The Department of Psychology is looking for an Associate Professor who can assist in developing psychology as an academic and professional discipline in Botswana.
Duties: The successful candidates will be expected to: (i) teach psychology courses; (ii) supervise research projects; (iii) initiate, promote and participate in research; (iv) provide academic leadership through programme development, and research; (v) act as a mentor to junior academic staff; (vi) raise / solicit research funds from funding agencies within and outside the country; (vii) participate in all academic and professional activities of the department; (viii) carry out any other responsibilities as and when assigned by the Head of Department.
Requirements: Candidates should have: (i) a Psy.D. or Ph.D. in Psychology from a recognized university or institution with accredited Psychology programmes; (ii) registered or eligible to be registered with the Botswana Health Professions Council (BHPC); (iii) at least 6 years relevant teaching experience at a university or comparable institution; (iv) a minimum of 12 pieces of research products (e.g. articles, book chapters, peer reviewed conference proceedings, etc.) published by recognized publishers. 8 of these must be articles in refereed/accredited journals in internationally recognized indexing databases. The remaining 4 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 refereed/accredited journals, depending on the quality and standing of the publisher; (v) sustained research output: a minimum of 2 peer reviewed publications every 3 years; (vi) sustained research activity; ongoing externally supported research (e.g funded or commissioned); (vii) regular paper/poster presentations at national but also increasingly at international conferences; (viii) be lead and/or single author in at least one-third of the required journal publications. There should also be evidence of mentorship of early career scholars/graduate students; (ix) publications should be spread nationally and/or internationally and across journals; (x) recognizable 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 2 of the these); (xi) recognized as being of national but increasingly international research standing (e.g. peer reviewing of new research proposals; reference in research committees; editor/guest editor/reviewer of refereed/accredited national and international publishers; editorial board member of an international publisher in a relevant field; invitations as keynote speaker at national and international conferences (required in at least 2 of the these); (xii) evidence of governance and social engagement; (xiii) research collaborations with other institutions or organisations; (xiv) research collaboration with cognate disciplines in the University; (xv) external examiner for Masters and/or PhD theses nationally and/or internationally. The following will be added advantages: (i) research awards and other forms of research recognition, where appropriate will be an added advantage; (ii) experience in supervision of postgraduate research.
The curriculum vitae (CV) should contain a detailed list of publications; clearly specifying titles of publications, dates published name of publishers and name of co-authors if any. Publications should be categorized into: books, monographs, refereed and non-refereed journals, chapters in books, etc
Remuneration: The University of Botswana offers a competitive salary and benefits commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Applicants should submit certified copies of their qualifications and provide any other information to assist the University to determine their suitability for the position. They should quote the vacancy number of the post applied for, provide a current CV (including telephone and telefax numbers, and e-mail), certified true copies of educational certificates and transcripts, samples of their publications, names, addresses and contact details of three referees. Applicants should inform their referees to (i) quote the vacancy number (ii) position applied for, and (iii) submit their references directly to the address stated below before the stipulated closing date. Send your application to:
The Human Resources Manager, Faculty of Social Sciences, Private Bag UB 00705, Gaborone, Botswana. Tel. (267) 355 4894 Fax (267) 318 5099. E-mail: fssvacancies@mopipi.ub.bw.
Hand delivered applications should be submitted to Office No. 137 at Block 240.
NB: Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted