ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  1. INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES (IDS)
  2. Field: Gender and Development; Science, Technology, Innovation and Industrialization and Law 2 Positions – Assistant Lecturer

 

Applicants for:

  1. Lecturer must possess PhD plus a minimum GPA of 4.0 or a B+ average at Master’s degree level and an undergraduate degree with an overall GPA of 3.8 or higher from an internationally reputable higher bearing institution. They must be potentially good academ­ically.
  2. Assistant Lecturer must possess a minimum GPA of 4.0 or a B+ average at Master’s degree level and an undergraduate degree with an overall GPA of 3.8 or higher from an internationally reputable higher bearing institution. They must be potentially good academ­ically.
  3. Tutorial Assistant must possess a Bachelor degree with a mini­mum GPA of 3.8.

Main Duties for:-

Lecturer:

  • Carries out lectures, conduct tutorials, seminars and practicals for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes
  • Sets, invigilates and marks undergraduate and postgraduate examinations
  • Mentoring junior staff in relevant fields
  • Participates /contributes in curriculum development
  • Participates in developing and managing various university/ constituent college activities;
  • Conducts research and publish/disseminate results
  • Carries out consultancy and community services
  • Writes teaching manuals and compendia
  • Supervises field practicals, undergraduate special projects, Masters and PhD dissertations/theses
  • Attends /organize workshops, conferences and symposia; and
  • Performs any work of the University as assigned by relevant authorities

Assistant Lecturers:

  • Carries out lectures, seminars, tutorials and practicals for unq dergraduate programmes
  • Sets, invigilates and marks undergraduate examinations
  • Assists senior staff in lectures, seminars, tutorials, and practi cals for postgraduate programmes
  • Supervises projects and practical training for undergraduate students
  • Conducts research and publishes results;
  • Carries out consultancy and public service
  • Undergoes postgraduate training to PhD level
  • Participates in relevant workshops and conferences; and
  • To perform any other relevant duties assigned by one’s superior

Tutorial Assistants:

  • Under-studies senior members of academic staff by attending their lectures seminars, tutorials and practicals
  • Carries out seminars, tutorials and practicals
  • Assists in research, consultancy and public service
  • Performs any other relevant duties assigned by one’s supe rior; and
  • Undergoes postgraduate training for the master’s degree

TERMS OF SERVICE

  • Permanent and pensionable.

MODE OF APPLICATION

Interested candidates should apply in confidence enclosing:

  • Detailed CV.
  • Photocopy of relevant academic certificates and transcripts.
  • Photocopy of birth certificate.
  • Names and addresses of two referees.
  • Mode of communication, e.g. Telephone, fax, email, etc.

 

NOTE:

  • Applicants should indicate Departments/Disciplines for which they apply.
  • Applicants must channel their application letters through their re spective employers.
  • All applicants should indicate the positions they apply on top of the envelope.
  • Certificates from foreign Universities should be verified by the Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU).
  • Certificates from foreign examination bodies for Ordinary or Ad vanced level education should be verified by The National Exam ination Council of Tanzania (NECTA);
  • Presentation of forged certificates & other information will neces sitate to legal action.
  • Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview.
  • Applicants must be citizens of Tanzania with an age not above 45 years.

Interested applicants should submit their applications to the following address:

Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic),
University of Dar es Salaam,
P.O. Box 35091,
DAR ES SALAAM

Deadline for receiving applications is  31 August, 2020