Duties: The successful candidate will be expected to: (i) teach Graduate and Undergraduate courses in Information Systems such as enterprise architecture, project and change management, Information systems engineering, Information systems policy and strategy; (ii) take an active part in the supervision and assessment of Undergraduate and Graduate students’ research projects; (iii) serve on committees within the University and external professional organizations; (iv) carry out any other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned by the Head of Department.
Requirements: Applicants should have: (i) a PhD in Information Systems or related fields from a recognized university; (ii) at least 3 years of teaching experience in a University or comparable institution; (iii) have an excellent cumulative and sustained record of research and publications with at least 6 research products published by recognised publishers, 4 of which should be articles in refereed/accredited journals in internationally recognised indexing databases (e.g., ISI Web of Science, Scopus, IBSS, etc.); (iv) sustained research output: a 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) recognizable 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. (ix) recognised 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 the field; invitation as key note speaker at national and/or international conferences; (x) evidence of governance and social engagement. 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 (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. Publications should be categorized into: books, monographs, refereed and non-refereed journals, chapters in books, etc.
Remuneration: The University offers competitive salaries and benefits commensurate 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 three (3) sealed reference letters. Complete documentation should be sent to: The Human Resources Manager, Faculty of Science, Private Bag UB 00704, Gaborone-Botswana; Telephone: (267) 355-4937/2969; Fax (267) 318 5097; E-mail: fosvacancies@mopipi.ub.bw.
Please note that applications with incomplete information shall not be acknowledged.
Hand delivered applications should be submitted to Office No. 135 at Block 233 (233/135).
NB: Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted