JOB PURPOSE/SUMMARY

To provide operational supervision and functional direction to instructors and support staff and facilitates the Department's teaching, research and service objectives.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

Teaching

• Participates in the compilation and development of curricula.
• Prepares and delivers lectures to students within prescribed curriculum.
• Compiles methodological materials and teaching aids for subjects (groups of subjects).

Research

• Supervises students' research papers.
• Reviews students' research papers, master's and doctoral dissertations as an evaluator and participates on defense boards.
• Participates in the training process of a new generation of researchers in the area of expertise.
• Submits grant applications to support the University's goals in consultation with Programme Head or other Academic Staff and the University's office responsible for grant funding.
• Engages in peer review activities as required.
• Leads academic research projects/ programmes.
• Participates in research conferences and seminars.

Service

• Participates in the Personal Tutor programme (or acts as a personal tutor, where required.)
• Develops and maintains relationships with other universities, research institutions and companies.
• Provides relevant service to the University and national community.
• Submits reports about teaching activities, publications and research.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• An earned PhD or equivalent terminal degree qualification in Maritime Studies from a recognised University or Professional Institution

AND

• A minimum of 1 year teaching experience at University Level or 2 years' research/industry experience, at least 1 of which should be at a minimum middle management level and a minimum of thirty-two (32) scholarly output points, of which at least sixteen (16) should be from refereed scholarly journals or other relevant outputs appropriate to the candidate's academic discipline

OR

• A Master's degree qualification in the relevant field from an accredited and recognised University/Professional Institution with a minimum of 10 years' teaching/research/industry experience

AND

• Master Mariner or Chief Engineer Unlimited

COMPETENCY PROFILE

Knowledge

• Demonstrated theoretical and professional knowledge of the discipline.
• Demonstrated competence with course content.
• Sound knowledge and demonstrated application of pedagogy
• Knowledge of  Research Methodologies
• Understanding and use of statistics

Basic Profession Skill Set

• Basic content expertise 
• Research skills
• Basic practice / Critical Analytical skills.

Deadline:16.02.23