Job Description
Job Description
Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced persons for the following posts:
Please note that the duties and responsibilities of a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor and Professor are grouped into 5 main categories which are:
(a) Teaching – the incumbent is expected to teach or deliver lectures in accordance to the Department and or Faculty guidelines and standards.
(b) University Service – the incumbent should participate in all Department, Faculty and University activities such as attending meetings, training workshops, conferences and seminars, among others.
(c) Research – the incumbent is expected to engage in active research in his/her area of specialization which benefits both the students and the University
(d) Innovations – leading to tangible products and services
(e) Industrialization –through commercialization of products
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
Department of Science, Technology and Design Education
Geography: Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor/Professor (1 Temporary Full Time Post) Gweru Campus
Duties and Responsibilities
The candidate must possess the following competencies:
Contribute to the fulfilment of the University’s mission by engaging in teaching, research, community engagement, innovation, and industrialization.
Provide academic leadership within the Department, taking the lead in initiating, guiding, and actively participating in both fundamental and applied research endeavours.
Ability to teach Geography Education modules at undergraduate and postgraduate level
Ability to supervise undergraduate students’ research work, and assess students on Work Related Learning.
The successful candidate must demonstrate strong practical competence in Geography and Environmental strategies as applied in Education.
Should be hands-on and able to translate theory into practice through demonstrations of E-learning initiatives.
Qualifications and Experience
Bachelor of Education degree in Geography BSc or BA Geography or its equivalent with at least a 2.1 pass
Master’s Degree in Geograohy or Geography and Environments Science or MA/MSc in Geography.
PhD or proof of studying for a PhD in the relevant area is an added advantage.
A recognised teaching qualification.
Teaching experience at University level is an added advantage.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit an application letter, certified copies of certificates, transcripts, national identification and Curriculum Vitae giving full personal particulars including full names, date of birth, qualifications, experience, present salary, date of availability, contact details, names and addresses of three referees addressed to the Deputy Registrar – Human Resource.
The application pack should be sent as a single merged pdf file to email address: academicrecruitment@staff.msu.ac.zw. The subject line should be labelled with the post being applied for.
Closing date for applications is 08 July 2026. Note that only short-listed candidates will be communicated to.
NB: Candidates who hold international qualifications are required to provide a ZIMCHE qualifications assessment report.