Senior Lecturer/ Lecturer

• Facilitate learning and teaching at the undergraduate and postgraduate level
• Develop learning and teaching materials – e.g. online content, course readers, tutorial worksheets, assignments, assessments etc.
• Develop and make use of e-teaching methods.
• Actively participate in curriculum development and assessment.
• Conduct research and supervise postgraduate students.
• Develop and lead an internationally competitive, externally funded research programme (in the case of Lecturer this will be a future expectation).
• Publish research results in peer-reviewed, accredited journals relevant to the broader research field.
• Attend local and international conferences.
• Deliver services at departmental level commensurate with experience, e.g. university committees, and manage academic administration.
• Contribute to community engagement and outreach.

Minimum Requirements
 Requirements for Senior Lecturer:

• Ph.D. in Conservation Biology or related discipline.
• Proven record of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching at a tertiary institution in the relevant field.
• A record of active research and research dissemination, (by publications in national and international peer - reviewed, accredited journals and conference attendance.
• Proven record of securing research funding from external sources.
• Demonstrate experience of successful postgraduate supervision especially at Master's level.

Requirements for Lecturer level:

• M.Sc. in Conservation Biology or related discipline.
• Proven record of undergraduate teaching at a tertiary institution in the relevant field commensurate with level of appointment.
• Record of research or participation in ongoing research.

Required Competencies:

• Proven verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Time management, planning and organisational skills.
• Computer literacy and e-learning skills (i.e. working on online teaching platforms).

Added advantage and preferences: 

• Working towards completing a Ph.D. (Lecturer level).
• Record of publications or other relevant outputs (Lecturer level).
• Experience in departmental academic governance and curriculum development (Senior Lecturer level).
• Record of teaching large undergraduate classes (Senior lecturer level).
• Prior experience in the practice of conservation, e.g. implementation of strategies or policies (Senior Lecturer level).
• Evidence of active engagement with conservation management or related activities (Lecturer level).