Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer/ Associate Professor/ Professor (UM 7) (2 positions)

Qualifications & Attributes

The ideal candidate should meet the following criteria regarding bar admission and educational qualifications:

1. Lecturer/Senior Lecturer

   • Must have been admitted to the bar for a minimum of 10 years.

   • Must hold at least an Upper Second-Class Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree.

   • Must possess a Master's Degree in Law (LLM) from a recognized university.

2. Associate and/or Professor

   • Must have been admitted to the bar for at least 10 years.

   • Must possess a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree, a Master's Degree in Law (LLM), and a PhD from a recognized university.

Duties and responsibilities

The successful candidates will be expected to carry out the following duties among others,

• Initiate and conduct research in their area of specialization.

• Participate in community outreach and engagement activities.

• Contribute to all academic and professional activities within the department.

• Deliver clinical and experiential legal education across all levels.

• Lecture in at least two or more of the following courses:

• Law of Evidence

• Legislative Drafting

• Clinical Legal Education

• Revenue Law

Submission of application

Interested applicants should submit the following documents:

• An application letter.

• A detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV), including the names and contact details of three (3) traceable referees.

• Certified copies of academic and professional certificates.

• A statement outlining the applicant’s teaching and research agenda.

• Where available, samples of publications.

Application letters clearly stating the post for which one is applying, copies of certificates and a detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) with names of three traceable referees should be sent to:

The Registrar

University of Malawi

P. O. Box 280

ZOMBA

Or email: vacancies@unima.ac.mw not later than 25^th July, 2025. Only shortlisted candidates will be acknowledged.