by the Head of the Department. The Department reserves the right to allocate other courses in addition to those outlined above.

Requirements: Candidates should have:

(i) A Ph.D. in Sociology or related fields

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

(iii) 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 referred/accredited journals in internationally recognized indexing databases. The remaining 2 publications could be journal articles, books, book chapters, peer-reviewed conference proceedings, etc. published by recognized publishers. An academic book may be equivalent to a maximum of 4 articles in refereed/accredited journals, depending on the quality and standing of the publisher;

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

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

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

(vii) Publications should be spread nationally and/or internationally and across journals; (viii) 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.

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

(x) Evidence of governance and social engagement activities.
The curriculum vitae (CV) should contain a detailed list of publications clearly specifying titles of publications, ISBN numbers, (for books, book chapters, and conference proceedings), dates published, name of publishers, and name(s) of co-authors if any, and number of pages. The work should be categorized into books, book chapters, refereed journals, non-refereed works, and consultancies

REMUNERATION:

The University offers a competitive salary and benefits commensurate with experience and qualifications.