Duties: The successful candidate will be responsible for: (i) teaching in the area of Library and Information Studies with particular reference to: knowledge organisation in both physical and digital environments. Candidates should demonstrate competencies as well as theoretical and practical experience in: a) controlled vocabularies (thesauri, ontologies) for content representation and classification, b) Resource description (cataloguing and classification); digital libraries; Information retrieval, automatic classification, and, indexing and knowledge management; (ii) supervise undergraduate and postgraduate research projects; (iii) engage in research and publication and governance activities; (iv) participate in all academic and professional activities of the department; (v) carry out any other responsibilities as and when assigned by the Head of Department.
Requirements: The candidate should have (i) a PhD in Library and Information Studies or Information Systems, Information Technology, Information Science or Information Management from a reputable university or institution; (ii) at least 6 years relevant teaching experience at a university or comparable institution; (iii) 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; (iv) sustained research output: a minimum of 2 peer reviewed publications every three years; (v) sustained research activity; ongoing externally supported research (e.g funded or commissioned); (vi) regular paper/poster presentations at national but also increasingly at international conferences; (vii) 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; (viii) publications should be spread nationally and/or internationally and across journals; (viii) 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); (ix) 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); (x) evidence of governance and social engagement; (xi) research collaborations with other institutions or organisations; (xii) research collaboration with cognate disciplines in the University; (xiii) 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; (ii) knowledge of programming relevant to information visualisation, data mining, content representation and classification; (iii) knowledge in the use and application of ICT within the information management environment; (iv) demonstrated abilities to lead the department in the context of changing environment in the training of information professionals.
The curriculum vitae should contain a detailed list of published works, clearly specifying titles of publications, ISBN numbers (for books, book chapters and conference proceedings), dates of publications, names of publishers, name/s of co-authors if any and number of pages. The works should be categorized into books, book chapters, refereed journals, non-refereed works, consultancies and practical media projects.
Remuneration: The University offers a competitive salary and benefits commensurate with experience and qualifications.
How to Apply: Letters of applications are to address the stated qualifications and provide any other information to assist the University to determine your suitability for the position. You should quote the vacancy of the post applied for; provide current CV (including telephone, telex and telefax numbers and email); certified true copies of educational certificates, transcripts and names and addresses of three referees. Send your application to: The Human Resources Manager, Faculty of Humanities, Private Bag UB 00703, Gaborone. Telephone (267) 355-2641 Fax (267) 318-5098, E-mail: tshoganetsom@mopipi.ub.bw
Applicants should inform their referees to (i) Quote the vacancy number(s) and Position(s) applied for and (ii) submit their references directly to the above address, before the stipulated closing date.
Please note that applications with incomplete information shall not be acknowledged.
Hand delivered applications should be submitted to Office No: 121 at Block 239 (239/121).
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.