FACULTY OF BUSINESS
DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING & FINANCE
VACANCY NO. IRC 2682
DUTIES: The successful candidate will be expected to: (i) teach Business Information Systems courses at undergraduate and graduate levels; (ii) provide research supervision to students at both undergraduate and graduate level (including PhD); (iii) initiate, promote and participate in research; (v) provide academic leadership through programme development and research in collaboration with colleagues in and outside the department ; (vi) act as a mentor to junior academic staff; (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. The applicant must have demonstrable capacity to teach at least three of the following courses: Decision Support Systems; Systems Analysis & Design; Management Information Systems; Strategic Information Systems; Accounting Information Systems; Marketing Information Systems; Electronic Business, Enterprise Information System, Business Web Applications, Business Intelligence & Data Analytics, Information Systems Auditing, and Information Technology in Forensic Accounting. Additionally, the applicant must be conversant with programming languages and tools such as PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, HTML, Java and Visual Basic (including VBA).
REQUIREMENTS: Candidate should have i) A minimum of PhD in any business information systems related discipline (ii) a Master’s degree in Business Information Systems or relevant discipline from a recognized university or similar institution; (iii) a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Information Systems or relevant discipline from a recognized institution; (iv) show evidence of engagement in research and service; (v) demonstration of effective academic leadership will be added advantages. The curriculum vitae (CV) should contain a detailed list of publications, clearly specifying titles of publications, dates published, name(s) of publishers and name(s) of co-authors if any, preferably following the APA format. Publications should be categorized into: books, monographs, refereed and non-refereed journals, chapters in books.
N.B. In exceptional circumstances, a holder of a Master’s Degree in Business Information Systems (or related field) may be considered provided that the candidate has a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems or related field with at least a 2(i) pass or equivalent.
Remuneration: The University of Botswana offers competitive rates.
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, e-mail), certified copies of educational certificates and transcripts, names and addresses of three referees and send complete documentation to: The Manager, Human Resources, Faculty of Business, University of Botswana, Private Bag UB00701, Gaborone, Botswana; Telephone: (267) 3552237/2231, e-mail: fobvacancies@ub.ac.bw. Applicants should inform their referees to submit their references direct to the University of Botswana before the stipulated closing date. Hand delivered applications should be submitted at Block 245 office 202 or 204.
Please note that applications with incomplete information shall not be acknowledged.
NB: Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
Closing Date: 11th August 2025