Duties: The successful candidate will be expected to: (i) teach Linguistics courses at both undergraduate and graduate level: (ii) supervise students’ projects; (iii) undertake individual research or in collaboration with colleagues within or outside the department; (iv) participate in all academic and professional service activities of the Department normally associated with a university academic staff; (v) undertake any other duties and responsibilities that may be assigned by the Head of the Department. The candidate is also expected to contribute to the academic standing and good reputation of the Department of African Languages and Literature.
Requirements: the candidate should have: (i) a PhD in African or General Linguistics; (ii) should have at least nine (9) years relevant teaching experience at a university or comparable institution; (iii) expertise in teaching African and Applied linguistics courses, at both undergraduate and graduate levels; (iv) 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; (v) An academic book may be equivalent to a maximum of 4 articles in refereed/accredited journals, depending on the quality of standing (vi) sustained research output: a minimum of 3 peer reviewed publications every four years; (vii) Sustained research activity: on-going externally supported research (e.g. funded/commissioned); (viii) paper/poster presentations at international conferences at least once every two years; (ix) be lead and/or single author in at least one-quarter of the required journal publications. There should also be evidence of mentorship of early career scholars/graduate students; (x) publications should be spread internationally and across journals; (xi) significant 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 3 of the these); (xii) 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 national and international publishers; editorial board member of an international publisher in a relevant field; invitations as keynote speaker at national and international/symposia (required in at least 3 of these); (xiii) evidence of governance and social engagement; (xiv) research collaborations with other institutions or organisations; (xv) research collaboration with cognate disciplines in the University; (xvi) 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 and (ii) knowledge of comparative and historical linguistics, sociolinguistics and/or psycholinguistics.
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.
Applicants should clearly state the position and level they are applying for, address the stated qualifications and provide other information to assist the University determine their suitability for the position. They should also provide current CVs (including telephone, telefax and email), certified copies of academic certificates and transcripts, evidence of research, names and addresses of three referees and send complete documentation to: Human Resources Manager, Faculty of Humanities, Private Bag 00703, Gaborone, Botswana. Tel: (267) 3552642, Fax (267) 3185098; email address: mukonokm@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 acknowledged.
Hand delivered applications should be submitted to Office No. 121 at Block 239 (239/121)
Closing date: 10th May 2021