Vacancies

Staff Associate/Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/ Associate Professor/ Professor in Economics of Education

Staff Associate/Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/ Associate Professor/ Professor in Economics of Education

Applications are invited for interested and suitably qualified persons for the challenging and demanding academic position in the Education Foundations Department tenable at Chancellor College, the main constituent College of the University of Malawi. There is only one position at either staff associate, Lecturer, Senior Lecturer/ Associate Professor or Professor level in Economics of Education.

 

Applicants for Staff Associate must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics or Bachelor of Social Science (B.Soc) Degree majoring in Economics with CREDIT or DISTINCTION and must be prepared to undergo a one year University Certificate in Education (UCE) program before he/she goes for Masters.

 

Applicants for Lecturer must have at least a Master’s Degree in Economics of Education Plus a relevant Bachelor’s degree with CREDIT or DISTINCTION.

 

Applicants at senior lecturer, Associate Professor or Professor level should provide evidence of their publications in peer reviewed journals (3 for Senior lecturer, 5 for Associate Professor and 8 for Professor).

 

Applicants should be less than 40 years of age.

 

The successful candidate will be expected to: teach Economics of Education courses and other related education foundation courses to both undergraduate AND postgraduate students; Supervise students on teaching practice, carry out research, consultancies and outreach activities; supervise students’ research work; offer in-service training; and carryout any duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Department, School of Education and the university as whole.

 

Prospective candidates should send their complete application package, including a letter of application, most recent and detailed curriculum vitae, notarized copies of certificates and two academic reference letters (which should be sealed and signed at the back of the envelop by the referees) to:

 

The Registrar

Chancellor college

P.O. Box 280

Zomba

Malawi

 

The closing date is 16th April, 2021.