Duties: The successful candidate will be expected to (i) teach undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Demography & Population Studies especially Mathematical Demography, Indirect Demographic Estimation, Demographic Models, Demographic Data Analytics, Population Estimation and Projection Models, and must have a solid background in both substantive and technical demography (ii) supervise undergraduate, Masters and MPhil/PhD research activities (iii) engage in the development of scholarship through independent or joint publications (iv) provide academic leadership in the department (v) provide service to the university and the community and (vi) carryout any other duties as may be assigned by the Head of Department.
REQUIREMENTS:
The requirements for appointment at each rank are as follows:
FULL PROFESSOR
Candidates should have: (i) PhD degree in Population Studies/Demography or a related discipline; with specialization in at least one of the following: Mathematical Demography, Indirect Demographic Estimation, Demographic Models, Quantitative Methods in Monitoring and Evaluation; (ii) should have at least nine (9) years relevant teaching experience at a university or comparable institution; (iii) have a minimum of twenty-four (24) pieces of research products (e.g. articles, book chapters, peer reviewed conference proceedings, etc.) published by recognized publishers. Twelve (12) of these must be articles in refereed/accredited journals in internationally recognized indexing databases. The remaining twelve (12) publications could be journal articles, book chapters, peer reviewed conference proceedings, etc. published by recognized publishers: (iv) An academic book may be equivalent to a maximum of 4 articles in refereed/accredited journals, depending on the quality of standing (v) sustained research output: a minimum of 3 peer reviewed publications every four years; (vi) Sustained research activity: on-going externally funded research (e.g. funded/commissioned); (vii) paper/poster presentations at international conferences at least once every two years; (viii) be lead and/or single author in at least one-quarter of the required journal publications in Population/Demography. There should also be evidence of mentorship of early career scholars/graduate students; (ix) publications should be spread internationally across journals: (x) significant research impact, including but not limited to citations, the h-index, policy applications, peer reviews, publications that are prescribed texts in other institutions etc. (required in at least 3 of the these); (xi) acknowledged by peers as being of national and international research standing (e.g. peer review of new research proposals: reference in research committees; editor/guest editor/reviewer of refereed/accredited notional and international publishers: editorial board member of an international publisher in a relevant field; invitations as keynote speaker at notional and international/symposia (required in at least 3 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 internationally. The following will be added advantages: (i) Research awards and other forms of research recognition, where appropriate. (ii) Effective and experience in running a program/course, etc.
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 info books, book chapters, refereed journals, non-refereed works, consultancies and any population and development projects.
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Candidates should possess; (i) PhD degree in Population Studies/Demography or a related discipline; with specialization in at least one of the following: Mathematical Demography, Indirect Demographic Estimation, Demographic Models, Quantitative Methods in Monitoring and Evaluation; (ii) at least 5 years of teaching experience at a University or comparable institution; (iii) have a good and sustained record of research and publications with at least 12 publications, 8 of which should be refereed journal articles; lead and/or single authored in at least 6 refereed journal articles or book chapters; (iv) evidence of service to University, the Profession and the Community; (v) evidence of significant and effective academic leadership through programme development and research; vi) Evidence of original contribution to the discipline, research and or scholarship, providing leadership in scholarship and or research regionally and contribution engagement and governance.
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.
SENIOR LECTURER
Candidates should possess: (i) PhD degree in Population Studies/Demography or a related discipline; with specialization in at least one of the following: Mathematical Demography, Indirect Demographic Estimation, Demographic Models, Quantitative Methods in Monitoring and Evaluation;; (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 recognised publishers, 4 of which must be articles in refereed/accredited journals in internationally recognised indexing databases; (iv) sustained research output: 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) recognized 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: The University offers a competitive salary and benefits commensurate with experience and qualifications.
How To Apply: Applicants are to address the stated qualification and provide other information to assist the University determine their suitability for the position. They should also quote the vacancy number of the post applied for, provide current CVs (including telephone, telefax and e-mail), certified copies of educational certificates and transcripts, samples of their publications, names and addresses of three referees, and send complete documentation to: The Human Resource Manager, Faculty of Social Sciences, Private Bag UB 00705, Gaborone-Botswana; Telephone: (267) 355 4894; Fax (267) 318 5099; E-mail: fssvacancies@ub.ac.bw. Applicants should inform their referees to: i) Quote the Vacancy number and position 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 processed.
Hand delivered applications should be submitted to Block 240, Office No. 137: (240/137).
NB: Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
Closing date: OPEN UNTIL FILLED