Job Opportunities

RESEARCH ASSISTANTS (3 positions)

FACULTY OF SCIENCE

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP

VACANCY NO. IRC 2805

Eligible Degree: Master of Science in Chemistry

Funding type: Partial funding

Eligible nationalities: Citizens of Botswana

Scholarship Duration: 2 years (1-year renewable contract)

Area of study:  Organic Chemistry (Natural Products Chemistry)

The topic of the project: Search for Anticancer Agents from Medicinal Plants of Botswana.

N/B: Applications are welcome from students with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry or related field (cGPA of at least 3.5 on a 5-point scale) who have already registered for MSc (Chemistry) at the Department of Chemistry, University of Botswana and are in their first year of study.

Application package should include:

  1. Certified copies of Bachelor’s degree certificate/Completion Letter
  2. Certified copies of Transcripts
  3. CV
  4. Admission letter from University of Botswana
  5. Statement of purpose (1 page)

How to apply: Send the application package to The Human Resources Manager, Faculty of Science, Private Bag UB 00704, Gaborone-Botswana; Telephone: (267) 355 2454; E-mail: fosvacancies@ub.ac.bw.

Hand delivered applications should be submitted to Office No. 121 at Block 233 (233/121).

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Closing date: 15th September 2025

 

 

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