VACANCY NO: FH/MS 1/2020 - ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR/SENIOR LECTURER IN PUBLIC RELATIONS, ADVERTISING AND COMMUNICATION (FIXED - TERM CONTRACTS)
Duties: The successful candidate will be expected to: (i) teach post-graduate and undergraduate level courses in public relations, advertising and applied communication; (ii) supervise post graduate and undergraduate student’s projects (public communication campaigns, communication and advertising strategies, etc.) as need may arise; (iii) participate in the academic, governance and social engagement in media related fields; (iv) and perform any other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned by the Head of Department.
Requirements:
Associate Professor level the candidate should possess: (i) a PhD in communication/public relations, media studies or related field; (iii) should have at least six (6) years relevant teaching experience at a university or comparable institution; (iv) have a minimum of twelve (12) pieces of research products (e.g. articles, book chapters, peer reviewed conference proceedings, etc.) published by recognized publishers. Eight (8) of these must be articles in refereed/accredited journals in internationally recognized indexing databases. The remaining four (4) publications could be journal articles, book chapters, peer reviewed conference proceedings, etc. published by recognized publishers; (v) sustained research output: a minimum of 2 peer reviewed publications every three years; (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 in media and communication studies. 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; (ix) 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); (x) 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); (xi) evidence of social engagement and governance; (xii) research collaborations with other institutions or organisations; (xiii) research collaboration with cognate disciplines in the University; (xiv) external examiner for Masters and/or PhD theses nationally and/or internationally. Research awards and other forms of research recognition, where appropriate will be an added advantage.
Senior Lecturer: candidate should possess: (i) a PhD in communication/public relations, media studies or related field; (ii) should have at least three (3) years relevant teaching experience at a university or comparable institution; (iii) have an excellent cumulative and sustained record of research and publications with at least 6 pieces of research products published by recognised publishers, 4 of which must be articles in refereed/accredited journals in internationally recognised indexing databases; (iv) sustained research output: a minimum of 1 peer reviewed publication every two 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. (required in at least 1 of the these); (ix) recognised as being of at least national research standing (e.g. reviewer for refereed/accredited national and regional publishers; Editorial board member of at least a national publisher in a relevant field; invitation as key note speaker at national and/or international conferences (required in at least 1 of the these); (x) Successful supervision/co supervision of research projects/post-doctoral research fellow; (xi) evidence of social engagement and governance. The following will be added advantages: (i) sustained research activity: on-going internally and/or externally supported research; (ii) research awards and other forms of research recognition, where appropriate; (iii) examiner/ moderator/assessor for undergraduate and/or postgraduate projects nationally; (iv) and, effective and experience in running a programme/course, etc.
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: University offers a competitive salary and benefits commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Applicants should clearly state the position and level they are applying for, address the stated How to apply: SIGNED letters of applications are to address the stated qualifications and provide any other information to assist the University determine your suitability for the position. Applicants should indicate clearly the position applied for; quoting the vacancy number. Applicants should provide current CVs which must include contact information (telephone/mobile numbers, e-mail address, postal address and fax number), certified copies of educational certificates, transcripts and THREE (3) reference letters to: The Human Resource Manager, Faculty of Humanities, Private Bag 00703, Gaborone, Botswana. E-mail: tshoganetsom@mopipi.ub.bw Tel (267) 3552642, Fax (267) 3185098.
Please note that applications with incomplete information shall not be acknowledged.
Hand delivered applications should be submitted to Office N0. 121 at Block 239 (239/121)