FACULTY OF SCIENCE
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
VACANCY NO. IRC 1542
Duties: The successful applicant will be expected to: (i) teach undergraduate and graduate courses related to the BSc in Radiation and Health Physics Programme; (ii) supervise undergraduate and graduate research; (iii) conduct research in the relevant field; (iv) provide academic leadership and act as a mentor to junior academic staff; (v) carry out any other responsibilities as and when may be assigned by the Head of Department.
Requirements: Candidates should have: (i) a Doctorate in Radiation Physics or related field; (ii) at least 9 years university teaching experience at a comparable institution; (iii) a minimum of 24 pieces of research products (e.g., 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 supported research (e.g. funded/commissioned); (vii) paper/poster presented 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. There should also be evidence of mentorship of early career scholars/graduate students; (ix) publications should be spread internationally and across journals; (x) 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 those); (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 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); (xii) evidence of governance and social engagement; (xiii) research collaborations with other institutions or organizations; (xiv) research collaboration with cognate disciplines in the university; (xv) external examiner for Masters and/or PhD thesis internationally. The following will be added advantage: (i) research awards and other forms of research recognition, where appropriate will be an added advantage; (ii) examiner/moderator/assessor for undergraduate and/or postgraduate projects nationally; (iii) 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 commensurable with experience and qualifications.
Applicants are to address the stated qualifications in their application letters 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, and e-mail), certified copies of educational certificates and transcripts, and names and addresses of three referees. Complete documentation should be sent to: The Human Resources Manager, Faculty of Science, Private Bag UB 00704, Gaborone-Botswana; Telephone: (267) 355 2454; Fax (267) 318 5097; E-mail: fosvacancies@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.
Hand delivered applications should be submitted to Block 233, Office No. 135 (233/135).
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Closing Date: Open Until Filled